Job opening: IT Cybersecurity Specialist
Salary: $82 764 - 107 590 per year
Published at: Mar 29 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Joining the Secret Service, Office of Technical Development and Mission Support (TEC), Technical Security Division will allow you to provide a technically secure environment for the President and Vice President, as well as other protectees.
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Duties
The selectee will serve as a/an IT Cybersecurity Specialist in the Office of Technical Development and Mission Support. Typical work assignments include:
Assisting with the development of cyber security for assigned Technical Support Division (TSD) missions.
Ensuring national and organizational cyber security policies (e.g. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Risk Management Framework (RMF)) are implemented across products.
Communicating cyber security policies and other information to stakeholders inside and outside of IT.
Qualifications
Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic Requirements AND /Specialized Experience requirements as noted below
Basic Requirement: Possess information technology related experience demonstrating each of the four required competencies:
A. Attention to Detail: Ensuring IT programs are in compliance with cybersecurity policies and/or standards;
B. Customer Service: Ensuring products align with customer organizations' missions;
C. Oral Communication: Maintaining collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders; and
D. Problem Solving: Providing solutions to cybersecurity project or program issues to meet short and long-term goals.
AND
Specialized Experience:
You qualify for the GS-11 level (starting salary $82,764.00) if you possess one of the following:
GS-11: Applicant must possess one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties:
Applying cybersecurity policies to the analysis of compiled security data;
Assisting with compiling data needed to approve systems for cyber security compliance; and
Providing policy recommendations to senior staff based on industry best practices and directives.
NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.
OR
You have successfully completed three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D.; or successfully completed a Ph.D.; or LL.M., if related, at an accredited college or university in a field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
OR
You have less than one year of experience as described above and less than 3 years of graduate level education as described above. However, you have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education that when combined, equals at least 100% of the total requirement. Note: Only graduate education in excess of the master's level [generally 36 semester hours] may be used in this calculation.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.
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.
Veterans' Preference: For more information on veterans' preference see: https://www.opm.gov/fedshirevets/veteran-job-seekers/#
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.
Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP/CTAP): This program applies to Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed, or employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet eligibility criteria for CTAP or ICTAP; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. Well-Qualified includes those applicants whose knowledge, skills, and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. For information on eligibility criteria and required documentation, go to: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.
Education
If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.
Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information, visit:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address United States Secret Service
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Washington, DC 20223
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- Name: Philadelphia Services Branch
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