Deliver secure and high availability infrastructure solutions supporting VA's mission. Serve as an operational service provider of foundational compute, storage, physical database, and client management components. Implement and sustain technical, management, and operational security controls and supporting processes to protect mission critical networks, systems, and applications throughout the VA enterprise. Apply today!
Responsible for command-and-control of day shift operations supporting mission-critical VA services. Lead day/evening response (triage, bridge coordination, escalation, communications, restoration) to maintain continuous service delivery and reduce MTTR during off-hours when engineering and leadership coverage is limited.
Execute and govern scheduled maintenance windows (implementation/backout discipline, verification, and documentation) under formal change-control processes to safely complete required sustainment without disrupting mission operations. Drive CRISP-aligned vulnerability and patch remediation during the day, including evidence capture and exception handling, to meet compliance requirements and reduce active risk to VA systems.
Coordinate cross-domain responders (SOC/NOC/cyber/network/storage/application stakeholders) during off-hours events and maintenance activities, where operational risk and uncertainty are highest. NCWF Code: 641 - Systems Requirement Planner. Responsible for consulting with internal and external customers to evaluate and translate functional requirements and integrating security policies into technical solutions. NCWF Code: 451 - System Administrator.
Responsible for setting up and maintaining a system or specific components of a system in adherence with organizational security policies and procedures. Includes hardware and software installation, configuration, and updates; user account management; backup and recovery management; and security control implementation. NCWF Code: 461 - Systems Security Analyst. Responsible for developing and analyzing the integration, testing, operations, and maintenance of systems security.
Prepares, performs, and manages the security aspects of implementing and operating a system. Work Schedule: 8am-4:30pm CST or EST Compressed/Flexible: Compressed/flexible schedule available at the manager's discretion Telework: This position may be authorized for ADHOC telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory IT Specialist/PD20144A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site.
Some employees may carry light items such as papers, books, or small parts, or drive a motor vehicle. The work does not require any special physical effort. Occasionally work may be done in computer rooms, off site offices, or buildings.
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
This position is with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $109428 – $143062/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-12.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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