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 View common definitions of terms found in this announcement.

Duties

In this position you will serve as a Cybersecurity State Coordinator for the assigned State of duty within the assigned Region. Typical work assignments include: Serves as a primary point of contact for Regional Directors and the Agency to State government officials with a specific focus on critical functional cybersecurity issues such as elections infrastructure, developing state cybersecurity strategies and state cyber response plans. Collaborates with other Federal departments and agencies, State, Local, Territorial and Tribal Governments, and private sector partners to stay in maintain awareness of potential cyber, physical, and human threats to the IT infrastructure. Review risk management programs by using evaluation results to create or enhance the effectiveness of the partner's information sharing to support efforts for safeguarding security postures and presents findings to leadership. Collaborates with organizational managers and stakeholders to support mission objectives, establish the enterprise continuity of operations program, strategy, and mission assurance, and identify alternative information security strategies to address organizational security objective. Assist in identifying, prioritizing, and coordinating the protection of critical cyber defense infrastructure and key resources, and in assessing the impact of implementing and sustaining a dedicated cyber defense infrastructure. Assists partners and stakeholders in performing assessments of systems and networks within the NE or enclave and identifies where those systems/networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy. Measures effectiveness of defense-in-depth architecture against known vulnerabilities. Perform security reviews, identify gaps in security architecture, and develop a security risk management plan. Provide options for consideration regarding policies and procedures that a partner organization can implement to improve cybersecurity posture. Present the current threat landscape, critical infrastructure cybersecurity concerns, and available Agency resources, programs, and services to audiences through speaking engagements.

Requirements

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: 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. AND 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 the following duties: Providing authoritative technical guidance and oversight related to information systems security to include cybersecurity frameworks, controls and auditing requirements. Monitoring compliance of security programs designed to minimize system vulnerabilities by adhering to information systems security, regulations, protocols or security certification and accreditation requirements. Serving as a senior representative for complex, high-visibility information technology projects. 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: Ashley Tolliver
• Phone: 202-765-9972
• Email: [email protected]