Who May Be Considered: Internal to an agency - Current Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) employees Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) View common definitions of terms found in this announcement. Geographical Restriction: Limited to current internal CISA employees and CTAP eligibles residing within a 50 mile radius of Arlington, VA.

Duties

Joining CISA means being part of the team focused on securing the Nation's physical and cyber infrastructure against threats to public health and safety, economy, and national security; we Defend Today, Secure Tomorrow. Within CISA, the Infrastructure Security Division (ISD) focuses on protecting critical infrastructure from all hazards by managing risk and enhancing resilience through collaboration with the critical infrastructure community, which includes private sector owners, operators, and employees; state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) officials; and other federal agencies. Visit www.cisa.gov to learn more about CISA and how you can be part of the team to Defend Today; Secure Tomorrow. The primary purpose of the position is to serve as an IT Cybersecurity Specialist (INFOSEC) for the National Cyber Exercise Program within CISA Exercises. In this role, the incumbent is responsible for responsible for contributing to the section's efforts to build national capacity and capabilities to enhance the security and resilience of critical infrastructure through the planning and conduct of exercise programs in accordance with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program. Typical work assignments may include: Providing end-to-end coordination and management of high-visibility cybersecurity discussion-based and operations-based exercises; Developing and maintaining exercise support products and services, such as CISA Tabletop Exercise Packages (CTEPs); Assisting with developing and maintaining cybersecurity plans, strategy, and policy to support and align with organizational cybersecurity initiatives and regulatory compliance; Developing cybersecurity scenarios based on current and emerging technology, current adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures, and stakeholder exercise objectives; Promoting awareness of cyber policy and strategy as appropriate among federal, SLTT, private sector, and international partners; Collaborating with critical infrastructure owners and operators, IT security experts, and managers to support organizational cybersecurity objectives; Building relationships with key stakeholders, including senior managers across the government and private sector in the cybersecurity, threat analysis, incident response, risk management, and emergency management communities; Representing DHS and CISA as a technical expert at national and international cybersecurity meetings, symposia, and conferences; Preparing decision papers, reports, and analyses on section/program activities for senior officials and policy makers.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic Requirements AND Specialized Experience requirements as noted below. You may be considered for GS-2210 Series if you possess information technology related experience demonstrating each of the four required competencies: 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, considering 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 Specialized Experience for GS-13: You may qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level performing the following duties: Experience planning and conducting cybersecurity exercise programs to evaluate the security and resilience of critical infrastructure; Coordinating and conducting cybersecurity seminars, workshops, games, drills, tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises for stakeholders; Developing and maintaining cybersecurity plans, strategies, and policies to support organizational cybersecurity initiatives and regulatory compliance; Experience developing, coordinating, and implementing long-range plans, projects and security programs designed to anticipate, assess, and minimize system vulnerabilities. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet these requirements above, otherwise you will be found ineligible. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time After Competitive Appointment: By the closing date specified in this job announcement, current Federal civilian employees must wait at least 90 days after their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive service referral certificate before promotion, transfer, reinstatement, reassignment, or detail. All qualification requirements, including Time-in-Grade, must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification AND Time-in-Grade claims will be subject to verification.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 1616 N. Fort Myer Dr. CISA-FMD Stop 0380 Arlington, VA 20598-0380 US
• Name: Rafael Abreu
• Email: [email protected]