Chief Technology Officer

Chief Technology Officer

Department: Department of Health and Human Services

Location(s): Salt Lake City, Utah, Seattle, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, California, Denver, Colorado, Washington, District of Columbia, Miami, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, Boston, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kansas City, Missouri, Albuquerque, New Mexico, New York, New York, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Portland, Oregon, Austin, Texas

Salary Range: $151661 - $228000 Per Year

Job Summary: This Senior Level (SL) position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Management and Policy (OMP), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). This position will be located in an HHS OIG office in the United States, to be determined upon selection. Learn more about this agency

Major Duties:

• As the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), you will advise the CIO and OIG executive leadership team on technology innovation, support HHS OIG technology projects, and work collaboratively with OIG staff to foster an environment of innovation and experimentation in support of OIG's mission. Duties will include, but not be limited to the following: Serve as principle advisor and consultant to senior leaders for major information technology architecture issues affecting OIG. Perform key leadership role within OIG, advising the direction for technology strategy of the agency in coordination with other OIG executives working on the OIG Health Technology Strategy. Conduct expert level technical research to identify and recommend innovative emerging techniques, technologies, and products that will be successfully implemented across the OIG organization with positive results. Use a deep understanding of successful digital transformation both inside and outside the government, including user-centered design and development practices and modern consumer Internet technologies, to lead major initiatives, provide consultation on systems or policy proposals, and provide technical, policy, and programmatic guidance to senior leaders. Oversee the development and demonstration of technical architectures and engineering of solutions with modern technology stacks and scalable infrastructures, focused on performance, resilience, flexibility, and security. Identify potential technology problems, impacts, and solutions on issues with broad healthcare or governmental implications. Represent and speak for the CIO in dealing with key HHS officials, other agency officials, representatives of business and industry, Congressional committees and staffs, and other matters involving plans, programs, policies and objectives of the Office of Information Technology.

Qualifications: Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidate will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. Specialized Experience: To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, candidates must process specialized experience at a senior level which demonstrates ability to perform the duties of the position, including progressively responsible experience directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs) listed below. Specialized experience includes but is not limited to providing expert advice on major information technology architecture issues, assessing, recommending and successfully implementing emerging technologies, sophisticated analytical skills, superior written and oral communication skills, good judgment, and experience interacting with government and non-government officials. Typically, experience of this nature is gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service, or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector or nongovernmental organizations. You must show that you possess the below mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs) related to this position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed beyond page 2 or may be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience and accomplishments applicable to the below TQs. If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position. DO NOT provide a separate narrative statement addressing the TQs. TQ 1: Demonstrated ability to lead implementation and management of Technological Innovation and Infrastructure Modernization; This involves integrating cutting edge technologies like computing, machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Identity, and/or cryptographic computing in a hybrid (multi-cloud) environment. TQ 2: Demonstrated experience providing expert advice regarding a wide range of technology issues such as: data access for external partners, enterprise encryption; artificial intelligence, enterprise cloud services and other emerging technologies. TQ 3: Demonstrated ability to successfully implement enterprise technology solutions (applications or infrastructure) using appropriate emerging technologies and complying with appropriate security, privacy, and other regulatory requirements. TQ 4: Demonstrated experience in evaluating, testing, and successfully implementing complex technical solutions related to artificial intelligence, edge computing, machine learning, digital identity, cryptographic computing, or other technically difficult federal mandates. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume should include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week. Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. To learn more about Senior-Level (SL) positions in the Federal Government, visit OPM's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-dataoversight/ senior-executive-service/senior-level-scientific-and-professional-positions/

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section and submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume to be included with your application package. Your uploaded resume may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the "Include Personal Information" section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and uploaded (i.e. resume) is complete, accurate, ad submitted by the closing date. Human resources will not modify or change any part of your application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. Faxes, emailed, and/or mailed application materials will not be accepted for this announcement. Note: For information on how to edit your application, visit: USA Jobs Help: Updating your submitted application Questions regarding this vacancy or the application process should be directed to the HR Specialist. This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-05