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Position Title
Supervisory Information Technology Specialist (ENTARCH)
Agency
Transportation Security Administration
Announcement Number
HQ-IT-835352-12669427-ST Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, January 24, 2025 to Friday, February 7, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you an Individual with a Disability? You are eligible for this appointing authority if you are an individual:
  • with an intellectual disability; OR
  • a severe physical disability; OR
  • a psychiatric impairment; AND
  • you have acceptable proof of the disability.
Supporting Documentation: You are required to submit acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility (e.g., records, statements, or other appropriate information) issued by:
  • a licensed medical professional (e.g., a physician or other medical professional duly certified by a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory, to practice medicine); or,
  • a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist (State or private); or,
  • a Federal agency, State agency, or an agency of the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits.

For more information, please visit USAJOBS Help Center - Individuals with disabilities
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3. Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty? OR Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)? OR Are you the un-remarried widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active-duty status?

For more information please visit, USAJOBS Help Center - Military spouses
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4. Are you a former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee?

To verify your eligibility as a current or former TSA civilian employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent status.
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5. Are you a former Federal career or career-conditional employee; AND
  • Has reinstatement eligibility; AND
  • Has not held a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent status.
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6. Are you a former Federal career or career-conditional employee; AND
  • Has reinstatement eligibility; AND
  • Has held a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your last Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent status.
 
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7. Are you currently employed as a permanent (non-temporary) civilian employee in a Federal agency other than the Agency hiring for this position?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent (non-temporary) status.
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8. Are you a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Displaced Employee?  To be eligible you must meet one or more of the following:
  • A current (OR former) employee of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) who will be (OR has been) separated through TSA involuntary workforce reduction (IWR) procedures AND I am eligible to be considered for TSA positions for all areas of consideration, for up to one year after the effective date of my involuntary separation; 
  • A former TSA Transportation Security Officer (TSO) eligible for rehiring priority under the Priority Employment Program (PEP);
  • An applicant for a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) position who has had my enter-on-duty (EOD) date delayed or offer rescinded due to a workforce reduction or anticipated reduction eligible for priority consideration under the Priority Employment Program (PEP).
If you indicate eligibility for priority consideration and exemption from Area of Consideration restrictions, you must submit a copy of the official notification that supports the eligibility at the time of application.
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9. Are you currently employed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)?

As a current TSA employee, you are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your most recent non-Award Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) reflecting your status.

TSA employees who do not submit the SF-50 with their application must document their current TSA position in their resume and may be required to provide the SF-50 document during the selection process.  TSA employees may obtain a copy of their most recent non-Award SF-50 at https://eopf.opm.gov/dhs/.
 
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10. Are you:
  • A veteran whose latest discharge was under honorable conditions AND you served 3 or more years of continuous active-duty service in the military; OR
  • Eligible for veterans' preference?
"Preference eligible" under VEOA includes those family members entitled to derived preference.

For more information, please visit USAJOBS Help Center - Veterans
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Preferences
1. Referred applicants may be shared with other locations within TSA. Do you authorize the sharing of your name and application materials with other locations? If you respond "No", your name and application materials may only be shared for the position and locations on this announcement. (limit characters)
How did you hear about this opportunity?
1. Please let us know how you heard about this opportunity. (limit characters)
Suitability and Conditions of Employment
1. Please indicate whether or not you have been convicted* of any of the offenses listed within the past 10 years. (Note: By responding "Yes" to any of these, you will be removed from consideration for this position.)

*You have a conviction if you plead no contest (nolo contendere), plead guilty, were found guilty, or found not guilty by reason of insanity, to any of the listed disqualifying offenses. The only exceptions are if your guilty plea or conviction has been reversed on appeal, your conviction has been expunged, or you have been pardoned.
  1. Forgery of certificates, false marking of aircraft, and other aircraft registration violations.
  2. Interference with air navigation.
  3. Improper transportation of hazardous material.
  4. Aircraft piracy.
  5. Interference with flight crew members or flight attendants.
  6. Commission of certain crimes aboard aircraft in flight.
  7. Carrying a weapon or explosive aboard aircraft.
  8. Conveying false information and threats.
  9. Aircraft piracy outside the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States.
  10. Lighting violation involving transporting controlled substances. Essentially, this means that if you have been convicted of transporting illegal drugs in a plane without activating the navigation or anti-collision lights you are disqualified.
  11. Unlawful entry into an aircraft area that serves air carriers or foreign air carriers contrary to established security requirements.
  12. Destruction of an aircraft or either a domestic or international aircraft facility. It is a federal crime to use any device, substance or weapon, to intentionally perform an act of violence against any person at an airport or to destroy or seriously damage the facilities of such an airport.
  13. Murder.
  14. Assault with intent to murder.
  15. Espionage.
  16. Sedition (inciting insurrection against lawful authority).
  17. Kidnapping or hostage taking.
  18. Treason.
  19. Rape or aggravated sexual abuse.
  20. Unlawful possession, use, sale, distribution, or manufacture of an explosive or weapon.
  21. Extortion.
  22. Armed or felony armed robbery.
  23. Distribution of, or intent to distribute a controlled substance.
  24. Felony arson.
  25. Felony involving a threat.
  26. Felony involving willful destruction of property.
  27. Felony involving importation or manufacture of a controlled substance.
  28. Felony involving burglary.
  29. Felony involving theft.
  30. Felony involving dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation.
  31. Felony involving possession or distribution of stolen property.
  32. Felony involving aggravated assault.
  33. Felony involving bribery.
  34. Felony involving illegal possession of a controlled substance punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than 1 year, or any other crime classified as a felony that the Under Secretary determines indicates a propensity for placing contraband aboard an aircraft in return for money.
  35. Violence at international airports.
  36. Conspiracy or attempt to commit any of the criminal acts listed above.
  37. Interference with security screening personnel.
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All the information you provide may be verified by a review of the work experience and/or education as shown on your application form, by checking references and through other means, such as the interview process. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work. (limit characters)
2. Does the TSA employ any of your relatives? (limit characters)
Please respond whether or not you have been separated (e.g., terminated, removed, or resigned while a proposed termination or removal was pending) from TSA for any of the following reasons within the last three years.

Note: By responding "Yes" to any of these, you will be removed from consideration for this position
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3. Were you separated due to unacceptable performance? (limit characters)
4. Were you separated due to misconduct? (limit characters)
5. Were you separated due to receiving a negative suitability determination from the Personnel Security Division? (limit characters)
6. Did you resign after receiving a proposed removal letter? (limit characters)
Resume Requirements
1.

I understand that my Resume must include the following or I may be found ineligible for consideration:

  1. Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including month and year) for work experience
  2. Number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week
  3. Performance level for federal civilian positions (i.e. band or grade)
Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged.
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Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Do you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-J Pay Band or GS-14 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector? Specialized experience is defined as expert technical knowledge in at least three of the following architectural domains and comprehensive knowledge in the remaining areas: (e.g. applications, systems, information/data, cybersecurity, and network and infrastructure), experience with or in a Federal Enterprise Architecture environment demonstrating the value of EA at the enterprise, segment, and solution level in aligning capabilities, information/data, and technology to meet mission needs, experience in evolving and innovating EA services and products to provide consumable, understandable, and actionable
architecture and guidance.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Evolving and/or innovating EA services and products to provide actionable architecture and guidance.
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3. Applying knowledge of various IT and security architecture concepts and their interrelationship with enterprise architecture (EA), including emerging technologies and concepts (i.e., zero trust, security boundaries, cloud computing, data mesh, and secure mobile computing).
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4. Leveraging and/or managing an automated EA tool to produce various core and supplemental EA artifacts, work products, and reports.
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5. Providing policy guidance and advice on designing and implementing architecture.
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6. Providing strategic guidance and technical advice to business units and stakeholders on EA principles, policies, concepts, and practices. Answer to this question is required.
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7. Leading and/or producing EA products in multiple architecture domains using modeling techniques.
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8. Identifying opportunities to improve enterprise-level systems to support business process and capability needs by utilizing emerging or advanced technologies.
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9. Reviewing enterprise architecture products to ensure compliance with policy and guidelines.
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10. Reviewing and providing feedback on EA work products from subordinates and contractor staff, including architectural artifacts.
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11. Reviewing the current state and development of the enterprise transition strategy to achieve the organization's strategic and performance goals.
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12. Leading cross-organizational analyses to identify duplicative investments, gaps, or opportunities for collaboration.
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13. Evaluating the impact of EA products and services on technology investments and infrastructure, business operations, and stakeholder satisfaction.
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14. Leading studies to identify improvements in the way enterprise, segment, and solution architecture is applied to key business functions.
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15. Leading complex analyses in support of architectural activities.
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16. Developing oral and written briefings and management reports to communicate complex technical requirements to non-technical personnel and senior management.
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17. Building and managing an EA workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations and staffing needs.
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18. Identifying and addressing developmental needs of subordinates (e.g., by facilitating training, coaching or feedback).
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19. Completing administrative duties regarding personnel actions for direct reports (e.g., performance appraisal, recommending rewards, counseling and disciplining, etc.).
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20. Monitoring the progress of projects, programs and/or plans to ensure objectives are met.
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21. Managing operational and project budgets.
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22. Defining project/program requirements to ensure alignment with strategy and objectives.
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23. Managing multiple complex projects or major programs to ensure objectives are met.
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