IT Specialist

THIS IS A TERM APPOINTMENT- may be extended for 5 more years (up to 8 years total).

THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT WILL CLOSE WHEN WE HAVE RECIEVED 150 APPLICATIONS WHICH MAY BE SOONER THAN THE CLOSING DATE.

• Serve as an authoritative technical consultant to agencies. Engages with agencies to develop and revise important, complex and intricate IT policies, practices, products, services, and strategies based on laws, regulations, business needs, and user needs.
• Apply modern software development best practices to problems not susceptible to treatment by standard methods and make decisions or recommendations significantly changing, interpreting, or developing important IT policies, programs, or initiatives.
• Partner with customers to ensure projects and programs meet business and user needs.
• Provide consultative support to improve business processes/practices, in coordination with technology modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Provide expert technical advice, leadership, and direction on software delivery related issues for the improvement of the product, platform, or service.
• Support project objectives and priorities; anticipates potential threats and opportunities. Reviews and revises project direction based on outcome of experiments and user-based learning.
• Serve as a liaison to program personnel within an agency to convey information regarding modern software development best practices, policies and goals; to clarify procedures; and to interpret directives as needed.
• Utilize interpersonal skills to develop cooperative relationships. Works closely with agencies, serves in a leadership role, and navigates and works through conflicting priorities from stakeholders. Uses empathy, creativity, coalition building, situational awareness and tact to problem solve and manage stakeholders