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Supervisory IT Specialist
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology · Posted 92 days ago
Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT $107K – $140K Apply by Jul 9, 2026 Information Technology Management ENTJINTJINTPISTJ EngineeringOperations
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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 Supervisor IT Specialist. Apply Now!
What You'll Do
- →Lead and supervise platform/product enablement support.
- →Manage data management, implementation and maintenance of IT operational management, foundational products and security controls of the platform.
- →Manage implementation and sustainment of technical, management, and operational security controls.
- →Ensure high availability and reliability of both on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure services.
- →Optimize IT processes for performance, modernization, automation, and efficiency across VA enterprise systems.
- →Oversee response to incidents involving mission-critical networks, systems, and applications.
- →Conduct audits and assessments to ensure compliance with VA and federal IT policies and regulations.
- →Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, project managers, and stakeholders to meet evolving business needs.
- →Develop, document, and enhance standard operating procedures for infrastructure operations.
- →Mentor and train staff in infrastructure technologies and best practices.
- →Support digital transformation and innovation initiatives impacting Veterans and their families.
- →The Supervisory IT Specialist directs the tracking and reporting of Platform/Product services process management, improvement efforts and manages a list of consolidated, qualified, dismissed and prioritized platform/product Pipeline.
- →Directs the development of platform/products policy and strategy including short and long-term organizational goals, objectives, and strategic initiatives, as well as business process transformation initiative.
- →Strong leadership skills to negotiate effectively with management officials to accept and implement recommendations where the proposals involve substantial agency-wide resources, require extensive changes in established procedures, or may be in conflict with the desires of the activity.
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.
- ✓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 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.
- ✓EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution for this position at this grade level.
Benefits
- ★Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.
- ★VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service.
- ★This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave.
- ★Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
- ★Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
- ★It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
Personality Fit
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