Supervisory IT Specialist

• As a Supervisory IT Specialist, you will: Direct, mentor, and inspire a specialized team of senior IT professionals and technical analysts. You will set strategic priorities, cultivate an inclusive and innovative team culture, evaluate performance, and champion continuous career development to empower top-tier talent. Lead comprehensive lifecycle strategies governing the sustainment, expansion, and modernization of custom and commercial computer systems that monitor and control regional power transmission. Oversee the implementation of industry-standard governance models (including ITIL, FISMA, and IAM). You will ensure all operational technology programs rigorously comply with federal and industry cybersecurity standards, such as NERC and WECC mandates. Guide complex analyses that evaluate the cost-effectiveness and risk profile of repairing versus replacing mission-critical systems. You will build compelling business cases and financial forecasts that secure funding for essential control center upgrades. Collaborate closely with enterprise architects, power systems engineers, and technical leaders to ensure software and hardware roadmaps align seamlessly with long-term digital strategy and emerging grid technologies. Serve as an authoritative technical leader and negotiator in high-stakes discussions with executive leadership, the Department of Energy (DOE), regulatory bodies (FERC/NERC), peer utilities, and leading technology vendors. Oversee strategic program schedules, resource distribution, and contracted technical services. You will proactively navigate budget priorities and staffing models to ensure mission objectives are delivered on time and within scope. Establish modern IT service strategies, optimize service catalogs, and eliminate operational bottlenecks. You will drive a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring technology services directly enhance the safety, reliability, and agility of power grid operations.

Education

There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.

Requirements

In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully.

Key Requirements: You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. You will be required to report in person to the official duty location.

Conditions of Employment: Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually. First time supervisors will be required to serve a 1 year probationary period. Positions located in Information Technology may be required to be 24/7 on call. This position has been designated as Non-Critical Sensitive, Moderate Risk, Tier 3 and requires a security clearance at the DOE "L" level. The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain this clearance level; failure to do so may result in separation from federal service.

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package which includes: Your two (2) page RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of each employer; start and end dates (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed education and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date).

Information on how to create a federal resume https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/account/documents/resume Cover Letter, optional, expressing additional information not covered in your resume. Transcripts, if specific educational requirements are indicated in this job announcement. Unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned (semester or quarter hour) and final grade is acceptable.

It is your responsibility to provide adequate proof that you meet the educational requirements. Veterans' Preference documentation, if applicable, DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; current active duty members- certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within 120 days; SF-15 Form and related documentation; VA letter.

For more information visit the USAJOBS Help Center & OPM CHCOC website for VOW information. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documentation, if applicable (e.g., Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more information see the OPM Guide to Career Transition. Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.