Job opening: Information Technology Specialist (Security)
Salary: $94 199 - 176 555 per year
Published at: Oct 26 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Department of Technology Services, Information Technology Security Office, Security Policy and Assessment.
Duties
This position is located within the IT Security Office (ITSO) of the Department of Technology Services (DTS). The incumbent is a recognized IT security expert with a proven record of successfully managing or leading IT security assessment activities and extensive experience managing, developing, and mentoring personnel conducting IT security activities. The incumbent plays a crucial role in the administration of the court- unit independent IT security assessment program and the judiciary-unit IT security self- assessment ("scorecard") program. The incumbent performs multiple IT security assignments as directed by the Chief, Court-Unit Security Assessment Branch.
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Directly managing court-unit independent IT security assessments (this includes reviewing the quality of the independent IT security assessment activities from planning through report delivery as performed by the assessment teams).
Serving as a subject matter expert for IT security-related activities (this includes researching, project planning, service delivery, and reporting).
Interfacing with clients and management to understand their security needs.
Participating in the development and improvement of processes and resources related to the court-unit independent assessment program to elevate the quality of work performed, improve client understanding, reduce customer level-of-effort, increase assessment acceptance and risk mitigation, and evolve the independent assessment program to meet the judiciary's needs in a changing environment.
Participating in the development and improvement of processes and resources related to the judiciary-unit IT security self-assessment (scorecard) program to elevate the quality of self-assessment data, improve client understanding, reduce client level-of-effort, and evolve the self-assessment program to meet the judiciary's needs in an evolving environment.
Providing routine and ad hoc statistical IT security management reports and supporting data, including trend analysis.
Participating in federal recruitment and contract management activities.
Liaison activities across functional teams.
Providing senior management, operational, and technical controls guidance to staff.
Performing multiple IT security assignments as directed by the Chief, Court-Unit Security Assessment Branch.
Qualifications
Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.
Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience performing or managing IT security assessments.
**This position requires 25% of travel.**
Applicants with the following certifications are highly desirable:
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
CompTIA CASP+
Other equivalent certification
Be clear and specific when describing your work history in the resume. Human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.
Education
This position does not require education to qualify.
Contacts
- Address Department of Technology Services
One Columbus Circle, NE
Washington, DC 20544
US
- Name: Bassin Njie
- Phone: (202) 502-2202
- Email: [email protected]
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