The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) serves as DEA's CIO liaison and implementation manager to Federal agencies for all matters relating to information security and the DEA Cybersecurity Program. The CISO shall ensure DEA develops appropriate and sustainable cybersecurity policy and requirements that balance cybersecurity with the operational needs of the organization.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Background and/or Security Clearance
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Please review the COVID-19 statement listed under the "Required Documents" section.
• Please review the Political Appointee Disclosure Requirement paragraph listed under the "Required Documents" section"
• Drug testing designated position
• New appointees must successfully complete a 1-year probationary period

Qualifications

Qualifications include both general management skills and characteristics that are applicable to all Senior Level positions and technical or program responsibilities specific to this position. Applicants must have substantive general experience which provides a good basic or general knowledge of the principles of organization, management, and administration; and substantive specialized (operating administrative or managerial) experience in a type of work or a combination of functions directly related to this position. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Eligibility for this position will be based upon a clear showing that the applicant has experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out assignments of the position. Applicants are required to submit a narrative statement for each of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs). Do not enter "Refer to Resume" to explain your answer for the MTQs. Applications directing the reviewer to search within the application or to "See Resume" are considered incomplete and WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Failure to submit a narrative statement or address all of the mandatory technical qualifications (MTQs) is also considered incomplete and WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must submit a statement for each of the MTQs listed below. Please give a complete and detailed answer for each mandatory qualification. Statements shall be limited to a maximum of ONE page per MTQ. MTQ 1: Demonstrated experience with risk management principles and methodologies, including the ability to identify, assess, and prioritize risks for legacy systems, emerging technologies, complex datasets, and cloud solutions as well as a thorough understanding of federal compliance requirements (e.g. FISMA, NIST), ensuing compliance with these requirements, and securing complex data in various environments. MTQ 2: Expertly expresses complex information (e.g. ideas or facts) on cybersecurity, risk, compliance, and/or data-related concepts taking into account the audience and nature of the information. Demonstrated skill in presenting cybersecurity topics to an executive audience in order to promote a culture of security awareness, effectively report on compliance with requirements, and utilizes data to drive metrics-based decisions. MTQ 3: Demonstrates an ability to drive technical innovation in a secure, compliant, and data-driven manner to support the overall goal of modernizing DEA's IT enterprise. Experience with securely integrating new technologies, processes, complex data sets, and cloud solutions into an organization while efficiently assessing risk, compliance, and data security.

Education

Education: All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions

Undergraduate or Graduate Education: Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 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 Drug Enforcement Administration Do Not Send Postal Mail Springfield, VA 21310 US
• Name: Katrina Flowers
• Phone: 202-256-6120
• Email: [email protected]