Duties
As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.
As a Chief Technology Officer your typical work assignments may include:
Planning and leading DEA technology solutions across the span of responsibilities within the Information Technology Division (TC) and in support of DEA's missions. Providing a documented vision to ensure the right information technology (IT) infrastructure, policies and services for DEA and employs best-in-class technologies.
Serves as a change agent and inspires teamwork across the agency and with partners. Promotes and inspires innovation for the most efficient and effective methods of conducting agency mission and business. Incumbent provides technology vision, enables innovation and understands IT and technology trends that can create business and mission value for DEA.
Leads the development of the DEA IT Technology Strategic Plan, demonstrating a coherent DEA technology strategy supporting the entire TC portfolio and DEA's mission-related and operational technology and in alignment with the overall DEA Strategic Plan.
Leads strategic sourcing analysis of DEA's technology products and services, continuously assessing opportunities for optimizing the methods and relationships TC uses to acquire products and services.
Directs the development and maintenance of the DEA enterprise architecture, ensuring that it provides the appropriate level of detail to support governance processes and decision making.
Provides oversight and guidance to cross-functional teams to solve business and operational issues from requirements determination to product analysis, feasibility and selection.
Reviews, evaluates and recommends information technology platforms, applications systems, databases, portals, web services, and other technologies. Reviews, evaluates and recommends technology platforms and systems that support forensic services, including laboratory and research infrastructure and investigative support and DEA operations.
Provides oversight and participates in the Agency's governance and capital planning and investment control (CPIC) functions and guides the processes to ensure that the Agency identifies, develops, and pursues a coherent technology investment funding strategy and portfolio.
Leads DEA's enterprise approach to business process reengineering, especially those reengineering efforts related to and enabled by technology.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Background and/or Security Clearance.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Please review the Political Appointee Disclosure Requirement paragraph listed under the "Required Documents" section".
- Drug testing designated position.
- You may be required to serve a one year supervisory or non-supervisor probationary period.
- If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
- DEA uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
Qualifications
Qualifications include both general management skills and characteristics that are applicable to all Senior Level positions and technical or program responsibilities specific to this position. Applicants must have substantive general experience which provides a good basic or general knowledge of the principles of organization, management, and administration; and substantive specialized (operating administrative or managerial) experience in a type of work or a combination of functions directly related to this position. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Eligibility for this position will be based upon a clear showing that the applicant has experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out assignments of the position.
Applicants are required to submit a narrative statement for each of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs). Do not enter "Refer to Resume" to explain your answer for the MTQs. Applications directing the reviewer to search within the application or to "See Resume" are considered incomplete and WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Failure to submit a narrative statement or address all of the mandatory technical qualifications (MTQs) is also considered incomplete and WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must submit a statement for each of the MTQs listed below. Please give a complete and detailed answer for each mandatory qualification. Statements shall be limited to a maximum of ONE page per MTQ.
MTQ 1. Mastery of and expert skill in applying advanced Information Technology and technical principles and concepts to optimize networks, applications, storage and cloud environments.
MTQ 2. Demonstrated skill in advising senior management on global IT and technical matters, strategic alignment of projects with mission objectives, project prioritization and selection, and metrics selection and performance in order to effectively support the overall goal of improving DEA's enterprise IT.
MTQ 3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
MTQ 4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
Education
Education: All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.
Desired Education: Undergraduate or Graduate Education or equivalent experience.
Additional Information
Diversity Statement
As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.
Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
Drug Testing Is Required For This Position.
All non-DEA applicants must complete a drug use questionnaire. Applicants who are found, through investigation or personal admission, to have experimented with or used narcotics or dangerous drugs, except those medically prescribed, will not be considered for employment with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Exceptions to this policy may be made for applicants who admit to limited youthful and experimental use of marijuana. Such applicants may be considered for employment if there is no evidence of regular, confirmed usage, and the full-field background investigation and results of other steps in the process are otherwise favorable. Compliance with this policy is an essential requirement of the position.
It is highly suggested that you complete the Drug Questionnaire form when submitting your application package. However, if you do not complete and submit this form with your application package it will not disqualify you from the application process. You will be asked to complete the Drug Questionnaire form before extended a conditional offer. Click the following link to access the Drug Questionnaire. http://www.justice.gov/dea/careers/drug_questionnaire.pdf .
Selective Service: MALE APPLICANTS BORN AFTER 12/31/1959 must certify prior to job offer that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service law.
EEO Policy Statement: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/EEO_Policy_Statement.
Reasonable Accommodation Policy Statement: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Reasonable_Accommodation_Policy_Statement.
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n accordance with 5 CFR 2635.704, applications will not be accepted in postage-paid Government envelopes.
The Drug Enforcement Administration participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-VERIFY - http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers.