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Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Information Technology Specialist (Enterprise Architecture) in Washington, District Of Columbia
Summary This position is in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, in the Department of Technology Services (DTS). The incumbent of this position supports the development and implementation technical standards by linking the business strategy with the reorganization and restructuring of both business and IT processes. Responsibilities Working in the Enterprise Architecture (EA) program, the incumbent plays a key role in structuring the enterprise in terms of its governance structure, business processes, and business information. The incumbent aligns strategic goals and objectives with decisions regarding products and services; organization; capabilities; and key business needs. The primary focus is the business motivations, business operations and business analysis frameworks and related networks that link these aspects of the enterprise together. The incumbent will work to develop an integrated view of the enterprise using repeatable approach, cohesive framework, and available industry standard techniques. Duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Developing a business architecture strategy based on a situational awareness of various business scenarios and motivators. Applying a structured business architecture approach and methodology for capturing the key views of the enterprise. Capturing the tactical and strategic enterprise goals that provide traceability through the organization and are mapped to metrics that provide ongoing governance. Describing the primary business functions of the enterprise and distinguish between customer-facing, supplier-related, business execution and business management functions. Defining the set of strategic, core and support processes that transcend functional and organizational boundaries; identify and describe external entities such as customers, suppliers, and external systems that interact with the business; and describe which people, resources and controls are involved in the processes. Defining the data shared across the enterprise and the relationships between those data. Developing executable business plans that encourage business alignment, support core values and improve processes. 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 for this position is: A broad, enterprise-wide view of the business and varying degrees of appreciation for strategy, processes and capabilities, enabling technologies, and governance; Ability to assimilate and correlate disconnected documentation and drawings, and articulate their collective relevance to the organization and to high-priority business issues; Experience planning and deploying both business and IT initiatives; Experience modeling business processes using a variety of tools and techniques; and The ability to act as liaison conveying information needs of the business to IT and data constraints to the business; applies equal conveyance regarding business strategy and IT strategy, business processes and workflow automation, business initiatives and IT initiatives, and benefit realization and service delivery. Education This position does not require education to qualify. Additional Information The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.