Job opening: Technical Director
Salary: $186 600 - 199 600 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Sep 12 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is recruiting for multiple Technical Directors to serve as executives across the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Cybersecurity Division (CSD). All positions are in the DHS Cybersecurity Service.
Duties
As a Technical Director in CISA's Cybersecurity Division (CSD), you will support a CSD Associate Director of a CSD subdivision on all current and future technology matters providing leadership on technical, engineering, and architectural activities. You will also act as an official liaison to the CSD Office of the Technical Director (OTD) ensuring technical alignment with CSD's strategic goals in support of CISA-wide missions and activities.
Requirements
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or national.
- You must be 18 years of age.
- Must be registered for the Selective Service (if you are a male).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance
- Must be able to submit to a drug test and receive a negative result.
- Must be able to comply with ethics and standards of conduct requirements, including completing any applicable financial disclosure.
- May be required to serve a 3 year probationary period.
- The preferred duty location is Washington D.C. but remote work may be available for some positions.
Qualifications
These roles comprise the senior leadership team in either CISA's CSD and are responsible for building and leading large technical teams in accordance with CISA's Core Values and Core Principles.
These opportunities are in the Executive Track. DHS Cybersecurity Service employees start at career levels and salaries matching their experience and expertise. To learn more about DHS Cybersecurity Service career tracks and levels, visit our application portal.
Cybersecurity Executives generally:
15 + years of cybersecurity work experience,
5+ years of leadership experience, and
Are capable of serving as an executive-level cybersecurity manager who serves as a Component senior functional authority--or DHS-wide leader--and oversees multiple, highly visible Component or DHS cybersecurity programs.
DHS Cybersecurity Service employees start at career levels and salaries matching their experience and expertise. To learn more about DHS Cybersecurity Service career tracks and levels, visit our application portal.
DESIRED TOOLS/INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:
Applicants for this position should possess at least three of the following:
Demonstrated ability to collaborate across organizational lines in a complex and dynamic organization.
A comprehensive understanding of the cyber threat landscape, emerging cyber issues and technical solutions, supply chain risks, and challenges faced by governmental and private industry partners.
Experience as a thought leader providing extensive technical guidance in the areas of cybersecurity engineering and architecture.
A demonstrated ability to effectively represent the organization in complex deliberations with senior officials from all branches and levels of government and with private sector executives, including owners and operators of critical infrastructure.
Education
Degrees are not required for jobs in the DHS Cybersecurity Service, but DHS is interested in your level of education and the topics you studied. As you submit initial application information, you will be asked questions about your education.
Contacts
- Address Cybersecurity Talent Management System
245 Murray Lane SW
Washington, DC 20528
US
- Name: DHS Cybersecurity Service Talent Team
- Email: [email protected]
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