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Summary This Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for Enterprise Infrastructure (EI) position is located in the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT) in Washington, DC. DT's mission is to create a secure, informed, and interconnected Department by using IT resources in a secure, innovative, and prioritized way. DT's vision is to drive effective collaboration and operations across the Department, its partners, and foreign audiences. Responsibilities The Deputy Chief Information Officer for Enterprise Infrastructure is a Deputy Assistant Secretary level equivalent position. As such, the DCIO serves as a key member of the Department of State’s Chief Information Officer’s leadership team and reports to the Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer. Key duties include overseeing a variety of infrastructure services including communication security services, enterprise cloud hosting, hardware supply chain, hosting environment and support, and shared lab services. The incumbent is responsible for the Department’s enterprise networks, overseeing the operational sustainment, reliability, and performance of these systems. He/She serves as an advisor to the CIO and PDCIO providing strategic direction and innovative solutions. The incumbent oversees three Regional Diplomatic Technology Centers located in Frankfurt, Germany; Bangkok, Thailand; and Washington, DC which provide technical support and guidance to support DT’s global customer base. The position oversees and provides executive leadership to the offices of Infrastructure Strategy and Finance; Infrastructure Management; Network Technology; and the Regional Diplomatic Technology Centers in Frankfurt, Bangkok, and Washington, DC. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance. Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing. Requires a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278. One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation. Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required. This position is a drug-testing designated position subject to random testing for illegal drug use. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's completion and favorable adjudication of a background security investigation. The Ethics in Government Act, PL 95-521 requires the applicant selected for this position submit a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually, and upon termination of employment. Qualifications Unless you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM, you must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications (last five questions). All applicants must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Mandatory Technical Qualification questions in order to receive consideration for the position. To view additional information on the proper preparation of Executive Core Qualification statements available on the Office of Personnel Management's website please click here. When responding to the Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications, you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position by submitting narrative responses in which you detail your experience in each of the Technical Qualifications and the Executive Core Qualifications. Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts. You should limit your narrative to two pages per Mandatory Technical Qualification and Executive Core Qualification. Applicants who use "see resume" as a response will not receive consideration for the position. Your experience and resume should explicitly demonstrate the following: MTQ 1: Demonstrated experience and ability overseeing the development of strategies and policies that govern the planning, direction, and management of IT solutions for a global customer base, establishing portfolio management best practices, and delivering secure, reliable, and business oriented technology solutions. If you do not possess the mandatory technical qualifications described above, you may be considered ineligible for these positions. Education Additional Information SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER - Your Social Security Number is requested under the authority of Executive Order 9397 to uniquely identify your records from those other applicants who may have the same name. As allowed by law or Presidential directive, your Social Security Number is used to seek information about you from employers, schools, banks, and others who may know you. Failure to provide your Social Security Number on your application materials will result in your application no being processed. SELECTIVE SERVICE - If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify at the time of appointment that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service law. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION - This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Office of Employee Relations, Disability/Reasonable Accommodations Division, at (202) 261-8180. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. TELEWORK - If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. This position is not eligible for remote work. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM (E-Verify) – U.S. law requires organizations to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States - either U.S. citizens, or foreign citizens who have the necessary authorization. This agency utilizes E-Verify to compare information from the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) records to confirm employment eligibility. If the employee’s information does not match DHS and/or SSA records, the employee is given an opportunity to resolve the problem. If eligibility cannot be verified, employment will be terminated.