IT Specialist; ENTARCH) AD-; GS-equiv) FPL AD-; GS-equiv

• Hiring Agency: Department of Education Headquarters
• Department: Department of Education
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

This position is in the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA), Chief Technology Office, Organization Services Division (OSD). OSD coordinates technology support to meet customer needs through efficient and effective enterprise architecture, IT decision-making, and IT planning and management services.

APPLICATION LIMIT:
This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 200 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 200 application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first. We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.

As a IT Specialist (ENTARCH) AD-2210-00 (GS-15 equiv), you will be responsible for:
Developing and maintaining IT standards and policy with regular updates based on changing business requirements, technology evolution, and new/emerging standards. Developing short and long-range plans for the development of IT systems, while keeping senior management abreast of substantive issues relating to system development and integration with enterprise legacy systems.

Prioritizing, assigning, reviewing, and approving work relative to programs and projects ensuring work quality and acceptability and the successful achievement of deadlines and milestones. Developing short and long-range plans for the development and maintenance of the Enterprise architecture, while keeping senior management abreast of substantive issues relating to system development and integration with existing enterprise systems.

Communicating verbally and in writing developing recommendations, writing, and presenting written agreements and policy guidance, briefing recommendations and program concepts, and coordinating with points of contact at all grade levels.

Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level. Foreign

Education:

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education.

As an ED employee, you will also benefit from our family-friendly work environment. As part of our commitment to maintain a work life balance, we offer excused leave for Parent/Teacher Conferences (3 hours); excused leave for annual health screenings (4 hours); and matching leave for community volunteer service. Other flexibilities that may be available to you include alternative work schedules. You may be eligible to receive a recruitment incentive for this position.

To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon. You may be eligible to receive a relocation incentive for this position. To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon.

You may be eligible to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program as a recruitment incentive for this position. To…