Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
Location(s): New York, New York
Salary Range: $174347 - $197200 Per Year
Job Summary: This position is being filled through the Office of Personnel Management's delegated Direct Hire Authority (SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW). Serves as a senior technical advisor to the Head of Strategic Sourcing and agency and component senior managers. Provides program expertise and program management, direction and oversight for major acquisition policy-related and operational acquisition-related projects/programs with an agency-wide impact.
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Qualifications: Resumes exceeding two pages in length will not be considered. Visit the 'Required Documents' section below for more information. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify for this GS-15 Senior Technical Advisor position you must demonstrate: (1) the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) for the federal 1102 series and (2) at least 52 weeks of Specialized Experience (1) INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT (IOR) A. Successful completion of a 4-year course of study resulting in a bachelor's degree, that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods or organization and management. AND B. Successful completion of all mandatory training* prescribed by the head of the agency for progression to GS-13 or higher-level contracting positions, including at least 4-years' experience in contracting or related positions. At least 1 year of that experience must have been specialized experience (described below) at or equivalent to work at the next lower level of the position, and must have provided the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the work of the position. (*SSA does not currently have mandatory training requirements for progression to GS-13 or higher contracting positions.) Exceptions: Employees in GS-1102 positions will be considered to have met the standard for positions they occupy on January 1, 2000. This also applies to positions at the same grade in the same agency or other agencies if the specialized experience requirements are met. However, they will have to meet the basic requirements and specialized experience requirements in order to qualify for promotion to a higher grade, unless granted a waiver under Paragraph D. Waiver: When filling a specific vacant position, the senior procurement executive of the selecting agency, at his or her discretion, may waive any or all of the requirements of Paragraphs A and B above if the senior procurement executive certifies that the applicant possesses significant potential for advancement to levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on demonstrated analytical and decision-making capabilities, job performance and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver granted under this paragraph, the senior procurement executive must document for the record the basis of the waiver. If an individual is placed in a position in an agency on the basis of a waiver, the agency may later reassign that individual to another position at the same grade within that agency without additional waiver action. (2) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE must have been gained in a federal position at or above GS-14 OR (if your position and/or experience is in another federal pay scale OR outside of federal service) by performing duties at a level of responsibility and difficulty equivalent to GS-14 or above. Specialized experience includes all of the following: (a) Developing and implementing large-scale enterprise IT strategic sourcing strategies for mainframes, storage, Software as a Service (SaaS), application software, servers, networking, and maintenance; and (b) Managing vendor relationships with large-scale IT enterprise vendors (such as IBM, Microsoft, AWS, Dell, Verizon, Cisco, or Broadcom); and (c) Executing reverse auction, negotiation, communication, and analytical skills in support of large, enterprise IT strategic sourcing contracts; and (d) Conducting return on investment and breakeven analysis, and calculating Cost per Terabyte (Cost/TB), Cost per Million Service Units (Cost/MSU), and Business As Usual (BAU) analysis. See EDUCATION, HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED and REQUIRED DOCUMENTS for more information on submitting your application. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (IOR and Specialized Experience) must be met by the closing date of this announcement. (Applicants who do not meet the qualification requirements may be considered for a waiver in accordance with the standard.)
How to Apply: (1) Click APPLY to create a USAJobs Account or log into your existing account (2) Confirm that your USAJobs Biographic Information is correct (3) Follow prompts to complete the questionnaire and upload required documents (4) Click Submit My Answers at the end of the process (5) "View/Print My Answers" to confirm you have answered every question as intended AND (6) Print a copy of the announcement for your reference if you are called for an interview (optional). READ "NEXT STEPS" FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Applications must be received by 11:59 pm (EST) May 8, 2026 and must include: (1) responses to online questionnaire (2) uploaded resume (3) uploaded transcript (4) uploaded SF-50 and/or ICTAP documents, if applicable SEE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS The questionnaire takes about 5 minutes. Answer all questions and follow instructions. Errors or omissions may affect your overall evaluation. We cannot accept documents submitted via email, fax or standard mail, but you may email inquiries about the position or How to Apply PRIOR TO the closing of the announcement. Individuals with hearing or speech disabilities may use the listed email or 7-1-1 for TTY-based Telecommunications Relay Services to call the listed phone number. Additional Telecommunications Relay Services options are available in each state: https://www.fcc.gov/general/trs-state-and-territories Notice Concerning Materially False, Fictitious or Fraudulent Statements -- Anything you claim in the occupational questionnaire, or your resume is subject to verification. By submitting your application, you are certifying that any statements you make are true, complete, and correct to the best of your knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations are subject to disciplinary action.
Application Deadline: 2026-05-08