Summary
The U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) is the United States government's (USG) premier foreign affairs training provider and primary source of professional development for America's diplomats as well as U.S. Government foreign affairs professionals for 50 agencies.
This serves as public notice for the use of OPM's Direct Hire Authority. Applicants who meet the qualification requirements will be forwarded to the selecting official for consideration.
Duties
- Serves as a senior agency technical authority, SME for major audiovisual systems design, installation and operation projects relating to audiovisual technologies. Coordinates efforts with Dept. components as well as external federal agencies.
- Plans, organizes, leads highly complex projects and independently decides direction of major audiovisual technology initiatives. Independently researches and evaluates new and emerging methods for audiovisual product development and project mgt.
- As a system project manager and directs and leads interdisciplinary teams that conduct a wide range of complex engineering and administration activities to administer, develop, deliver, and support major audiovisual technology service requirements
- Develops plans that include developing the scope of tasks, milestones, and analyses. Oversees audiovisual system projects that manage and evaluate complex
- As a senior specialist and expert resource on state of the art system design and development projects. Ensures secure coding practices and security controls are addressed and determines security categorizations of data.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
- Must be able to maintain a moderate risk clearance.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/
- Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position.
Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement.
Applicants applying for the GS-14 grade level must meet the following requirements:
Have IT-related experience demonstrating EACH of the four competencies AND specialized experience listed below:
- Subject Matter Expertise: Demonstrated experience as a subject matter expert in major audiovisual systems design, installation, and operation projects related to audiovisual technologies.
- System Design and Development: Proven ability to design, develop, and customize complex audiovisual hardware systems, networks, and software programs to control and monitor these systems. This includes integrating hardware and software components within the systems environment.
- Security Evaluation: Experience in evaluating systems security issues for audiovisual system development projects, identifying potential problems, and recommending effective solutions. Ensures that cybersecurity vulnerabilities are mitigated.
- Team Leadership: Ability to direct and lead interdisciplinary teams in conducting a wide range of complex engineering and administrative activities. This includes administering, developing, delivering, and supporting major audiovisual technology and service requirements.
- Project Management: Skilled in developing comprehensive project plans that include defining the scope of tasks, setting milestones, and conducting detailed analyses. Oversees audiovisual system projects, managing and evaluating complex audiovisual system design, software integration, installation, and operation activities.
Have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.
Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
- Experience as a subject matter expert in major audiovisual systems design, installation, and operation projects related to audiovisual technologies.
- Experience designing, developing, and customizing complex audiovisual hardware systems, networks, and software programs to control and monitor these systems. This includes integrating hardware and software components within the systems environment
- Experience in evaluating systems security issues for audiovisual system development projects, identifying potential problems, and recommending effective solutions. Ensures that cybersecurity vulnerabilities are mitigated.
- Experience directing and leading interdisciplinary teams in conducting a wide range of complex engineering and administrative activities. This includes administering, developing, delivering, and supporting major audiovisual technology and service requirements.
- Experience in developing comprehensive project plans that include defining the scope of tasks, setting milestones, and conducting detailed analyses. Oversees audiovisual system projects, managing and evaluating complex audiovisual system design, software integration, installation, and operation activities.
There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.
Education
See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements, if applicable.
Additional information
This position is Under the Division Director's supervision, the incumbent serves as an expert technical authority. You will independently plan and execute complex audiovisual systems projects to support campus IT training services. This includes designing, developing, and integrating systems to meet FSI's instructional goals, ensuring cybersecurity, and leading interdisciplinary teams.
For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or ReasonableAccommodations@state.gov.
If eligible, telework and remote work agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Please note that any approved remote work arrangement is subject to the locality pay area of the alternative telework worksite.
If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department that may require a higher security clearance.
EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM (E-Verify) - U.S. law requires organizations to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States - either U.S. citizens, or foreign citizens who have the necessary authorization. This agency utilizes E-Verify to compare information from the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) records to confirm employment eligibility. If the employee's information does not match DHS and/or SSA records, the employee is given an opportunity to resolve the problem. If eligibility cannot be verified, employment will be terminated.
- Benefits
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Under the provisions of the Direct-Hire Authority, veterans' preference does not apply. Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply. For this announcement, all applicants will be assessed to determine if they meet the qualifications for this position, specifically the education, specialized experience, and knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) necessary to perform the work of the position. Applicants will not be rated or ranked. All applications that meet the required qualifications will be referred to the selecting official in the order in which the applications were received.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following KSAs and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position and must be fully supported by information in your resume:
- Knowledge of information security concepts, standards, and methods.
- Knowledge and skill of audiovisual systems design, concepts, principles and methods, including relationships among multiple IT disciplines to lead multifunctional development projects.
- Skilled in applying advanced systems administration concepts and methods, along with project management skills to integrate new technologies into existing architecture.
- Mastery of and skilled in applying advanced IT principles, concepts, methods, standards, and practices to provide guidance and recommendations to management and other technical specialists on critical IT issues relating to audiovisual technologies.
For assistance with creating a resume, please click here. Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) candidates must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for selection priority. Candidates are considered well qualified if their knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) exceed the minimum qualifications described in the announcement.
Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Your application package must contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you meet the basic/specialized experience requirements as stated in this job opportunity announcement for each grade level(s) for which you are applying and support your answers to the self-assessment questions related to basic eligibility.
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