This position is located in the Department of Technology Services (DTS), IT Security Office (ITSO), Security Engineering Division (SED).

Duties

The incumbent of this position is a recognized cyber security expert with demonstrated capabilities to perform the responsibilities of augmenting Information Systems Security Officers (ISSOs) support to National Program Offices (NPOs) and Court units to improve the local implementation of security controls. The incumbent will also provide blue team services to harden judiciary systems and environments. The incumbent will perform multiple and varying assignments under the Chief, Security Engineering Division, and possess the skills needed to be a senior leader overseeing, participating in, budgeting for, directing, and inspecting/reviewing the work performed by a skilled Cyber and IT workforce. The incumbent of this position must be able to perform the tasks and meet the skills, knowledge and abilities as described in NIST Special Publication 800-181 National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce, NIST Special Publication 800-30 Risk Management Guide for IT Systems, NIST Special Publication 800-53 Recommended Security Controls for Federal Systems and Organizations, and NIST Special Publication 800-137 Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) for Federal Information Systems and Organizations. Duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Leading a team of contract Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) to ensure certification and accreditation documentation, lifecycle maintenance documentation, risk analysis and assessment reports, computer security operating procedures, and all other required documentation is provided to support certification recommendations and accreditation decisions. Leading the Blue Team to safeguard security, confidentiality, and integrity of US court information systems by detecting vulnerabilities and profiling/discovering threats. Making decisions on work problems presented by subordinates and establishing priorities and schedules. Collaborating with heads of national program offices, court units, and judiciary stakeholders to negotiate, decide, and/or coordinating work-related changes affecting the judiciary. Developing subordinate evaluations and evaluating performance. Consulting with specialists on training needs and decides on training programs related to assigned personnel. Making decisions regarding the application of both financial and personnel resources in support of enduring and emergent requirements. Finding and implementing ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to production, promoting team building and improving business practices. Determining the best approach (method and manner) for achieving the objectives; managing the quality and means of task delivery, determining the depth of individual resource commitment to assignments, and directing the technical approach to be taken by assigned government and matrix team members. Serving as a senior computer security specialist and performing analyses and project management tasks relative to information system and network security support to the agency and its constituents. Implementing, maintaining, and analyzing procedures and security requirements to determine overall technical features and security protection for systems and networks processing all sensitivity levels of information. Developing and implementing proactive strategies to defend the judiciary from emerging and existing threats and addressing capability gaps in the security enterprise architecture. Developing technical articles and hosting webinars supporting Judiciary security awareness. Maintaining and enhancing the security roadmap to provide technical, personnel and procedural growth. Planning, scheduling, assigning, and directing staff on technical and operational projects and during regular departmental activities as well as participating in federal recruitment and contract management activities. Conducting liaison activities across functional teams. Providing senior technical guidance to staff. Providing timely, clear, technically accurate notification to impacted judiciary stakeholders of the risk potential associated with IT security events and options for remediation. Interfacing with clients and management to understand their security needs and overseeing the development and implementation of procedures to accommodate them. Providing senior technical guidance to staff.

Requirements

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 working as a lead or manager overseeing, participating in, budgeting for, directing, and inspecting/reviewing the work performed by a skilled Cyber and IT workforce. Desired, but NOT Required: Applicants with one or more of the following certifications are highly desirable: Comp TIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) GIAC Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) Certified Ethical Hacker Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Equivalent certification listed in my resume.

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]