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IT Specialist (Policy and Planning)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology · Posted 64 days ago
Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT $107K – $140K Apply by Jul 23, 2026 Information Technology Management ENTJINTJINTPISTJ EngineeringOperationsEducation
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Join VA's Infrastructure Operations (IO) to deliver and maintain secure, high-availability IT and cloud solutions. Help protect and modernize mission-critical systems and support quality services for Veterans. Work in a dynamic, innovative environment as an Apply Now! Located in the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS)/Infrastructure Operations (IO)/Enterprise Service Management (ESM)/Product Services & Platform Management(PSPM).
What You'll Do
- →Leads engineering services and technical oversight for critical, national initiatives related to enterprise hardware platform and operating system solutions, shaping VA's IT architecture.
- →Performs comprehensive hardware platform and OS needs assessments; develops short- and long-term growth plans to ensure the VA's evolving business needs are met securely and cost-effectively.
- →Initiates and leads engineering studies, modeling, and analysis for the introduction of new technologies and solutions to address problems with national-level impact.
- →Coordinates and collaborates with stakeholders and cross-organizational entities to ensure end-to-end integration and optimal technological outcomes for enterprise hardware and operating system solutions.
- →Acts as senior engineer and technical authority for all aspects of enterprise IT hardware platforms, operating systems, management tools, provisioning, security, and usage/capacity planning.
- →Develops and evaluates standardized enterprise hardware and OS solution configurations; provides technical oversight throughout the solution life cycle, from implementation through disposal.
- →Provides mastery-level technical guidance and oversight for Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RMA) analyses of integrated IT solutions, supporting platform efficiency, reliability, and resource aggregation.
- →Reviews IT platform acquisition proposals, prepares technical analyses and recommendations for executive management, and provides consultation on complex or unusual problems and integration of new technologies.
- →This is a Bargaining Unit Position.
- →This position is primarily aligned to the following NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework work roles: NCWF Code: 651 Category.
- →Work in this category includes performing OPM GDS Cybersecurity Category / Specialty Area: Research and Development Specialist [SPTRD- 001] tasks, as defined by the NIST SP 800-181 National Cyberskills Workforce Framework (NCWF).
- →Develops and maintains business, systems, and information processes to support enterprise mission needs; develops information technology (IT) rules and requirements that describe baseline and target architectures.
- →Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8 am-4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Upon supervisor discretion.
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 Subject to background/security investigation May serve a probationary period.
- ✓A complete application package; Resume, SF-50s, etc.
- ✓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 dentification 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 will 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.
- ✓There is no educational substitution for this position at this grade level.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 508d25a8-1f16-4ad8-9c3a-92476069347a
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