Supervisory IT Specialist

Supervisory IT Specialist

Department: Department of Agriculture

Location(s): Fort Collins, Colorado, Kansas City, Missouri

Salary Range: $164956 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: The position is with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Enterprise Application Services Division (ENS). The primary purpose pf this position is to provide administrative and policy guidance regarding technical missions and objectives to deliver IT products and services that are consistent with clients' requirements.

Major Duties:

• Serves as primary leader and advisor to the ACIO and Deputy ACIO on all technical, technology, software, and system engineering matters.
• Serves as the authoritative information technology counsel providing technical, system engineering, and technology guidance.
• Directs and oversees the AgLearn program which provides e-learning, certifications, and learning management services to all employees.
• Delivers IT products and services that are consistent with clients' requirements, that support Departmental activities and are integrated with other initiatives and activities.
• Provides technical direction and guidance for organizational enterprise portfolio of applications and systems.
• Develops, plans, coordinates, and implements policy in application specific areas; finding simplicity while implementing stable and cross cutting technology challenges that impact customers.
• Provides expert knowledge on systems or policy proposals, and provides technical, policy and programmatic guidance to leaders at the most senior levels.
• Implements, develops, measures, and assesses the health of systems engineering and technical management processes.

Qualifications: Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement Including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. GS-5 through GS-15 (or equivalent): For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. In addition to meeting one of the Basic Requirements listed above, applicants must meet the following Minimum Qualifications Requirement in order to be considered: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level(s) in which you are applying: At the GS-15 level: Qualifying experience for GS-15 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-14 or equivalent to the GS-14, or its non-Federal equivalent that includes performing all of the folowwing duties : 1) Experience leading large user-centric application programs with measurable improvements achieved 2) Expertise governing enterprise APIs and reusable service design patterns 3) Demonstrated success integrating SaaS solutions into complex environments (Note: This experience must be demonstrated on your resume/supporting documents). 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.The OPM Qualification Standards for this position can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages must be complete and submitted no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement to be entered into the system prior to its closing. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact the Agency Contact to request this. To begin, click "Apply" and follow the instructions to complete the Assessment Questionnaire and attach your resume and all required documents. NOTE: If a document is resubmitted, it replaces the previous submission, which means the previous document is no longer available to the Human Resources Office. If you are adding to, rather than replacing a previous submission, you must upload both the old document and the new document. You must verify that uploaded documents from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Applicants may combine all like required documents (e.g. SF-50s or veteran docs) into one or more files and scan for uploading into the application. Each file must not exceed 5MB. Grouping like documents into files will simplify the application process. Documents must be in one of the following formats: GIF, JPEG, JPG, PDF, PNG, RTF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable. Uploaded documents must not require a password or other encryption to open/view.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-04