What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior IT Manager position at United States Senate?

Senior IT Manager #5482

Target Hiring Range : $138,009 - $175,000

Department : Chief Information Officer

Posting Date Range : 2 / 12 / 2025-2 / 26 / 2025

Pay Grade Range : $139009-$189558

Work Hours : 8 : 30am-5 : 30pm

FLSA Status : Exempt

Remote Work Status : Remote

All remote or hybrid work arrangements must be performed from within the continental United States, subject to Sergeant at Arms approval.

This vacancy announcement closes at 7pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

JOB OVERVIEW

Job Description

The Target Salary Range for this position is : $138,009 - $175,000

We are hiring for a Senior IT Manager to lead our Quality Assurance (QA) initiatives. The manager is a key leadership role within the U.S. Senate SAA CIO organization responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing a robust QA strategy that ensures the delivery of high-quality, secure, and reliable software solutions. The QA Manager will play a critical role in defining and executing an automated testing strategy, optimizing processes, and fostering a quality culture across software development and COTS application initiatives.

Key Accountabilities / Essential Job Duties

Develops and implements IT strategies aligned with organizational goals, ensuring effective execution across specialized IT domains. Leads diverse IT teams, fostering professional growth, collaboration, and excellence in specialized areas such as UX, product development, software development, business partners, quality assurance, COTS development and vendor management. Champions the evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies and best practices to drive innovation and improve service delivery and product development. Builds and maintains strong relationships with business partners, customers, and vendors, ensuring IT strategies and projects align with stakeholder needs and expectations. Oversees the operational aspects of the IT department, ensuring efficient resource allocation, process optimization, and delivery of high-quality IT services and products. Manages budgeting, financial forecasting, and resource allocation to ensure projects are delivered within budget and contribute to the financial objectives of the organization. Other duties, as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Required Education

High School Diploma / GED.

Other Duties / Responsibilities

Other duties as assigned.

Required Work Experience

Minimum of 5 years of experience in a leadership role within an IT environment, demonstrating proficiency in managing, supervising, and developing professional and technical teams.

Required Special Skills / Knowledge

Strong leadership skills to guide and develop diverse IT teams, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration across teams and with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.

Fundamental understanding of project management principles to oversee IT projects from conception to completion.

A solid technical foundation in IT principles, with the ability to oversee a variety of IT functions and adapt to new technologies.

Ability to contribute to and execute strategic IT plans that support the organization's goals and adapt to changing business needs.

Commitment to staying informed about the latest IT trends and best practices, with a willingness to pursue relevant professional development opportunities.

As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant's proficiency in key areas relevant to the role.

Desired Qualifications

7 years of experience in quality assurance roles, with at least 3 years in a managerial capacity.

Experience working in government or highly regulated environments preferred.

Familiarity with cloud-based testing and deployment process.

ISTQB or equivalent QA certification.

Working Conditions

Sedentary.

Since this position requires onsite presence in support of the U.S. Senate when in session, this position requires the employee to be available and prepared to work during government shutdowns, in inclement weather, on holidays, and during late night, overnight, and weekend sessions. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.

This position directly supports essential services of the U.S. Senate. As such, this position requires the employee be available and prepared to work during government shutdowns, in inclement weather, on holidays, weekends, and during late nights to ensure essential services to the Senate continue without interruption. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.

The U.S. Senate network cannot be taken offline for maintenance during the workday, or while the Senate is in session. As such, maintenance windows may only occur at night, on weekends, and occasionally on holidays. Employees who perform systems upgrades, maintenance, wiring, backups, support our alternate data centers will have schedules that include working nights, weekends, and holidays.

To meet the needs of the US Senate, the person in this position will be required to work extended hours, outside normal business hours, which includes but may not be limited to holidays and weekends, as necessary.

To meet the needs of the US Senate, the person in this position will be required to be on call, or report on-site on a rotation, as needed by SAA.

Security Clearance

This position requires that the applicant obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Government security clearance.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens in order for the SAA to submit your application for a security clearance.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

To be employed by a Senate employing office in a paid position in the continental United States an individual must :

1. Be a U.S. citizen;

2. Be lawfully admitted for permanent residence and seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)(B);

3. Be (i) admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157 or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 and (ii) have filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or

4. Owe allegiance to the U.S. (i.e., qualify as a non-citizen U.S. national under federal law).

Employment is contingent on background / security investigation results.

BENEFITS AT-A-GLANCE

The SAA provides a highly competitive benefitspackage for all SAA staff. Our benefits extend beyond health care coverage tohelp provide employees with student loan reimbursement, professionaldevelopment, transportation subsidy, TSP / retirement savings, access to ourEmployee Assistance Program, and more! For more information regarding SAA'sbenefits, please visit

ACCOMMODATIONS

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the SAA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAA and need special assistance or an accommodation to complete the application process, please submit your request to employment@saa.senate.gov email with "Accommodation" in the subject line.

VOLUNTARY SELF-IDENTIFICATION FOR VETERANS' PREFERENCE

If you are identifying as veterans' preference eligible underthe VEOA, please use this link to complete your application for Veterans' Preference AFTER you apply for this position. The link will also be available on the "Thank You" page after you have submitted your job application.

Candidates only need to apply one time for veterans' preference tobe considered for all future veterans' preference positions within the SenateSergeant at Arms.

All supporting documents must ONLY be provided within the Veterans' Preference Application and within the stated deadline of the job announcement.

Late applications for veterans' preference will not be considered.

Documentation to obtain veterans' preference will not be considered if attached to the job application.

If you need to revise or resubmit your Application for Veterans' Preference / documents, please withdraw your previous Application for Veterans' Preference and resubmit. If you require assistance, please email employment@saa.senate.gov.

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To view additional information regarding the VEOA, please click here.

An applicantwho declines to self-identify as a disabled veteran and / or to provideinformation and documentation regarding his / her disabled veteran's status willnot be subjected to an adverse employment action, but the individual may beruled ineligible for veterans'preference.

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