Chief Information Officer

Summary

This position is located at Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Office of Information Technology. As a Chief Information Officer (CIO), you will serve as the TIGTA CIO and principal advisor to the Inspector General (IG) on all Information Technology (IT) and information security matters. The CIO is delegated substantial authority for determining the OIT work to be done to meet TIGTA's mission critical priorities. The CIO reports to the IG and/or Principal Deputy IG (PDIG).

Duties

As a Chief Information Officer, you will: Prioritize IT operational work; determine how to respond to cybersecurity risks and outages and service disruptions. Approve or recommend changes to IT procedures and evaluate competing requests from program offices. Evaluate OIT operational performance, assess contractor performance, and determine when issues should be elevated to senior leadership due to cost, risk, sensitivity, or potential mission impact. Design and execute a modern organizational structure for the OIT. Ensure talent and team are optimized to support enterprise-wide growth and fosters a culture of collaboration and communication that improves operational development and efficiency. Work with organizational leadership to develop a flexible structure that is adaptable to change and to solve current and future limits on personnel, resources, and finances. Responsible for OIT workforce planning, organizational design, employee engagement, succession planning, labor and employee relations considerations, and accountability for results. Align IT investments, systems, policies, and modernization efforts with agency mission requirements, statutory responsibilities, federal mandates, and long-term organizational priorities. Oversee governance activities, including developing and reviewing policies, assessing compliance with federal requirements, and coordinating with stakeholders on data security, privacy, and record-related issues. IT budget formulation and execution, capital planning, contract oversight, and vendor management; plans, justifies, and prioritizes IT resources to ensure alignment with agency priorities and federal requirements. Cybersecurity and information security requirements, risk management principles, security controls, incident response, identity and access management, system authorization, contingency planning, disaster recovery, and continuity of operations. Overall leadership and oversight of OIT, which includes approximately 50 employees and approximately 10 contractor personnel engaged in the full spectrum of TIGTA's enterprise and cybersecurity program functions.

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate at least one year of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirement will disqualify the applicant. Evidence must be provided that clearly demonstrates the applicant has the necessary level of executive potential, skills, abilities, specialized knowledge, and technical qualifications to perform as a SES executive. This evidence must include clear, concise examples that emphasize the applicant's level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of assignments, program accomplishments, policy initiatives, and long-range planning. NOTE: TIGTA is using a resume-based application method for this position, so you should ensure your qualifications are clearly outlined in your resume. ECQ responses are not required. The best qualified candidates will be determined by assessing experience, education, awards, performance appraisals, and supervisory evaluations for this position. These will be made against the Executive Core Qualifications and other technical requirements of the position. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): The ECQs describe the leadership skills needed to succeed in the SES and provide the focus for OPM certification of executive qualifications. ECQ 1 - Demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2 - Demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ECQ 3 - Demonstrated knowledge, ability, and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4 - Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high- accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5 - Demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors. Fundamental Competencies - Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Written Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Continual Learning, and Public Service Motivation are cross-cutting and provide the foundation for success in each ECQ. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): The following qualifications are required for the incumbent to perform the duties of the position. You must demonstrate all of the TQs to be rated as eligible for this position. TQ 1 - Experience working through a project life cycle tracked and used by senior leadership to make informed decisions supporting organization strategic goals. Please include your experience providing expert technical and business leadership of a multi-million dollar IT capital budget; and experience ensuring project prioritizing protocol is collaboratively developed and implemented to rank order IT Department Infrastructure and Business Line IT projects including thoroughly planned, cost-justified, approved, and executed projects. TQ 2 - Experience leading and overseeing the design, implementation, and continuing operations of modern, reliable, and secure end-to-end IT security services. Such services include data center operations, network communications, and data base/applications/web servers in an environment encompassing a wide range of data, data sources, and information that spans a wide spectrum of security access and storage concerns specific to the law enforcement environment.