Total 5 Information Technology job vacancies in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

The Department of Administrative Services, Administrative Systems Office (ASO), is seeking a motivated and experienced Information Technology Specialist to fill the role of Solutions Architect within the Systems Execution Division, Systems Development Branch. This position will report directly to the Systems Development Branch Chief.

The ASO operates in an ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) matrix structure, comprising two divisions: the Strategic Planning Division (SPD), which focuses on strategy, budgeting, and service development for customers, and the Systems Execution Division (SED), which handles software development, operations and maintenance, application support, infrastructure, and contractor management essential for service delivery.

In this role, the incumbent will be responsible for managing, designing, and developing solutions and strategies that support ASO systems and services. They will lead development teams on various complex IT projects for the U.S. Courts and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The incumbent will also provide solutions architecture services, review code for compliance with ASO frameworks, and ensure that requirements are met. They will manage multiple projects simultaneously, interact with stakeholders to effectively oversee scope, schedule, and risks, and act as a liaison between project teams and service providers in other offices within the AO. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and communication skills.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Collaborating with the Systems Development Branch Chief to support the ASO mission by implementing quality software development practices and ensuring compliance with established standards.
2. Coordinating and communicating effectively with Project Managers, Branch Chiefs, Portfolio Managers and Systems Execution chief to achieve strategic and tactical goals.
3. Leading development teams comprised of both government and contract staff.
4. Re-architecting existing solutions for future cloud deployment and develop new cloud-native applications.
5. Leading software development of the Judiciary Electronic Filing System (JEFS); and facilitating financial disclosures for the courts and the Administrative Office.
6. Creating solution architectures that align with the requirements of Judiciary systems.
7. Preparing status updates for development initiatives and communicate major activities and potential risks to senior management.
8. Building, maintaining, and enhancing security measures.
9. Attending interim project review meetings and review team reports on key metrics, including schedule, cost, scope, and risk to ensure accurate and consistent reporting.
10. Recommending improvements to existing methodologies, templates, guidelines, checklists, and other software development artifacts to establish repeatable processes that enhance quality across teams.
11. Reviewing Root Cause Analysis and operational reports for affected national systems; and ensuring compliance in identifying issues and proposing corrective actions.

Major Duties:

• • Advises assigned Executive Director, associated Deputy Executive Director, and senior management by providing technical advice, oversight, and direction of multiple national IT programs.
  • Responsible for the success of the OIT mission through strategic collaboration across the organization involving technical requirements, identifying areas of efficiency, and implementing initiatives OIT wide.
  • Providers expert level technical policy, planning guidance, and technical direction and oversight to the Districts and offices executing IT software and automation, information assurance, information security, technology investments and initiatives.
  • Serves as the senior technical authority for all cross-cutting initiatives and portfolio management efforts and aligns the organization's technical vision with its business strategy and integrating technologies.
  • Collaborates with the assigned Executive Director to develop, maintain, and oversee execution of a technology plan that supports organizational needs while providing direction in all technology-related issues.

• Provides strategic leadership and operational direction to a professional team of direct-hire and contractor staff.
• Formulates and develops short-term and long-range strategic and financial plans and justifications for programs, budgets, staffing, and related projects for the Division.
• Plans, organizes, and manages the development and delivery of a broad range of problem resolution and technical support services.
• Synthesizes and analyzes available information; recognizes patterns or trends and draws reasoned conclusions from data.
• Manages a variety of customer services and experiences such as walk-in expert support at DT's multiple IT Marts, Bureau VIP customers, domestic equipment refresh upgrades and IT office equipment relocations, and onsite Tier 2 deskside support.

Under the general direction of the Deputy Chief Information Officer, the Associate Chief Information Officer (ACIO) for Application and Digital Solutions leads the Office and advises the DOT CIO on enhanced application development and digital solution strategies to optimize business processes and achieve DOT's strategic goals.

The Associate CIO provides expert guidance and insight regarding an array of technology initiatives and develops recommendations and strategies to facilitate their implementation in a strategic and innovative manner. The candidate also serves as an expert on DOT’s application development and digital solution initiatives, providing guidance to OCIO leadership on system modernization in a manner consistent with DOT’s mission and program objectives.

The ACIO establishes a clear vision for modernizing and stabilizing systems managed at DOT. Serves as a digital solutions adviser, steward for improving system stability, liaison for implementing modern techniques, and developer of new digital solutions. The incumbent serves as the principal advisor to OCIO leadership, introducing new technologies and digital transformation strategies for applications throughout DOT and the national transportation infrastructure. Stimulates the use of innovative solutions by: providing guidance during program planning, resource acquisition, and allocation processes; participating in the program systems planning processes as a thought leader and change agent; and developing supporting plans that are aligned to DOT’s strategic goals.

The ACIO encourages the utilization of emerging technology to improve services and reduce costs. The incumbent analyzes IT resources to better match capabilities with technology demands and overall Departmental interests. The incumbent continuously advises top leadership on major IT products and/or service delivery issues and recommends improvements to IT initiatives, as appropriate.

• Creates and executes objectives and milestones for IT projects supporting mission critical programs, such as implementing enterprise-level applications and IT infrastructure changes aligned with the organization's evolving business processes.
• Develops and applies project and product management tools, procedures, templates, and activities.
• Responsible for establishing project and product objectives, developing milestone charts, resource allocation, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring timely delivery within scope and budget.
• Leads execution of the full product lifecycle using modern solutions, including AI and AI-enabling technologies.
• Designs cost/benefit analyses to optimize human and material resources while minimizing costs.
• Integrates configuration management, IT architecture, infrastructure design, and systems integration into comprehensive IT project plans.
• Ensures compliance with federal laws, regulations, and standards related to information systems security and guarantees sufficient development and user testing is conducted to meet business and organizational requirements before project completion.
• Conducts program evaluations to ensure IT initiatives achieve their objectives, identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and oversees complex programs involving multiple interdependent processes, concurrent tasks, overlapping deadlines, resource constraints, and competing priorities.
• Collaborates with top management to develop and advise on long-term plans for project implementation and administration.
• Develops business cases and IT metrics and prepares briefings, white papers, budget justifications, and cost models.
• Researches, develops and evaluates strategies for implementing AI/ML and related technologies into current missions, processes, projects, products and services.
• Works closely with, and may serve as lead to, human-centered design, user experience, product and software development teams or resources using Agile methodologies.
• Manages integration of AI/ML technologies into new or existing products or services while owning or having extensive input into the product's/service's mission and strategic roadmap.
• Identifies opportunities and creative solutions for AI integration, AI-driven product improvement and/or entirely new AI-powered product development based on needs analysis, customer research, proof of concept and organizational needs.
• Monitors technological advancements and makes recommendations for future technology enabled products and services to support agency's mission.
• Conducts authoritative research and analysis on the planning, development, integration, and evaluation of IT products, systems, and subsystems to meet the needs of agency's major organizational units.