This position is located in the Office of Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience Policy (CIRR), part of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans. As a Director you will lead the development and coordination of department-wide policy positions in these and related areas of CIRR responsibility in coordination with appropriate interagency and DHS stakeholders. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Duties

As a Supervisory IT Specialist (INFOSEC), GS-2210-15, your typical work assignments may include: Leading a policy team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of national-level cyber, cybersecurity, emerging technology (including artificial intelligence), and/or related risk or resilience policy; analyzing potential impacts and providing concise recommendations to leadership on complex cyber, cybersecurity, emerging technology, and/or related risk or resilience policy issues. Serving as the senior representative in interagency and other working groups with other departments; foreign, state and local governments; the private sector; and academia and convenes subject matter experts to research, review, and report on sufficiency, implications of, and recommendations for cyber, cybersecurity, emerging technology, and/or related risk or resilience policy. Leading analysis of significant policy issues affecting DHS, the private sector, international community, and state, local and tribal governments. Communicating complex concepts, findings, and limitations into concise, plain language. Leading integration of cyber, cybersecurity, emerging technology, and/or related risk or resilience policy to support organizational requirements; reviewing and analyzing new and proposed legislation, regulations, strategies, and national policy initiatives; and developing policy solutions to identified security and other impacts on existing organizational policies, strategies, programs and operations. Organizing work, setting priorities, and determining resource requirements; determining short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinating with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitoring progress and evaluating outcomes. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
• Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
• This position is designated as drug testing eligible.
• You must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon appointment and will be required to file annually.

Qualifications

Individual Occupational requirements: In addition to specialized experience, you must demonstrate possession of the following competencies detailed 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. Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal government, performing duties such as: 1) Leading policy efforts to develop, implement, and/or evaluate national-level cyber, cybersecurity, emerging technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy; 2) Serving as the organizational representative at senior-level interagency or other senior-level working groups; 3) Leading analysis of significant policy issues affecting the organization and communicating complex concepts, findings, and limitations into concise, plain language; 4) Leading the integration of cyber, cybersecurity, emerging technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy to support organizational requirements and developing policy solutions to identified security and other impacts on existing organizational policies, strategies, programs and operations; and 5) Supervising a team of cyber, cybersecurity, and/or emerging technology policy analysts. (NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible). Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. 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. Current or Former Political Appointees: 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.

Education

Not Applicable

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Gina Mahal
• Phone: 202-984-0989
• Email: [email protected]