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IT Specialist
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology · Posted 52 days ago
Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT $106K – $138K Apply by Aug 17, 2026 Information Technology Management ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Operations
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This position is located in the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Development, Security, and Operations, Enterprise Command Operations (ECO). The incumbent serves as Senior IT Analyst responsible for the full range of duties within one of more IT specialty areas required to support the DR/COOP and Devolution Division in support of our nation's Veterans.
What You'll Do
- →This position serves as the subject matter expert for the enterprise on NIST & FISMA standards for cyber security protocols.
- →The position serves as the functional expert and enterprise control leader for Contingency Planning (CP).
- →Serves as the expert for OIG audits ensuring the enterprise follows cyber security best practices.
- →Works closely the Office of Cyber Security to develop policies for CP controls that ensure plans and exercises meet statutory requirements thus ensuring "authority to operate" ATO are granted for all systems.
- →Undertakes enterprise operations of a special and/or critical nature; evaluates the impact of changes in business needs, evaluates feasibility, identifies solutions; and presents recommendations to senior management orally or in written reports.
- →Directs and manages ongoing or ad hoc technical teams in the overall operations and maintenance of systems and infrastructure.
- →Ensures appropriate documentation is developed to substantiate plans and procurements, and to ensure usability and effectiveness of processes and technology once implemented.
- →Ensures VA policies comply with regulatory requirements and legislated mandates governing those programs.
- →Provides technical direction to staff and contract team members.
- →Documents statistics on planning, testing, and emergency communication capabilities.
- →Attends and participates in a variety of management conferences and meetings with representatives of higher, lateral and lower echelons.
- →Handles administrative personnel duties for their assigned division and provides leadership and project planning guidance to division analysts.
- →Provides operational oversight of the change control and configuration management processes within their assigned division.
- →Supports and assists the Director of Enterprise Command Operations and other IT pillars in support of planning, testing, and emergency operations stemming from a natural disaster or IT outage.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Selectee is subject to background/suitability investigation.
- ✓Selected applicant will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
- ✓Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required.
- ✓To be considered for this position, applicants must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: - your performance and conduct; - the needs and interests of the agency; - whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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