Supervisory Information Technology Specialist

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. The position advertised is located in either Albuquerque or Las Cruces, New Mexico. The location will be determined by the applicant selected. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for enforcing Federal Criminal and Civil laws that protect life, liberty and the property of citizens. You will be responsible for independently planning, designing, executing, and supervising Information Technology (IT) programs, projects, and work involving a variety of IT specialty areas which support the information management needs of the District. Typical work assignments may include, but are not limited to: Planning, organizing, assigning, directing, scheduling and evaluating the work of all employees in the unit; Designing, documenting, developing, testing, installing and implementing new applications software; Planning and designing new and improved information systems to meet the needs of customer requirements; Performing oversight of a wide range of information technology support tasks associated with day-to-day operation of the USAO IT systems to meet USAO information needs utilizing network hardware and software capabilities; Maintaining district-wide responsibility for testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation, implementation, maintenance and management of networked systems used for the transmission of information in data, voice and/or video format; Ensuring IT systems availability, functionality, integrity, and efficiency; Ensuring the confidentiality and security of systems, networks, and data through the planning, analysis, development, implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of information systems security programs, policies and procedures. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.