Vacancy Listings are categorized by major areas of the OCIO. As part of the USDA, the OCIO observes the same hiring guidelines and procedures of the USDA. These can be found at the OCIO Personnel Site and the USDA Office of Human Resource Management (OHRM). Use the chart below to see Vacancy Listings for the various areas of OCIO.

Scroll down to "Office of the Chief Information Officer", "Information Technology Management", "Information Technology Services", "National Information Technology Center", and "Telecommunications Services & Operations" to view the current job vacancies. The job announcements are located at www.USAJOBS.com. Use the key search words associated with each announcement to locate the announcement on the USAJOBS.com web site.

Announcement No: OCIO-09-200(LJ)
Position: Information Technology Specialist
SALARY RANGE: 45,194.00 - 58,753.00 USD per year
OPEN PERIOD: Friday, July 24, 2009
to Friday, August 07, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-2210-07/07
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Washington, DC
POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time  Permanent
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities.
JOB SUMMARY: The Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) central information technology management organization and is responsible for overseeing USDA agencies and staff offices in the planning, design, development, acquisition, implementation, use, control, operations, maintenance, use, and disposal of information technology; and for monitoring the performance of USDA's information technology programs and activities.

The duties of the position described are considered to be Public Trust in scope and are classified at the moderate risk level. The successful candidate will be required to complete, and have favorably adjudicated, a Limited Background Investigation (LBI). An unfavorably adjudicated background investigation will be immediate grounds for removal from the position.

The individual selected for this position will provide administrative support to a headquarters staff responsible for developing, publishing and promulgating telecommunications policies throughout a Cabinet-level, Federal Department

Visit www.USAJOBS.com. Search on OCIO-09-200(LJ) for details.

No vacancies at this time.

Announcement No: 09-ITS-101
Position: Supervisory IT Specialist (NETWORK)
SALARY RANGE: 95,010.00 - 133,543.00 USD per year
OPEN PERIOD: Wednesday, August 05, 2009
to Monday, August 31, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-2210-14/14
DUTY LOCATIONS: Washington DC Metro Area; Fort Collins, CO; Kansas City Metro Area, MO; St Louis Metro Area, MO
POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time  Permanent
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from US citizens who meet any of the categories shown under the heading "Who May Apply."
JOB SUMMARY:
There is one vacancy available in one of the following potential
duty locations: Fort Collins, CO; Washington, DC; St. Louis, MO; or Kansas City, MO.

This vacancy is located in the Infrastructure Operations Division, Telecommunications Operations Branch.

International Technology Services (ITS) is an organization within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of the Chief information Officer (OCIO). Its prime directive is to meet the business needs of service center agencies within the USDA by providing outstanding customer service in the form of infrastructure support, as well as assistance in the field of information technology. Among the many services provided by ITS are hardware/software acquisition, infrastructure security operations and management, telecommunications, and help desk support. As the field of information technology continues its rapid growth into the 21st Century, ITS utilizes state-of-the-art methods and technology, and offers excellent career opportunities in several locations throughout the country.

Visit www.USAJOBS.com. Search on 09-ITS-101 for details.

Announcement No: 09-ITS-106
Position: Supervisory IT Specialist (NETWORK)
SALARY RANGE: 95,010.00 - 133,543.00 USD per year
OPEN PERIOD: Wednesday, August 05, 2009
to Wednesday, August 19, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-2210-14/14
DUTY LOCATIONS: Washington DC Metro Area; Fort Collins, CO; Kansas City Metro Area, MO; St Louis Metro Area, MO
POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time  Permanent
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from current USDA-OCIO employees only.
JOB SUMMARY:
There is one vacancy available in one of the following potential duty locations: Fort Collins, CO; Washington, DC; St. Louis, MO; or Kansas City, MO.

This vacancy is located in the Infrastructure Operations Division, Telecommunications Operations Branch.

International Technology Services (ITS) is an organization within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of the Chief information Officer (OCIO). Its prime directive is to meet the business needs of service center agencies within the USDA by providing outstanding customer service in the form of infrastructure support, as well as assistance in the field of information technology. Among the many services provided by ITS are hardware/software acquisition, infrastructure security operations and management, telecommunications, and help desk support. As the field of information technology continues its rapid growth into the 21st Century, ITS utilizes state-of-the-art methods and technology, and offers excellent career opportunities in several locations throughout the country.

Visit www.USAJOBS.com. Search on 09-ITS-106 for details.

Announcement No: NITC-09-180A
Position: Information Technology Specialist
SALARY RANGE: 67,613.00 - 104,525.00 USD per year
OPEN PERIOD: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 to
Thursday, August 06, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-2210-12/13
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Kansas City Metro area, MO
POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time  Permanent
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities.
JOB SUMMARY:
This position is located in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), National Information Technology Center (NITC), Information Services Division, Storage Management Branch.  The incumbent performs technical administration and support duties for the National Information Technology Center Mainframe data storage practice. The incumbent will analyze, implement, and support Direct Access Storage Device (DASD) disk storage and virtualized tape automation solutions for the NITC mainframe operating environment.


Visit www.USAJOBS.com. Search on NITC-09-180A for details.

Announcement No: NITC-09-181A
Position: Lead Information Technology Specialist (SYSADMIN)
SALARY RANGE:67,613.00 - 104,525.00 USD /year
OPEN PERIOD: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 to
Friday, August 07, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-2210-12/13
DUTY LOCATIONS: 2 vacancies - Kansas City Metro area, MO
POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time  Permanent
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities.
JOB SUMMARY:
This position is located in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), National Information Technology Center (NITC), Systems Engineering Division. This position is responsible for the installation, implementation, administration, and maintenance of centralized information technology, which is accessed nationally by a diverse and broad government customer base. The incumbent performs complex analyses in the development of methods, procedures, and programs to configure, implement, administer and maintain operating systems and subsystems.

Visit www.USAJOBS.com. Search on NITC-09-181A for details.

Announcement No: NITC-09-182B
Position: Information Technology Specialist
SALARY RANGE: 72,465.00 - 94,200.00 USD /year
OPEN PERIOD: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 to
Thursday, August 06, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-2210-12/13
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Ft. Collins, CO
POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time  Permanent
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from US Citizens, from current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities.
JOB SUMMARY:
This position is located in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), National Information Technology Center (NITC), Software Engineering Division, Applications Support Branch.  The incumbent will be responsible for development and maintenance of software applications of USDA agencies and other organizations.


Visit www.USAJOBS.com. Search on NITC-09-182B for details.

Announcement No: NITC-09-181A
Position: Lead Information Technology Specialist (SYSADMIN)
SALARY RANGE:67,613.00 - 104,525.00 USD /year
OPEN PERIOD: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 to
Friday, August 07, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-2210-12/13
DUTY LOCATIONS: 2 vacancies - Kansas City Metro area, MO
POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time  Permanent
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities.
JOB SUMMARY:
This position is located in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), National Information Technology Center (NITC), Systems Engineering Division. This position is responsible for the installation, implementation, administration, and maintenance of centralized information technology, which is accessed nationally by a diverse and broad government customer base. The incumbent performs complex analyses in the development of methods, procedures, and programs to configure, implement, administer and maintain operating systems and subsystems.

Visit www.USAJOBS.com. Search on NITC-09-181A for details.

Announcement No: NITC-09-183A
Position: Lead Information Technology Specialist (APPSW)
SALARY RANGE: 86,171.00 - 112,025.00 USD /year
OPEN PERIOD: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 to
Thursday, August 27, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-2210-13/13
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Ft. Collins, CO
POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time  Permanent
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities.
JOB SUMMARY:
This position is located in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), National Information Technology Center (NITC), Software Engineering Division, Applications Support Branch. The incumbent will be responsible to develop and maintain software applications of USDA agencies and other Federal organizations.

Visit www.USAJOBS.com. Search on NITC-09-183A for details.

No vacancies at this time.

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