Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, we serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, we secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and public transit systems, thus protecting our transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Duties

This position is located in the Information Assurance and Cyber Security Division (IASCD), Information Technology (IT), Enterprise Support (ES), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). You will serve as the Director of IASCD and be responsible for overseeing, evaluating, and supporting the documentation, validation, assessments, and authorization processes necessary to ensure that existing and new information technology systems meet TSA and DHS cybersecurity and risk requirements. Duties include: Overseeing risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs. Directing systems security evaluations, audits, and reviews. Directing real-time cyber defense incident handling (e.g., forensic collections, intrusion correlation and tracking, threat analysis, and direct system remediation) tasks to support deployable Incident Response Teams (IRTs). Serving as technical expert and liaison to law enforcement personnel. Conducting periodic reviews, at least annually, to determine current technology needs and practices to advance the organization's cyber defense capabilities to protect systems and data from internal and external cyber threats. Planning and conducting security authorization reviews and assurance case development for initial installation of systems and networks. Managing and approving Accreditation Packages (e.g., ISO/IEC 15026-2). Reviewing authorization and assurance documents to confirm that the level of risk is within acceptable limits for each software application, system, and network. Promoting awareness of security issues among management and ensure sound security principles are reflected in the organization's vision and goals. Developing or assisting in the development of training policies and protocols for cyber training. Ensuring that cyber workforce management policies and processes comply with legal and organizational requirements regarding equal opportunity, diversity, and fair hiring/employment practices. Promoting awareness of cyber policy and strategy as appropriate among management and ensure sound principles are reflected in the organization's mission, vision, and goals. Coordinating with other TSA and DHS security organizations including physical, facility, personnel, industrial, and information assurance to carry out assigned security requirements.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for the SV-L Pay Band, you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-K Pay Band or GS-15 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is defined as: Providing in-depth and independent advice, guidance and recommendations to leadership on cyber security matters; AND Overseeing network monitoring and intrusion detection to ensure sound cyber security principles; AND Conducting information technology audits, reviews, risk assessments, forensic analysis and other information systems vulnerability and protection methodologies; AND Managing a Security Operations Center to identify, detect, protect, respond, and recover from internal and external threats; AND Leading the development of information security policies, strategic and budgetary plans. Note: Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. 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. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Contacts

• Address Executive Resources DO NOT MAIL Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: Executive Resources
• Email: [email protected]