Job opening: IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (APPSW)
Salary: $132 368 - 172 075 per year
Published at: Dec 01 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This announcement is issued under the Direct Hire Authority (DHA) to recruit for positions for which there is a critical hiring need. Selectee(s) will receive a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service and may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
Who May Be Considered:
U.S. Citizens
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Duties
This is a shared job announcement across the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, with multiple participating divisions. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. These divisions include, but are not limited to:
Cybersecurity Division (CSD)
Emergency Communications Division (ECD)
Infrastructure Security Division (ISD)
Integrated Operations Division (IOD)
National Risk Management Center (NRMC)
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Office of the Chief Operations Support Officer (OCOSO)
Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO)
Stakeholder Engagement Division (SED)
Typical work assignments include:
Develops, creates, maintains, and writes/codes new (or modifies existing) computer applications, software, or specialized utility programs.
Analyzes the security of new or existing computer applications, software, or specialized utility programs and provides actionable results.
Examines data from multiple disparate sources with the goal of providing security and privacy insight.
Designs and implements custom algorithms, workflow processes, and layouts for complex, enterprise-scale data sets used for modeling, data mining, and research purposes.
Design, document, develop, modify, test, install, implement, and support new or existing applications software.
Qualifications
To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required experience for the respective grade level in which you are applying:
EXPERIENCE: Experience must be Information Technology (IT)-related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate.
You must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:
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, taking into account 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.
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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the qualification requirement listed above, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower GS-grade level (or equivalent). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Such experience is typically gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT.
GS-14
You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level (or equivalent) performing all the following duties:
Developing analytics using cybersecurity data, including network, endpoint, cloud, and software data.
Evaluating, monitoring, and developing policies to improve the security of software systems.
Developing, creating, maintaining, and writing/coding new (or modifies existing) computer applications, software, or specialized utility programs.
Performing secure program testing, review, and/or assessment to identify potential flaws in Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) models and mitigating vulnerabilities.
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.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
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: CISA OCHCO Outreach & Employee Experience
- Email: [email protected]
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