IT Specialist; Enterprise Architecture

This position is located in Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Office of the Chief Technology Officer. OCIO provides information technology (IT) planning and design, application development, systems administration, telecommunications, security, information management and IT customer support for FSIS.

The incumbent serves as an IT Specialist (Enterprise Architecture) within a Branch of OCIO.

• Develop strategic EA policies.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other groups and leadership on strategic EA policies.
• Develop strategic enterprise architecture.
• Generates short and long term enterprise solutions.
• Provides strategic direction to multiple enterprise applications.
• Provide impact analysis statements for key enterprise architectural decisions.
• Establishes high level process design requirements.
• Works to eliminate inefficient and redundant processes.
• Develops solutions to address integration and interoperability issues.
• Serves as a senior expert using, and advising on, the application of system and architecture modeling tools.
• Communicates EA related information to various internal and external stakeholders.
• Provides guidance and contributes to the creation and implementation of EA deliverables and technology strategy.
• Serves as a subject matter expert guiding IT Transformation initiatives.
• Performs architecture compliance reviews.
• Collaborates to create IT and Architecture standards.
• Designs architecture systems that can perform human intelligence functions.

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served. Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.
• Subject to one year supervisory/managerial probationary period unless prior service is creditable. New USDA supervisors must successfully complete all components of the required training program before the end of their probationary period.
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• If you are selected, you may need to complete a Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) prior to being appointed to determine suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation.