IT Project Manager (PLCYPLN) (Financial Technology Manager)

US Defense Information Systems Agency; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) at Fort Meade, MD is seeking a Senior IT Advisor to lead finance data strategy and enterprise financial system architectures. You will brief senior leadership and guide modernization efforts across financial IT systems.

Qualified candidates will have specialized experience in financial data integration and governance, and the ability to advise on financial system investments to support auditability and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in listed fields or 24 semester hours with IT development experience.
• Attention to Detail: ensure accuracy and standards in IT work.
• Oral Communication: briefing senior management on IT status to non-technical audiences.
• Problem Solving: identify alternatives for complex IT issues and evaluate potential solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical advisory on technology strategy and modernization efforts (e.g., financial data strategies or financial management system architectures).
• Lead financial IT systems integration and business process re-engineering efforts.
• Advise senior leadership on evaluating financial technologies, data governance standards, and financial system investments for auditability.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Oral Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management with 24 semester hours in the fields above

Job description

This position is located in Defense Information Systems Agency, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) at Fort Meade, MD (DISA HQS Command Bldg).

Basic Requirement

• Applicants must have a degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or a degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.

OR demonstrate on their resume that they have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:

• Attention to Detail - experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been responsible for reviewing the work of others to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards
• Customer Service - developing and maintaining relationships with customers, anticipating and assessing the current and future information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products or services that are tailored to meet customer needs
• Oral Communication - briefing senior-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of complex technical information to a non-technical audience
• Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address unique, highly complex, or sensitive information technology-related issues. I have anticipated information technology-related problems and have identified and evaluated potential sources of information to generate alternative solution

Specialized Experience

For the GS-15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-14 if outside the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Experience serving as a senior technical advisor responsible for briefing senior leadership on technology strategy and modernization efforts (such as designing, developing, and executing enterprise financial data strategies or financial management system architectures) AND experience leading financial IT systems integration and business process re-engineering efforts; OR Experience advising senior leadership on evaluating emerging financial technologies, data governance standards, and financial system investment portfolios to ensure compliance with overarching architectural and financial auditability requirements.

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required.

Qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.