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Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer
Office of the Secretary · Posted 2 days ago
Hybrid Washington, DC $152K – $228K Apply by Jul 23, 2026 Information Technology Management ENTJESTJINTJISTJ Education
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The Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer (PDCIO) reports directly to the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) CIO, serving as the alter ego and principal executive partner to the DOC CIO with full responsibility and accountability for the leadership, governance, and execution of the Department's enterprise-wide information technology (IT), data, cybersecurity, and digital modernization portfolio in support of DOC mission delivery.
What You'll Do
- →Enterprise Executive Leadership and Governance Serves as the second-in-command of the DOC OCIO, co-leading the formulation, governance, and execution of department-wide IT, cybersecurity, data, digital services, and emerging technology strategies that directly enable DOC mission outcomes.
- →Exercises enterprise-wide executive authority over the DOC CIO portfolio, ensuring alignment of bureau and operating unit CIO activities with departmental strategy, statutory requirements, and federal-wide priorities.
- →Acts on behalf of the CIO in engagements with the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, CFO/ASA, White House officials, OMB, Congress, Inspector's General, and interagency governance bodies.
- →Strategic Direction and Policy Leadership Provides authoritative executive oversight for the development, interpretation, and implementation of DOC IT, cybersecurity, data, privacy, and digital policy, including policy responses to new federal mandates and national priorities.
- →Advises the CIO and senior DOC leadership on high-risk, high-impact, and politically sensitive issues, including legislative proposals, regulatory actions, and congressional inquiries affecting the department's information enterprise.
- →Leads departmental efforts to integrate new and emerging technologies-including artificial intelligence, generative AI, advanced data analytics, customer experience platforms, and enterprise architecture modernization-into mission operations.
- →Portfolio, Budget, and Program Execution Oversee the planning and execution of the entire DOC CIO portfolio, including enterprise IT investments, modernization initiatives, cybersecurity risk management, and digital service delivery.
- →Collaborates with the CIO and CFO/ASA to shape, prioritize, justify, and defend DOC IT budgets, ensuring effective stewardship of taxpayer resources and compliance with FITARA investment management requirements.
- →Directs preparation of responses to OMB, Congressional, and White House inquiries related to IT, cybersecurity, and digital transformation.
- →Department-Wide CIO Community Leadership Exercises critically matrixed executive oversight of Bureau and Operating Unit CIOs, including influencing performance planning, assessing execution effectiveness, and ensuring enterprise alignment with DOC strategy and federal mandates.
- →Provides consultative, authoritative input to bureau leadership regarding CIO performance, investment execution, and risk posture.
- →Leads coordination across DOC components to resolve cross-cutting IT, cybersecurity, and data challenges that affect multiple missions and stakeholders.
- →Representation and External Engagement Represents DOC as a senior federal executive in engagements with other federal agencies, state and local governments, industry, academia, and international partners on matters involving IT policy, cybersecurity, and digital modernization.
- →Supports DOC external affairs and communications related to enterprise technology initiatives, including review and approval of major announcements and outreach efforts.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S. citizen or national.
- ✓May be subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
- ✓An initial Senior Executive Service (SES) career appointee is subject to a one-year probationary period.
- ✓Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for federal employment at the time requested by the agency.
- ✓If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- ✓File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.
- ✓You may be required to obtain and maintain an interim and final security clearance prior to entering on duty.
- ✓Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
- ✓There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations.
- ✓Please read and retain these documents: Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back.
- ✓FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation), and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information) This position does not have a positive education requirement.
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