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IT Specialist

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology · Department of Veterans Affairs
📍 Location Negotiable After Selection 💰 $106437 – $138370/yr 🏠 Telework eligible

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Job Summary

This position is in Office of Information and Technology (OIT), End User Services (EUS), Enterprise Command Operations (ECO). Provides technical oversight for VA applications within an ITIL/DevOps agile framework, collaborating with developers and monitoring operations to deliver efficient solutions.

Serves as a strategic resource during the early design and engineering phase, helping gather requirements and ensuring end-to-end monitoring needs are vetted and validated with application owners.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze user needs and requirements to plan architecture and write detailed functional specifications documenting the architecture development process for enterprise monitoring solutions. Plan implementation strategies for new systems and interfaces, document impacts to the current and target environments, and ensure enterprise components can be integrated and aligned across procedures, databases, policies, software, and hardware.

Consult with customers and organizational stakeholders to evaluate functional requirements and translate business and functional needs into technical requirements, operational capabilities, and monitoring solutions. Develop enterprise technical strategy and recommend new tools, technologies, platforms, architecture standards, and technical quality guidelines for enterprise-wide implementation of monitoring capabilities.

Lead complex technical project-planning sessions and provide subject matter expertise on monitoring key performance indicators, metrics, performance, and availability requirements with business units, developers, and operations teams. Develop and facilitate data-gathering methods and data-collection frameworks, collect metrics and trending data from multiple disparate sources, and support data mining and data warehousing activities.

Analyze data sources and large data sets, assess the validity of source data and findings, identify trends or patterns, and provide actionable recommendations to critical stakeholders based on data analysis.

This position is primarily aligned to the following NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework work roles: 422: Data Analyst 641: Systems Requirements Planner 651: Enterprise Architect For more information about these work roles, where they fit within the larger Cyber Workforce, and how they can support your unique career journey, please visit the Cyber Career Pathways tool on the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies website: https://niccs.cisa.gov/tools/cyber-career-pathways-tool Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM EST; Tour of duty may be subject to change based on organizational needs.

Compressed/Flexible: As determined by the Agency Policy Telework: Adhoc telework may be authorized at management discretion. Travel Required: Up to 20% travel may be required, as needed, for this position. Virtual: This is NOT a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: IT Specialist/PD17598A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Physical Demands: The position is sedentary in nature requiring little physical activity such as lifting or extended periods of standing or walking. Working Conditions: Work is typically performed in a well-lighted, climate controlled office.

Designated Drug Testing Position: Not Applicable

Requirements & Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Contact

vaoitopshr-randpteam1d@va.gov · 000-000-0000

Frequently Asked Questions

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $106437 – $138370/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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