Information Technology Specialist (Policy and Planning)

A resume must be no more than two pages. If an applicant's resume exceeds two pages, the USAJOBS database will not allow the application to be submitted. For additional assistance, please visit: USAJOBS Help Center - Update your resume now so it meets new resume requirements Specialized Experience for the GS-09: You have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service, or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

You supported IT planning, capital investment, acquisition, and portfolio-reporting activities. You collected, organized, reviewed, and summarized investment data on cost, schedule, performance, benefits, and risk for recurring data calls, budget materials, portfolio assessments, and management reviews. You supported IT acquisition documentation, including requirements, market research, acquisition-package records, and contract and purchase-card tracking, in accordance with established FAR and agency procedures.

You also documented routine cybersecurity, privacy, FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST Risk Management Framework, Section 508 accessibility, and supply-chain considerations in investment and acquisition materials. Additionally, you maintained tracking tools, prepared draft reports and stakeholder communications, identified missing or inconsistent documentation, and elevated complex policy, risk, compliance, or acquisition issues to senior specialists for review and resolution.

Specialized Experience for the GS-11: You have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service, or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. You supported component-level IT acquisition, CPIC, portfolio management, and FITARA compliance activities.

You reviewed IT acquisition requirements, market research, procurement packages, performance measures, contract information, and vendor deliverables for alignment with the FAR, agency policy, mission needs, enterprise architecture, lifecycle sustainment, and performance objectives.

You collected, validated, analyzed, and reported investment data on cost, schedule, performance, benefits, and risk; developed budget and resource-planning materials; and prepared portfolio assessments, executive briefings, decision packages, and recurring reports. You integrated cybersecurity, privacy, supply-chain risk, zero trust, FISMA, NIST RMF, FedRAMP, continuous monitoring, CDM, and system authorization requirements into acquisition and investment documentation.

You also incorporated Section 508 accessibility requirements, reviewed vendor accessibility documentation, and coordinated with stakeholders to improve acquisition processes, data quality, governance, compliance, and IT investment outcomes. Individual Occupational Requirement: In addition to the minimum qualifications described above, you must meet the following requirement(s) to be considered qualified for the position.

To see detailed information about the competencies requirements per grade please see: Competency-Based Qualification Standard for the Information Technology Management Series, 2210 All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement.

Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary.

If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment.

IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. 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. Re-employed annuitants' annual salaries will be reduced by the amount of their retirement annuity and by further cost of living increases.

FERS retirees receiving a FERS annuity supplement must also be aware that, like social security benefits, their FERS annuity supplement is subject to an earnings test and may be reduced if the salary earned is more than the social security exempt amount of earnings. Additional information is available on OPM's website or by contacting OPM. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP/ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible.

View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be placed in the well-qualified category for this position, as described above. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

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Serving as a Information Technology Specialist (Policy and Planning) GS-2210-9/11 makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) team and mission. This position is located in the IT Business Management (IBM) under the Chief Information Officer Directorate (CIO), in Glynco, GA.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide advanced program analysis and subject-matter expertise for Information Technology (IT) Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC), IT acquisition management, and FITARA-related compliance and reporting.

Typical duties include: Lead component IT acquisition planning and oversight activities, including requirements development, market research, procurement strategy, contract performance monitoring, and vendor management, in accordance with the FAR and agency policy. Review IT acquisition plans, packages, statements of work, and related artifacts; recommend evaluation factors, performance measures, control points, and process improvements to strengthen acquisition outcomes.

Embed cybersecurity, privacy, supply chain risk management, secure-by-design, zero trust, continuous monitoring, and software supply chain requirements into IT acquisition strategies, solicitation materials, evaluation criteria, and acceptance criteria. Ensure IT acquisitions incorporate Section 508 accessibility requirements by coordinating with the Component Section 508 Program, reviewing vendor accessibility documentation, and validating accessibility testing evidence.

Support the development and continuous improvement of the component's Capital Planning and Investment Control program, aligning IT investments with mission priorities, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity baselines, OMB guidance, and federal IT governance requirements.

Analyze and report IT investment, acquisition, budget, and portfolio health data; prepare executive briefings, business cases, governance materials, compliance reports, and recommendations for component leadership and external oversight stakeholders. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.