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Informion Technology Specialist (ENTARCH) (Chief Technology Officer) Nional Labor Relions Board Office of the Chief Informion Officer Summary The position is loced within the Office of the Chief Informion Officer (OCIO). The incumbent serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), the Agency's principal technical authority responsible for establishing, maintaining, and advancing the enterprise architecture (EA) necessary to support the Agency's mission and stregic objectives. This is a non-supervisory position th provides authoritive enterprise-level guidance, technical leadership, and long-term architectural direction. Learn more about this agency Summary The position is loced within the Office of the Chief Informion Officer (OCIO). The incumbent serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), the Agency's principal technical authority responsible for establishing, maintaining, and advancing the enterprise architecture (EA) necessary to support the Agency's mission and stregic objectives. This is a non-supervisory position th provides authoritive enterprise-level guidance, technical leadership, and long-term architectural direction. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today • Apply by 06/23/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 23, 2026 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $169,279 - $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel up to 10% for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 2210 Informion Technology Management Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk High Risk (HR) Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
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Control number 873560300 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency This position is open to current NLRB Employees in the Competitive Service and CTAP employees. Videos Duties Help As a Informion Technology Specialist (ENTARCH) (Chief Technology Officer), GS-2210-15, your typical work assignments may include: Leading the development, maintenance, and implemention of the Agency's enterprise architecture, including target architectures, transition plans, and technology modernizion stregies. Advising senior leadership on emerging technologies and providing authoritive recommendions based on Agency needs and federal requirements. Conducting cross-organizional analysis to identify redundancies, modernizion needs, shared service opportunities, and enterprise risks. Analyzing the impact of architectural decisions on IT investments, business processes, security posture, and operional performance. Providing technical guidance to IT project teams, architects, and stakeholders to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and modernizion goals. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U. S. Citizenship Required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. This is not a remote position. Relocion expenses are not authorized. This position is in the Competitive Service. This position is not part of the Bargaining Unit. Subject to a background investigion prior to appointment. Submit complete applicion package online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing de. Qualificions All qualificions and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing de of the announcement.
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT
The ideal candide for the Informion Technology Specialist (ENTARCH) (Chief Technology Officer) is a seasoned enterprise architect and stregic technology leader with deep experience modernizing complex federal IT environments. They possess expert knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, cloud modernizion, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies, and can transle these into actionable, mission-aligned solutions. The candide excels advising senior leaders, driving technology governance, and guiding long-term modernizion efforts. Strong communicion and collaborion skills enable them to work effectively across technical and mission stakeholders to strengthen the Agency's IT ecosystem.
BASIC REQUIREMENT
Individuals must have IT-reled experience demonstring each of the four competencies listed below. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about tending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (th is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products th your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizions outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide informion or assistance, resolve their problems, or sisfy their expections; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communicion - Expresses informion (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nure of the informion (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentions; listens to others, tends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriely. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of informion; uses sound judgment to genere and evalue alternives, and to make recommendions. In addition to the
BASIC REQUIREMENT
, applicants must also meet the following:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-14 grade level, which has provided them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the Informion Technology Specialist (ENTARCH) (Chief Technology Officer) the GS-15 grade level.
Specialized experience includes:
Experience leading enterprise architecture activities, including designing, developing, and implementing enterprise architectures and producing reled architectural documention; and Experience applying IT standards and directives (e.g., NIST guidance) to drive modernizion efforts and incorpore those requirements into long-range technical stregies; and Experience providing senior-level technical advice on technology trends, policy impacts, IT investment decisions, cybersecurity considerions, and enterprise risk as they rele to security architecture. This experience must be fully supported and articuled in your resume to receive considerion. Please do not cut and paste the specialized experience from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstrion of your qualificions for this position. Substitution of educion in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. For more detailed informion on these qualificion standards, please the United Stes Office of Personnel Management's website here .
NOTE:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion There is no substitution of educion for experience for this position. Additional informion
SUPPLEMENTARY VACANCIES
Supplementary vacancies may be filled in addition to the number sted in this announcement.
The Nional Labor Relions Board is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive considerion for appointment without regard to race; color; religion; sex; nional origin; age; disability; genetic informion; pregnancy, childbirth, or a reled medical condition. Applicants with disabilities who need reasonable accommodions for any part of the applicion and hiring process should contact the Agency's Selective Placement Coordinor by email here . NLRB offers a wide array of reasonable accommodions and programs for individuals with disabilities. (
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for additional informion for job seekers with disabilities, please click on the following website here .)
PLACEMENT POLICY
The posting of this announcement does not oblige management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by Promotion. The position may be filled by Reassignment or Promotion. Management may use any one or any combinion of these methods to fill the position.
PROBATIONARY/TRIAL PERIOD
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probionary period, or 2-year trial period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: Your performance and conduct; and The needs and interests of the agency; and Whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probionary period or trial period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest.
ALTERNATE APPLICATION INFORMATION
Applicants may contact the Office of Human Resources . The Nional Labor Relions Board offers career opportunities th feure competitive starting salaries and the potential for performance-based increases, flexible hours, and the ability to achieve and maintain a balanced lifestyle. You will enjoy a range of comprehensive and competitive employment benefits th include Work/Life Balance Programs (Alternive Work Schedules, Telework, Employee Assistance Program, and the Child Care Subsidy Program), the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance, Thrift Savings Plan, and the Transit Benefit Program. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued based on how well you meet the qualificions listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualificions evalued based on your applicion merials (e.g., resume, supporting documents) and your responses to all assessments required for this position.
You assessed on the following competencies: Attention to Detail Customer Service Oral Communicion Problem Solving Enterprise Architecture Technology Awareness Customer Service Oversting your qualificions and/or experience in your applicion merials or applicion questionnaire may result in your removal from considerion. To preview the applicion questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12989932 Optional Four Essay Questions At the time of applicion, applicants provided with four short, free-response essay questions designed to ascertain their dedicion to public service for the hiring manager and agency leadership (or designee) to review. Responses are not required and will not be scored. If applicants choose to provide a response to the essay questions, they required to certify th they are using their own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]). The responses to each question cannot exceed 200 words per question.
In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. For evaluing the quality of applicants for referral to the selecting official, a multi-phased process used. Phase 1: Applicants' resume and supporting documents reviewed by Human Resources (HR) to determine whether they meet the basic qualificion requirements. Phase 2: Applicants who are minimally qualified may be advanced to a Structured Resume Review assessment conducted by a Subject Mter Expert (SME) panel. SMEs may review applicants' resumes to evalue technical qualificions for this position based on the required specialized experience. Phase 3: Applicants who successfully pass the Structured Resume Review assessment may be advanced to a Structured Interview conducted by a Subject Mter Expert (SME) panel. SMEs may assess applicants' ability to demonstre the required competencies for the position. Phase 4: A final score, which may combine the results from one or more assessments, may be used to identify the top-red applicants. Applicants meeting the established cut-off score may be referred to the selecting official for considerion and may be required to participe in one or more additional interviews as part of the hiring process. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Please submit the supporting documents outlined below for your claimed eligibility stus. RESUME In compliance with Executive Order 14170, Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service resumes must not be longer than two pagesin length. The resume must address minimum qualificions and other requirements listed in the job announcement. If the two-page resume criteria and/or the resume formting requirement is not met, candides red as ineligible and will not be referred for hiring considerion. Resumes must include all of the following informion outlined below:
Contact Informion:
Name and how best to contact you, including email address and phone number. Relevant Work Experience Job Title and Employer (including series and grade for any Federal positions) Start and end des with month/year (e.g., 05/2019 -08/2022 or present) The number of hours you worked per week Ensure work experience descriptions are aligned with the job announcement and address all required qualificions. Brief descriptions should demonstre your ability to perform the tasks the required level as sted in the job announcement.
OTHER DOCUMENTS
(if applicable) . For more informion, please click on the applicable link. Most Recent Performance Appraisal. (Current/Former Federal Employees). If performance appraisal is not ded within the last 18 months or if you are unable to provide a performance appraisal, an explanion why must be provided. Please include a document in your applicion package explaining why the performance appraisal is not available. Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50). (Current/Former Federal Employees). Most recent SF-50 showing current grade, tenure, and highest (permanent) grade ever held, if different from your current grade. Performance Award, Realignment/Reassignment, Name Change and Detail SF-50s will not be accepted as proof of grade and tenure. If applying for a higher grade, provide a SF-50 or SF-50s which show the length of time in current/highest grade (i.e. Promotions, With-in Grade Increases, and SF-50s with des th show proof of you holding the grade for least a year) to support meeting time-in-grade requirements. As a current or previous Career or Career Conditional employee in the Competitive Service, you may determine your current stus by checking block 24 on your SF-50. The block must reflect "1" or "2". Also, block 34 must reflect "1". A copy of your SF-50 must be provided for verificion. Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) If requesting considerion under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting the minimum requirements for the position and scoring least an 85) and provide all of the following documents: Your most recent performance appraisal; AND The proof of eligibility letter from the Agency; AND Your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade. Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing de of the vacancy will result in your removal from considerion for this position. Please review your applicion prior to final submission to ensure you have submitted all approprie documents. Uploading documents to USAJOBS does NOT ensure inclusion with your applicion to our system. You must verify th the documents are in the system with your applicion prior to final submission. All merials must be received by 06/23/2026 to be considered for this announcement. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package, which includes: Resume; and Any other documents needed to verify your qualificions or eligibility (see the Required Documents section). Please follow the instructions listed below for submitting your complete applicion package. Applicion procedures are specific to this vacancy announcement. Please read all instructions before you begin. To begin the process, click the
APPLY ONLINE
button the right side of this screen to cree an account or log into your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire. Please ensure you click the
SUBMIT MY ANSWERS
button the end of the process .If you have never applied through USAJOBS for a position with the Federal Civil Service, you will need to cree a USAJOBS account. To change or upde your applicion, simply reapply through USAJOBS , before the closing de. New or upded resumes are considered "incomplete" applicions until the required virus scan is cleared. To check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. Agency contact informion Nional Labor Relions Board employment.solutions@nlrb.gov Address
OFC OF THE CHIEF INFO OFFICER 1015
Half St SE Washington, DC 20570-0029 US Next steps Once your applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued. You will receive another notificion about the stus of your applicion, and a final notice once a selection has been made. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Please submit the supporting documents outlined below for your claimed eligibility stus. RESUME In compliance with Executive Order 14170, Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service resumes must not be longer than two pagesin length. The resume must address minimum qualificions and other requirements listed in the job announcement. If the two-page resume criteria and/or the resume formting requirement is not met, candides red as ineligible and will not be referred for hiring considerion. Resumes must include all of the following informion outlined below:
Contact Informion:
Name and how best to contact you, including email address and phone number. Relevant Work Experience Job Title and Employer (including series and grade for any Federal positions) Start and end des with month/year (e.g., 05/2019 -08/2022 or present) The number of hours you worked per week Ensure work experience descriptions are aligned with the job announcement and address all required qualificions. Brief descriptions should demonstre your ability to perform the tasks the required level as sted in the job announcement.
OTHER DOCUMENTS
(if applicable) . For more informion, please click on the applicable link. Most Recent Performance Appraisal. (Current/Former Federal Employees). If performance appraisal is not ded within the last 18 months or if you are unable to provide a performance appraisal, an explanion why must be provided. Please include a document in your applicion package explaining why the performance appraisal is not available. Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50). (Current/Former Federal Employees). Most recent SF-50 showing current grade, tenure, and highest (permanent) grade ever held, if different from your current grade. Performance Award, Realignment/Reassignment, Name Change and Detail SF-50s will not be accepted as proof of grade and tenure. If applying for a higher grade, provide a SF-50 or SF-50s which show the length of time in current/highest grade (i.e. Promotions, With-in Grade Increases, and SF-50s with des th show proof of you holding the grade for least a year) to support meeting time-in-grade requirements. As a current or previous Career or Career Conditional employee in the Competitive Service, you may determine your current stus by checking block 24 on your SF-50. The block must reflect "1" or "2". Also, block 34 must reflect "1". A copy of your SF-50 must be provided for verificion. Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) If requesting considerion under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting the minimum requirements for the position and scoring least an 85) and provide all of the following documents: Your most recent performance appraisal; AND The proof of eligibility letter from the Agency; AND Your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade. Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing de of the vacancy will result in your removal from considerion for this position. Please review your applicion prior to final submission to ensure you have submitted all approprie documents. Uploading documents to USAJOBS does NOT ensure inclusion with your applicion to our system. You must verify th the documents are in the system with your applicion prior to final submission. All merials must be received by 06/23/2026 to be considered for this announcement. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package, which includes: Resume; and Any other documents needed to verify your qualificions or eligibility (see the Required Documents section). Please follow the instructions listed below for submitting your complete applicion package. Applicion procedures are specific to this vacancy announcement. Please read all instructions before you begin. To begin the process, click the
APPLY ONLINE
button the right side of this screen to cree an account or log into your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire. Please ensure you click the
SUBMIT MY ANSWERS
button the end of the process .If you have never applied through USAJOBS for a position with the Federal Civil Service, you will need to cree a USAJOBS account. To change or upde your applicion, simply reapply through USAJOBS , before the closing de. New or upded resumes are considered "incomplete" applicions until the required virus scan is cleared. To check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Nional Labor Relions Board employment.solutions@nlrb.gov Address
OFC OF THE CHIEF INFO OFFICER 1015
Half St SE Washington, DC 20570-0029 US Next steps Once your applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued. You will receive another notificion about the stus of your applicion, and a final notice once a selection has been made. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today • Apply by 06/23/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 23, 2026 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $169,279 - $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel up to 10% for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number