IT Specialist; Policy and Planning

About the Position

This position can be located in Fort Sam Houston, TX or Falls Church, VA or Charleston, SC.

• This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
• Advanced Leave Accrual and Advanced In-Hire may be offered

• Designs and integrates technology capabilities for the Department of War Healthcare Enterprise, as well as, the Joint (Army, Navy, Air Force, VA) medical community through innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Provides high quality and cost-effective IT resources support for all aspects of health service delivery.
• Establishes, directs, and enforces IM/IT engineering standards, technical baselines, and design principles across the organization.
• Monitors and reports on standards and compliance to improve the quality of the IM/IT services delivered.
• Advises senior level management on engineering and technology implementation, security, technology employment, integration, and sustainability.
• Monitors the execution of all Defense Health Agency enterprise-level IM/IT initiatives, programs, and projects supporting DoW healthcare strategic IT requirements.
• Recommends potential changes for security initiatives.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Approximately 25% travel may be required. Travel may involve local, remote and or overnight.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance or access. A pre-employment and recurring comprehensive background investigations are required.
• This is a Cyber Workforce position. Selectee must meet certification requirements for cyber security code 651,Enterprise Architect within 6 months. (Cert requirements may be found in DoWM 8140.03 Cyberspace Workforce Qualification and Mngt Program).
• This position is a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment screening and random testing. Selectees will be required to consent to participation in random drug urinalysis testing.