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IT Specialist (Policy and Planning)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology · Posted 5 days ago
Hybrid Little Rock, AR $126K – $164K Apply by Jul 10, 2026 Information Technology Management ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Engineering
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This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Software Product Management, Product Engineering Services, Compliance, Risk & Remediation, Office of People Science, Office of Strategic Sourcing. The positions are responsible for comprehensive portfolio management.
What You'll Do
- →OIT Mission: The mission of the Office of Information and Technology (OIT) is to collaborate with our business partners to create the best experience for all Veterans.
- →OIT Vision: To become a world-class organization that provides a seamless, unified Veteran experience through the delivery of state-of-the-art technology.
- →Major Duties: Facilitates the effective exchange of information between stakeholders and all interested parties in support of products / project by sponsoring meetings and coordinating sessions to ensure that all critical parties are informed of, and involved in, key decision making activities.
- →Evaluates the impact of changes in business needs on current VA IT products and projects, conducts feasibility studies, identifies solutions, and presents recommendations to senior management.
- →Defines and implements product/project plans to meet objectives; coordinates and integrates product activities; implements and/or maintains quality assurance processes.
- →Maintains an in-depth, current knowledge of IT cloud requirements, procedures, policies, directives, etc. in order to guide team members and resolve complex issues.
- →Serve as subject matter expert (SME) for extremely complex cloud projects and products and advises leadership, and other VA staff for OIT/VA highly technical IT projects.
- →Utilizes highly specialized cloud knowledge in work planning and IT capabilities to advise on the proposed formulation, management, and execution of resources (personnel and funding) and other management matters through an understanding of requirements and policies based on capabilities and resources.
- →Manage development of container based AWS cloud applications.
- →Leads collaboration with customers and business owners to define and refine scope, requirements, and deliverables; obtains business and IT sponsor approvals as necessary.
- →Identifies problems, makes improvements and and takes corrective action when problems arise.
- →Apply Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe/Agile) principles to improve time to deployment, improve employee / contractor engagement, and increase quality and productivity of products and solutions.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-430pm Compressed/Flexible: Available at the manager's discretion Telework: : Adhoc telework may be authorized at the management's discretion Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: IT Specialist (Policy and Planning)/PD18089A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Physical Demands: The work is sedentary.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation 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 at this grade level.
Personality Fit
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