Assistant Chief Information Officer

The position is located within the National Marine and Fisheries Service, whose mission is responsible for the stewardship of the nation's ocean resources and their habitat, supporting the broader strategic goals of the Department and NOAA. In this role, the incumbent serves as the principal adviser to leadership on overall information resources/systems management. The position reports directly to the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations.

As the Assistant Chief Information Officer (ACIO) for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the incumbent will serve as the principal adviser to NMFS leadership on overall information resources/systems management and will strive to improve the operations and service delivery of NMFS programs through the effective use of IT, and support implementing enterprise solutions in accordance with the NOAA IT portfolio management plan. The ACIO: 1. Leads NMFS in the effective management of information resources by advocating cross-organizational program process improvements; ensuring program processes are modified to take full advantage of IT solutions; developing and promoting standards based IT; enabling cost-efficient and effective use of IT; and exercising principles of effective IT capital planning and investment analysis. 2. Promotes and shapes an effective strategic and operational IT planning and investment process that includes responsibility for ensuring appropriate FITARA oversight and approval of IT investments in coordination with NMFS Portfolio managers. Integrates the budget process, implements priorities established by NMFS and fully integrates NOAA's and the Department's strategic plans. The ACIO will encourage and enforce viable IT strategies/operations through participation in the program systems planning process as an agent for change, and will support the strategic information resources plan. The incumbent will ensure that IT projects included in the IT strategic and operating plans support the business needs of NMFS and are prepared in accordance with Departmental and OMB guidance. 3. Develops, issues, monitors and enforces compliance with policies, guidance and standards applicable to all IT hardware, software and telecommunications in the NMFS. Of particular importance is the responsibility for overseeing and ensuring compliance with IT security policy, procedures, and services across the NMFS. 4. Advises NMFS leadership, in partnership with other senior managers, to promote innovative uses of technology and facilitate management access to needed information resources. 5. Provides oversight to ensure information and records are properly managed; i.e., information is collected only as needed, protected from those who would destroy or abuse it, readily accessible to those who need it, and quickly disseminated to those who plan to use or contributed to it. 6. Works with NMFS management to ensure the conduct of IT processes is timely, cost effective, in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations and policies, and provides the best available capability consistent with requirements and within available budget resources. 7. Supports research, development and engineering efforts needed to define IT alternatives that can improve operations and customer service, as well as keeping current with user requirements and customer satisfaction concerning products and services. 8. Promotes shared development for common Federal processes, interoperability, and sharing of information by participating as a member of the CIO Council.

Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Senior Executive Service employees are subject to a one year probationary period (unless already completed). Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. May be subject to pre-employment and random drug tests. File a Public Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on. You may be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. This position requires a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations. Please read and retain these documents: Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation), and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information)

This position does not have a positive education requirement.