IT Branch Manager #104 presso United States Senate

IT Branch Manager #104

Target Hiring Range: $156,646-$197,983 

Department: Chief Information Officer
Posting Date Range: 10/23/2025-11/6/2025
Pay Grade Range: $151646-$197983
Work Hours: 7:30am-4:00pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Remote Work Status: Hybrid 
Hybrid Schedule: 6 days a month onsite.
All remote or hybrid work arrangements must be performed from within the continental United States, subject to Sergeant at Arms approval.

 The Senate Sergeant at Arms does not pay for relocation expenses. 

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

JOB OVERVIEW

Job Description

The Target Hiring Range for this position is: $156,646-$197,983

The Sergeant at Arms is seeking an individual that will be responsible for the leadership, strategic direction, and management of the organization’s Network Engineering, Network Management, and Network Infrastructure teams. This role ensures the performance, availability, and security of the enterprise network by overseeing architecture, operations, maintenance, and support activities. The manager serves as a key contributor to long-term IT infrastructure planning, budgeting, and technical roadmaps aligned with business objectives.  In this role, you will lead the groups responsible for the U.S. Senate network wired and wireless infrastructure, data center networks, Internet connectivity, VoIP systems, firewalls, load balancers, and other assorted networking systems. The position is also responsible for managing networking requirements for Continuity of Operations and Continuity of Government.

The successful applicant must be able to work independently, manage multiple direct managers, and report to leadership.  The position requires solid technical skills, and the ability to learn new technologies quickly. The ability to manage multiple tasks and projects is a must, and effective verbal and written communications is necessary.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Position:

Leadership & Management

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of network engineers, operational staff, a network architect, and infrastructure technicians.
• Set departmental goals, performance expectations, and development plans for staff.
• Coordinate staffing, recruitment, and team development to support organizational needs.

Technical Direction

• Define and oversee the implementation of network architecture and technology strategies to meet current and future business requirements.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of LAN/WAN, data center, wireless, and cloud networking environments.
• Stay informed about emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in network services.
• Act as escalation point for complex network incidents or outages.

Operational Management

• Manage day-to-day network operations including monitoring, incident response, change management, and service-level delivery.
• Establish and maintain documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Implement and enforce policies for network security, configuration management, and compliance.

Infrastructure Oversight

• Direct the planning and execution of infrastructure projects including hardware refresh, site expansions, data center upgrades, and cloud integrations.
• Collaborate with facilities and vendors for cabling, power, HVAC, and physical security as it relates to network systems.

Budget & Vendor Management

• Develop and manage annual operating and capital budgets for the network services function.
• Procure, evaluate, and manage vendor relationships, service contracts, and licensing agreements.
• Conduct cost-benefit analyses and make recommendations for investments or cost optimizations.

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with other IT teams (e.g., Security, Applications, Cloud, Support) to ensure seamless integration and operation.
• Serve as a technical advisor to executive leadership, providing regular updates on network performance, risks, and initiatives.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning as it pertains to network availability.

Key Accountabilities/Essential Job Duties
Develops standards for technical performance for outsourcing; conducts regular reviews of vendor’s contract performance; Serves as COR for the IT Support Services Contract and oversees CORs for outsourcing contracts; Oversees branch efforts for the contract re-compete process, including requirements generation, RFP creation and evaluation. Leads the preparation of long-term and short-term strategic plans; Manages the operations of the branch, including setting priorities, allocating resources, managing personnel, staff recruitment & training, performance evaluation and providing general oversight of projects. Develops, implements, and monitors the branch budget and budget expenditures; develops budget forecasts; creates documentation justifying requests; provides input into budget testimony; Uses cost/benefit analysis on a continuing basis to assess efficiency of services. Manages and supervises staff recruitment, training, motivation, and performance evaluation. Establishes policies and practices governing the operation, services, and staff of the branch. Prepares and maintains status reports; approves purchases; and performs related administrative requirements. Other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Required Education
High school Diploma/GED.

Other Duties/ Responsibilities

• Establishes policies and practices governing the operation, services, and staff of the branch.
• Serve as the Director in their absence.
• Leads or participates in user groups, task forces, and steering committee activities with other Senate or legislative branch organizations.
• Represents the SAA in meetings and activities with senior management of other Senate or legislative branch organizations.

Required Work Experience

• Eight to ten years of experience in program or information technology management. 

Required Special Skills/ Knowledge

• 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. 
• Knowledge of the current principles and practices of public administration, including governmental procurement, contracting, personnel, and project management.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and make recommendations for action. 
• Ability to plan, direct, manage, and supervise programs and activities of several technical units.
• Ability to plan, assign and review the work of technical, professional, and managerial personnel. 
• Ability to manage multi-million-dollar annual budgets. 

Desired Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in network engineering or operations, including 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise networking technologies (e.g., routing, switching, firewalls, SD-WAN, VPN, Wi-Fi, load balancing).
• Experience with network monitoring and management tools.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects and budgets.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Working Conditions

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Sedentary.
• To meet the needs of the U.S. Senate, the person in this position may 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 U.S. Senate, the person in this position will be required to be on call, or report on-site on a rotation, within 24 hours.

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 benefits package for all SAA staff. Our benefits extend beyond health care coverage to help provide employees with student loan reimbursement, professional development, transportation subsidy, TSP/retirement savings, access to our Employee Assistance Program, and more! For more information regarding SAA’s benefits, please visit https://sen.gov/OPPW.

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 [email protected] with “Accommodation” in the subject line.

VOLUNTARY SELF-IDENTIFICATION FOR VETERANS' PREFERENCE

If you are identifying as veterans' preference eligible under the 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 to be considered for all future veterans’ preference positions within the Senate Sergeant 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 [email protected].
• To view additional information regarding the VEOA, please click here.

An applicant who declines to self-identify as a disabled veteran and/or to provide information and documentation regarding his/her disabled veteran’s status will not be subjected to an adverse employment action, but the individual may be ruled ineligible for veterans’ preference.