Chief Technology Officer with Security Clearance

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Job description

Duties The Chief Technology Officer provides guidance, oversight, and direction for the application of information technology within the Department of the Air Force (DAF), ensuring that the DAF uses best-in-class technologies and practices in support of its missions. The CTO: 1. Supports the Chief Information Officer in ensuring that information technology infrastructure supports the current and future needs of OAF processes. 2. Works closely with U.S. Air Force (USAF) and U.S. Space Force (USSF) organization, i.e. appropriate numbered Air Forces, Major Commands, Field Commands, and Direct Reporting Units, to understand issues related to the operation, threats, and defense of the DAF information technology infrastructure, and identify potential technology answers to these issues. 3. Develops and maintains relevant information technology road maps. 4. Supports enterprise architecture through the development and maintenance of information technology reference models and information technology transition plans. These models and plans document what technologies, standards and practices the DAF will adopt at enterprise level, and how this adoption will be executed. 5. Supports the CIO in discharging its duties under the Clinger Cohen act, in particular, in validating the technological viability of IT investments. 6. Works with research laboratories, industry, academia and acquisition experts to identify best-in-class technologies and practices. 7. Develops, maintains, and leads a network of key information technology engineers within the DAF and across industry and academia to enhance the identification/ development, review, and adoption/dissemination of new standards and technologies. 8. Maintains clear, published, executable short-term priorities that will be shared across all key stakeholders in the information technology 'supply chain'. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship Required If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: Males must be registered for Selective Service, see Position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP). Position requires the incumbent sign a Drug Testing letter and pass urinalysis testing prior to appointment. Must have or be able to obtain a TOP SECRET/SCI Security clearance Must file an Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report PROBATIONARY PERIOD. An individual's initial SL career appointment becomes final only after the individual successfully completes a 1-year probationary period. Active Duty Military Members must indicate retirement eligibility Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be offered Disclosure of Political Appointments EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT (Standard Form 278). Selected candidate must file this report in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. Veterans' preference is applicable to Air Force Senior Level (SL) positions. Qualifications Eligibility will be based upon a clear showing the applicant has training, education and experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry-out the duties of the position. Candidates must exemplify the corporate perspective, leadership vision, broad experience and character needed in the Civilian Senior Executive Service corps not only to satisfy the immediate vacancy, but future vacancies which will occur in a variety of organizations, functions and locations. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (NTE 2 Pages per MTQ): A supplemental statement must be submitted separately addressing each TQ. TQs must provide specific examples that address relevant experience and accomplishments. Applicants should focus on recent experience, education, and training, as some Recruitment Panel members may consider experience that's over 10 years old to be outdated. Applicants must reflect superior technical qualifications demonstrated through leadership and management in the following: 1. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in information technology (IT) strategic road mapping, IT infrastructure development and management, systems integration, IT acquisition and vendor management, IT lifecycle management, and hardware and software development. 2. Expertise in Zero Trust, Cloud, DevSecOps, Data, Kubernetes/Containerization, AI/ML and other technologies. Education Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in an engineering or technical field is highly desired. A master's or advanced degree in an appropriate technical field or management is highly desired. Additional information Veterans' Preference: Veterans' preference is applicable to Air Force Senior Level (SL) positions. Relocation Authorized: Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: May be offered. Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit. Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 here for additional information. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here . Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Applications will be evaluated against the foregoing qualification requirements. Failure to meet any one of the mandatory technical or senior professional qualification standards will eliminate a candidate from further consideration. A screening panel composed of a diverse mix of senior executives selected for their relevant organizational and/or functional backgrounds will evaluate the candidates for this position. The panel members will individually review each of the applications in terms of the qualifications criteria contained in this announcement. The qualifications stated are the minimum requirements of the position to be Qualified, a rating schedule will be applied by a screening panel to determine which candidates are considered to be Best Qualified. Then, the panel will meet to discuss each application and reach a consensus decision as to the best qualified, qualified, or not qualified candidates. The panel will interview all of the best-qualified candidates based upon consistently applied criteria. The panel will then make a recommendation of those best-qualified candidates who should be referred to the selecting official, in priority order. Final selection of a candidate is contingent upon USecAF approval. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. To receive full consideration, each applicant must submit the documents in the format as designated. Packages that do not include all of the required documents or meet format requirements will not be forwarded for consideration. ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE UPLOADED IN PDF FORMAT The Qualifications Documents must be formatted using Times New Roman, size 12 font, with 1-inch margins. Do not use borders, provide photos, or list a Social Security Number on any of the Qualifications Documents. DO NOT COMBINE DOCUMENTS. A. Resume in the preferred (Limit 5 pages). Upload in PDF format . PLEASE DO NOT USE USAJOBS RESUME BUILDER. B. Mandatory Technical Qualifications Statement addressing each of the TQs (NTE 2 Pages per MTQ). Upload in PDF format and include the MTQ statement as indicated in the announcement. C. Most recent completed Performance Appraisal (current and/or former federal employees) or Performance Report (OPR or EPR). For applicants in the private sector, please provide a copy of your equivalent Evaluation Report. D. Most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, noting your current position, grade level and salary level (applies only to current or former civilian government employee). E. Military: Retired - a copy of your DD214 and/or Retirement orders; Active Duty - submit a Statement of Service Letter and state highest rank held date of promotion and date eligible to r

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