Supervisory IT Specialist

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Chief Information Officer. If you do not meet any of the categories listed below, you may wish to apply under announcement 26-HUD-12989722-P which is open for any U.S. citizen to apply. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and HUD's Mission The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country. This position is located in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). This mission of OCIO is to enable delivery of HUD programs, services, and management processes by providing high-quality information technology (IT) solutions and services. The strategic goals of OCIO are to: rapidly modernize HUD's information technology to support key business initiatives; transform the information technology infrastructure to adapt to and adopt emerging technologies; develop a cadre of highly capable IT professionals with mission critical competencies needed to meet the Department's goals; and provide secure, rapid, and reliable data and information to our customers. As a Supervisory IT Specialist, you will: Provide technically authoritative advice, technical execution, and guidance to Data Center Division Director and senior Departmental program officials on managing day-to-day data center operations effectively and efficiently through technical management and hands-on activities to meet Department-widerequirements, including operations and maintenance of data centers, hardware/software configuration management, data management, migration of on-premise systems to Cloud, supporting modernization of IT systems, performance monitoring, and continuous monitoring activities in support of information assurance goals, policies, and programs.