Summary The Supervisory Information Technology Specialist (Branch Chief) is in the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Department of Technology Services, Technology Solutions Office, Enterprise Architecture Division, Business Architecture Branch. The Technology Services Office is responsible for the Judiciary's technical framework, enterprise architecture, standards, and processes. Responsibilities The Supervisory Information Technology Specialist (Branch Chief) is responsible for leading and mentoring teams of federal business architects and contractors in creating, establishing, and managing an outcome-driven enterprise business architecture program aligned and integrated across all architecture domains. The incumbent is responsible for creating and managing programs to develop and govern business architectures, strategies, capabilities, and roadmaps and leveraging and enhancing the enterprise architecture toolset to facilitate knowledge sharing, data-driven decision making, and governance. The incumbent fosters open communication and collaboration across the Judiciary, works closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities for innovation and optimization and supports the evolution of the Enterprise Architecture Division's services and operations. This position reports directly to the Chief Enterprise Architect. Duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Collaborating with the Chief Enterprise Architect and Chief Technology Officer to design, implement, lead, and manage a comprehensive business architecture program for the Judiciary in coordination with the Technology Architecture Branch. Leading, mentoring, managing, and supervising subordinate employees and contractors, ensuring effective program execution. Performing tasking, monitoring, and performance management for all business architecture efforts. Designing, implementing, and managing an enterprise business architecture program to facilitate business strategy formulation across the Judiciary and identify business capabilities and innovation opportunities. Working closely with business and IT executives and leaders to understand the business and operating models and managing organizational and culture change. Leading and managing the construction of deliverables, including business outcome statements, strategy on a page, scenario plans, business capability models, value-stream maps, business process models, customer and user profiles, journey maps, and investment roadmaps. Continuously assessing the effectiveness of the business architecture program by developing and monitoring performance metrics and delivering and implementing improvement plans to optimize program performance. Ensure the EA toolset delivers necessary information and artifacts to business leaders, executives, and other stakeholders, effectively communicating business architectures, artifacts, and metrics to drive organizational alignment and understanding. Advising solution architects and stakeholders on business-focused risks, needs, costs, benefits, and impacts. Supporting the development and application of guiding principles, standards, and minimal-viable architectures. Developing and managing a program to support business leaders and executives with business modeling, innovation management, IT investment analysis, process modeling, business capabilities mapping, and journey maps. Researching and sharing information on emerging enterprise architecture trends and disruptions, informing the organization of potential opportunities and challenges, and providing recommendations for proactive adaptation. Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders across the Judiciary, including business leaders and IT executives, to ensure the business architecture program effectively supports the organization's goals and objectives. Developing and implementing a communication and change management strategy to ensure the successful adoption and integration of business architecture practices and deliverables. Requirements Conditions of Employment CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation. Qualifications Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience: Leading an enterprise or business architecture program with direct responsibility for program organization, operation, performance, strategy formulation, business analysis or analytics, business architecture, and program management. Managing, leading, supervising, and directing staff with responsibility for staff's personal development, skills assessments, training guidance, and performance. Working with business and IT executives and leaders and developing and presenting opinion papers, analysis, roadmaps, and presentations communicating complex business and technical scenarios and problems to C-suite and senior management. Education This position does not require education to qualify. Additional Information The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
