This position serves as an IT Cybersecurity Specialist, Goverment Watch Officer, located in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Cybersecurity Services Staff (CSS), Security Operations (SO), in Washington, DC.

Duties

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service. The duties and responsibilities as an IT Cybersecurity Project Manager GS-2210-14 generally include, but are not limited to the following: Oversight assessing, monitoring, and mitigating certain foreign and domestic supply chain risks to the Department. Lead the implementation of security programs designed to anticipate, assess, and minimize system exploitation. Develops and evaluates security policies, to include incident response, supply chain risks, contingency planning, and vulnerability management. Integrates security programs across disciplines. Implements higher level security requirements, such as those resulting from laws, regulations, or Presidential directives. Identifies significant actual and potential cyber security problems, supply chain risks, trends, and weaknesses. Recommends modifications and solutions for reducing IT security risks, supply chain risks, and helps develop strategies for responding to future IT security challenges and supply chain risks. Develop innovative and unusual methods to collect cyber intelligence data and makes them usable in security operations and mitigating certain foreign and domestic supply chain risks. Maintain awareness of emerging threats, techniques, tactics, and procedures of cyber intrusions.

Requirements

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• You must successfully pass a security/background investigation and a drug screening.
• Selective Service registration is required, see the "Requirements" section for full details.
• Additional selections may be made from this announcement, at any time, if openings occur in other offices serviced by Justice Management Division, HR Operations.
• Financial Disclosure: If selected, you may be required to disclose financial information in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.
• You must meet all eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement and continue to meet these requirements throughout the hiring process. Offers can be rescinded if requirements are not met.
• May be required to serve a new one-year probationary period.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance.
• This position requires a Federal Acquisition Certificate for Contracting Officers Representative (FAC-COR) and/or Federal Acquisition Certificate for Program Manager (FAC-PM) Level III within 12 months of appointment.

Qualifications

To qualify for the position of IT Cybersecurity Specialist at (GS-2210-14), you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below AND possess the required specialized experience specific to this series and grade. Basic Qualifications (2210 series): Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attention 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. AND Specialized Experience: For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade or equivalent pay band system in the Federal service. At a minimum, specialized experience must be in or related to at least two of the following: Research and analyze external products to determine their potential for meeting organizational standards and business needs and mitigate supply chain risks; and/or Evaluate the extent of foreign involvement, foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) in vendor companies, including shareholder details, governance structures, and affiliations with foreign entities; and/or Prepare and submit regular supply chain risk management metrics and reports to senior management detailing supply chain risk, FOCI findings, and risk management strategies; and/or Establish and maintain policies and procedures for cybersecurity supply chain risk management. You MUST meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/28/2024. YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the "Required Documents" section for important notes about what information you must include in your resume!

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.

Contacts

• Address Justice Management Division - Chief Information Officer 2 Constitution Square 145 N Street NE Room 9W.300 Washington, DC 20530 US
• Name: Christopher Stout
• Email: [email protected]