Job opening: IT Cybersecurity Specialist (INFOSEC)
Salary: $122 907 - 172 075 per year
Published at: Sep 06 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
This announcement has an applicant limit of 150. Once the first 150 applicants have been reached, the announcement will no longer be available to apply.
Salary
Atlanta, GA: $122,907 - $159,776
Rockville, MD/ Washington, DC: $132,368 - $172,075
Duties
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY
As an IT Cybersecurity Specialist (INFOSEC), you will use your knowledge of and experience with the Office of the Chief Information Officer to optimize business results and customer experience by:
Planning, designing, developing, managing, and enhancing IT techniques and methods responsive to OCIO and DHHS operational and business requirements, including efficiently using available resources.
Developing and interpreting policies, procedures, and strategies governing the analysis, planning, and delivery of public health informatics IT services throughout HHS/OCIO applying advanced IT principles, concepts, methods, standards, and practices.
Providing input to the Risk Management Framework process activities and related documentation (e.g., system life-cycle support plans, concept of operations, operational procedures, and maintenance training materials).
Assessing security controls based on cybersecurity principles and tenets, (e.g., Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CIS), CSC, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NIST) SP 800-53, Cybersecurity Framework, etc.).
Providing cybersecurity guidance to leadership in the application of cybersecurity and privacy principles and organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
- Suitable for federal employment
- Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
- Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
- All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
- All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
- Financial disclosure statement may be required.
- Probationary (or trial) period may be required.
Qualifications
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Basic Qualifications: You must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:
Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
AND
Minimum Qualifications: You must have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing at least three (3) of the following:
1) Designing and operating cybersecurity systems, supporting infrastructure, and network security protections.
2) Providing technical guidance to management and other technical specialists.
3) Developing and monitoring systems that track the availability and performance metrics of automated systems (such as virtualization platforms, operating systems, applications, and services).
4) Gathering and analyzing data and writing technical procedures and reports.
Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.
Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through national Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.
OPM Qualification General Policies Website
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Office of the Chief Information Officer
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20201
US
- Name: SROC Help Desk
- Phone: -----
- Email: [email protected]