The USPS OIG is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Application Services Manager position in the Office of Chief Information Officer (CIO) located in Arlington, VA. Bring your skills and voice to our team!
Candidates will be evaluated on the skills that they possess that are directly related to the duties of the position and the experience, education and training that indicate the applicant's ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position. Only those candidates who meet all qualification and eligibility requirements and who submit the required information by 11:59 PM EST on 10/01/2026 will be considered.
The USPS OIG uses a Pay Banding system, which is equivalent to the Federal GS scale. Grade and salary determinations will be made based upon a candidate's education and professional experience. This position is being advertised at the Manager Band level, equivalent to a GS-14. The salary range for this position is $150,610.00 - $193,790.00. The salary figures include locality pay.
Please note that the duties and responsibilities associated with this position may vary based upon the agency's needs at the time of hire. The following description of major duties and responsibilities is only intended to give applicants a general overview of the expectations. Technical Leadership: Responsible for innovation, security, sound architecture, and support of new or existing software.
Provide authoritative oversight of cloud-based custom application development and strong governance of the overall process. Incident Command: Technical incident commander during critical operational outages, coordinating with peers to mobilize specialists and lead troubleshooting efforts, while managing real-time status communications to executive leadership and business stakeholders.
Conduct post-incident review and plan for continuous improvement of monitoring and robust architecture. Delivery Governance: Oversee the production of high-quality requirements, clear user stories, and proper milestone prioritization. Baseline team velocity, identify delivery bottlenecks, and introduce process improvements to accelerate production output. Provide clear and defensible project schedules. IT Management: Manage hiring, onboarding, and performance accountability.
Identify new technologies for continuous improvement of software development efficiency and quality. Collaborate with peers and subordinates to ensure effective, efficient, and secure products and services. Communications: Develop strong relationships with internal product owners. Ensure executive stakeholders have a clear understanding of the team's objectives and accomplishments particularly through the use of demos, newsletter articles, and recurring meeting formats.
Make sure priorities are aligned and schedule changes are justified. Handle politically sensitive situations with customers gracefully.
Education must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation here: https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/college-accreditation. Special Instructions for Candidates with Foreign Education: Education completed outside the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in U.S. education programs. You must submit all necessary documents to a private U.S.
credential evaluation service to interpret equivalency of your education against courses given in U.S. accredited colleges and universities. For further information visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.
This position is with Office of the Inspector General, USPS, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.
The posted pay range is $150610 – $193790/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-01.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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