Job opening: Cybersecurity Specialist
Salary: $66 200 - 86 000 per year
Published at: Apr 02 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is recruiting entry-level professionals to support a range of work across our diverse cybersecurity missions. These individuals will serve across the Department, including supporting several specialized programs to protect the Nation's information technology infrastructure.
Duties
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is recruiting entry-level professionals to support a range of work across our diverse cybersecurity missions. These individuals will serve across the Department, including supporting several specialized programs at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), and theDHS Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (PLCY). These positions are in the DHS Cybersecurity Service.
As a DHS Cybersecurity Service employee in the Entry Track you will:
Requirements
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or national.
- You must be 18 years of age.
- Must be registered for the Selective Service (if you are a male).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance. Security clearance levels may vary.
- Must be able to submit to a drug test and receive a negative result.
- Must be able to comply with ethics and standards of conduct requirements, including completing any applicable financial disclosure.
- May be required to serve a 3 year probationary period.
- Remote work may be available for some positions.
- While many of these positions are considered telework eligible, some individuals must live within 2 hrs driving distance to a DHS SCIF in either Chandler, AZ; Stennis, MS; Idaho Falls, ID; Arlington, VA; Pensacola, FL; Springfield, VA or D.C.
Qualifications
This position is in the Entry-Level Careel Track at the Cybersecurity Specialist level. At this level, individuals generally:
Have 0-2 years of work experience-exclusive of internships
Serve as a cybersecurity professional who is primarily a learner participating in a formal development program to gain technical expertise
This position is in the Entry Track at the Cybersecurity Specialist career level.
DHS Cybersecurity Service employees start at career levels and salaries matching their experience and expertise. In recruiting for this opportunity, DHS may hire employees at higher or lower career levels and associated salaries. To learn more about DHS Cybersecurity Service career tracks and levels, visit our application portal.
DHS Cybersecurity Service jobs are structured cybersecurity specializations - called technical capabilities. To learn more about technical capabilities, visit our application portal.
Education
Degrees are not required for jobs in the DHS Cybersecurity Service, but DHS is interested in your level of education and the topics you studied. As you submit initial application information, you will be asked questions about your education.
Contacts
- Address Cybersecurity Talent Management System
245 Murray Lane SW
Washington, DC 20528
US
- Name: DHS Cybersecurity Service Talent Team
- Email: [email protected]