Job opening: IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)
Salary: $113 792 - 147 934 per year
Published at: Feb 01 2024
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
Typical work assignments include:
Coordinating federal interagency cyber incident response, handling, requests for technical assistance, and reports. Define and manage IT and/or cybersecurity related programs and projects to include program initiatives and activities and cybersecurity awareness.
Consulting with stakeholders to evaluate functional cybersecurity requirements and translate requirements into technical solutions.
Building cybersecurity coalitions amongst the federal interagency to promote information sharing, reduce duplication, and improve the cybersecurity services provided by federal agencies.
Providing situational awareness and cyber incident coordination and mitigation assistance to federal cyber officials in support of stakeholders.
Analyzing cyber threat intelligence from multiple sources to advise federal cyber officials on courses of action to reduce cyber vulnerabilities.
Notifying private and public sector stakeholders of potential cyber vulnerabilities and provide guidance on options to mitigate.
Presenting findings of cyber incidents and analyses to senior federal official.
Participating as a presenter in regional seminars, symposia, and meetings relating to cybersecurity.
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 - Experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been responsible for reviewing the work of others to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.
Customer Service - Developing and maintaining relationships with customers, anticipating and assessing the current and future information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products or services that are tailored to meet customer needs (3)
Oral Communication - Briefing senior-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of complex technical information to a non-technical audience.
Problem Solving - Identifying alternatives to address unique, highly complex, or sensitive information technology-related issues. I have anticipated information technology-related problems and have identified and evaluated potential sources of information to generate alternative solutions.
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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-13
You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level (or equivalent) performing the following duties:
1.Providing oversight of multiple IT projects to include benefits management, life cycle management, and program governance.
2. Applying IT cybersecurity program management and project management principles and techniques.
3. Offering routine policy guidance to cyber management, staff, and users.
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 at the GS-12 or above grade levels.
Contacts
- Address Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
1616 N. Fort Myer Dr.
CISA-FMD Stop 0380
Arlington, VA 20598-0380
US
- Name: Customer Care Center DEU HR
- Phone: 317-212-0454
- Email: [email protected]
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