The Intelligence Community (IC) Chief Information Office (CIO) is responsible for advancing the Intelligence Community's mission by driving secure collaboration, integration, and information sharing; identifying and addressing information enterprise risks; and providing strategic leadership and oversight of the IC's enterprise architecture and enterprise information technology.

Duties

Lead Risk Management Division (RMD) within the Cybersecurity Group (CSG) overseeing Intelligence Community (IC) -wide efforts to safeguard the IC Information Environment (IE). Leads development and implementation of a comprehensive IC IE safeguarding strategy. Promote effective delivery of cybersecurity risk assessment, authorization, compliance/performance analysis, and mitigation services. Ensure that the quantitative data collected in Cybersecurity Performance Evaluation Model (CPEM) is analyzed and accurately documented in the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) report. Serves as a Cybersecurity Advisor to the IC CISO on all Information System Security matters and is a Subject Matter Expert in applying Intelligence Community's information and cybersecurity policies, the Risk Management Framework (RMF), and the application of adequate security controls across the entirety of the IC IE. Skillfully executes functions that include; information security policy interpretation, review of system security Bodies of Evidence (BOE) comprising the System Security Plan (SSP), Security Assessment Reports (SARs), Risk Assessment Reports (RARs), Security Concept of Operations (SECONOP), Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&M); provides critical thinking in determining if security controls are sufficient to protect all levels of classified information in system design and risk determination, negotiates among various technical and management parties (at all levels), and formulates positions across a wide range of cybersecurity issues. Provides senior level analysis and review of risk considerations (mission, security, and costs tradeoffs) in context of IC and agency missions, able to review performance and provides risk tradeoff analysis to implement the policies, processes, models, assessments, and standards needed to recommend risk acceptance authorization for complex systems and mission enablement. Define and develop information security requirements and engineering solutions for new systems and plan, define, and review system security plans, support NIST framework Authority to Operation process. Provides the information system owners detailed and constructive recommendations for correction, along with references to appropriate government regulations and explanations and desired specific outcome(s) of the corrections. Collaborate directly with senior security managers charged with developing security guidelines for the IC. Lead and manage complex computer engineering projects or programs that may have ill-defined requirements, ambiguity, parallel tasks, multiple dependencies, high risks, and multiple interfaces; manage the design, construction, testing, and implementation of technical and functional specifications; provide technical oversight and initiate, plan, implement, and coordinate activities throughout the life of the project.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen residing in the United States
• Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI)
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• A two-year trial period is required for all new permanent appointments to the ODNI.

Qualifications

Superior ability to balance responsibilities among project activities; ability to manage transitions effectively from task to task, adapting to varying customer needs. Superior ability to develop or implement information systems security plans and procedures. Superior ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, complex information in a clear, concise manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of diverse audiences with different perspectives and objectives. Superior interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including a demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment and to lead and mentor junior colleagues. Superior ability to listen to, clarify, and convey understanding of others' ideas, comments, and questions as well as to integrate and build upon diverse opinions in a manner that encourages the formation of integrated solutions and positions. Superior ability to perform thorough work and conscientious about attending to detail. Superior ability to examine available data (which may be incomplete), applying the relevant facts aided by past experience and in-depth knowledge, and make decisions and/or arrive at conclusions that are fundamentally sound. Superior ability to balance security compliance with program cost, schedule, performance, and/or mission needs. Expert knowledge of network and information security architectures and systems security engineering concepts, including topology, protocols, services, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth). Expert with virtual and cloud computing technologies and concepts and experience with developing system security requirements, documentation, and network and workflow diagrams. Experience: One year of specialized experience at the next lower GS-grade (or equivalent). IT-related experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT Certification). IT- related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies (Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving). Certifications/Licenses: Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), or other equivalent information security certification (e.g., CISM) preferred, but not required.

Education

Mandatory Requirements:

Degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information assurance, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.

Contacts

• Address IC CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Director Of National Intelligence Washington, DC 20511 US
• Name: Vacancy Team ODNI
• Email: [email protected]