Information Technology Specialist (Enterprise Architecture)

Duties

  • Serves as the NASA technology domain enterprise architect providing creation, iteration, and maintenance of enterprise architectures that
    embody key principles, methods, and models to describe current/future state aligned to business outcomes.
  • Analyzes drivers, requirements, and current state capabilities, and applies broad understanding of business strategies and objectives across
    operating levels to develop enterprise reference architectures that inform strategic and technical roadmaps.
  • Identifies and prioritizes critical business functions in collaboration with organizational stakeholders. Works with key stakeholders to gain
    approval and influence adoption of recommendations.
  • Interprets business goals and drivers, translates business strategy and objectives into an operating model, assesses current capabilities, and
    identifies required changes in capabilities.
  • Leads the establishment, documentation, and maintenance of technology direction and standards for the technology domain, involving all
    aspects of networking, cloud and compute, workplace and collaboration and security for enterprise systems.
  • Captures and prioritizes market and environmental trends, business strategies and objectives, and identifies the business benefits of alternative
    strategies within the technology domain.
  • Ensures alignment of program and operational component roadmaps with business strategies, enterprise transformation activities, and
    technology directions.
  • Works closely with NASA’s Enterprise Architects, OCIO’s Agency Level Offices and Service Lines, and Mission operations teams to ensure
    acquired or developed system(s) and architecture(s) are consistent with technology architecture guidelines.
  • Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions NASA’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity and teamwork.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
  • Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
  • You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
  • This position may require a one-year probationary period.
  • Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, Bargaining Unit and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
  • Selected applicant(s) must be assigned to a duty location listed on the announcement.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level:

  • Developing and communicating authoritative enterprise architectures that address requirements and align to an organization’s mission and business outcomes;
  • Developing technology and capability roadmaps, identifying gaps, overlaps, dependencies and risks, building long-term coherence for enterprise systems;
  • Developing strategy and enterprise architectures for network systems, data center optimization, and workplace and collaboration systems.

AND

You MUST also have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:

  1. Attention to Detail – Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
  2. Customer Service – Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
  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.
  4. Problem Solving – Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA’s guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

Education

Additional information

Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement.

If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must:
– Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility.
– Meet the minimum qualifications requirements for the position
– Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in ‘Required Documents’

For additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here – https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/#ictap.

Depending on position assignment, position may or may not be in a bargaining unit. To learn more about bargaining units at NASA please click here NASA Unions (Bargaining Units) | NASA.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Direct Hire Authority: These positions will be filled through the Office of Personnel Management’s Direct Hire Authority. Category rating and veterans’ preference will not be considered in evaluating applicants. For more information on Direct Hire Authority, please see: OPM Direct Hire Fact Sheet.

Veterans: Under the provisions of Direct Hire Authority, veterans’ preference does not apply. However, applicants who are eligible for veterans’ preference are encouraged to include that information in their application and submit supporting documentation (i.e. DD-214, or other substantiating documents). For more information please see: Veterans’ Preference information on the FedsHireVets website.

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. To determine your qualifications and referral status, we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.

You will be assessed on the following competencies:

  • Infrastructure Design
  • IT Architecture
  • IT System and Requirements Analysis
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Technical Competence
  • Attention to Detail
  • Customer Service
  • Oral Communication
  • Problem Solving

NASA considers paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

NASA will not ask you to disclose criminal history record information during the application process or before we make a conditional/tentative offer of employment. If you apply for this position and are selected, NASA will conduct a suitability/security background investigation after you accept a tentative job offer. If you feel you are asked to disclose your criminal history before you accept a tentative offer and wish to file a complaint within 30 days, please contact: Agency-FCCJ@NASA.gov.

Job Overview

  • Expiration date: December 31, 2025
  • Location: Anywhere
  • Job Title: Information Technology Specialist (Enterprise Architecture)
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