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Job opening: Security Specialist

Salary: $105 029 - 161 349 per year
Published at: Jun 21 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Who May Be Considered: U.S. Citizens Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligible View common definitions of terms found in this announcement.

Duties

Typical work assignments include: Reviews and interprets new directives, program changes, legal initiatives, and/or DHS guidelines concerned with security and resilience activities affecting critical infrastructure. Develops strategies, based on emerging threats, needs and gaps to recommend and influence officials in the development and improvement of local policies, procedures, and directives related to critical infrastructure protection programs. Participates in working groups to resolve interagency problems related to policy, procedures, and directives and to shape future policy related to emerging threats and program requirements. Liaison for the Department of Homeland Security to other Federal agencies, state, and local government and the private sector on security compliance/enforcement matter relative to the protection of the Nation's Critical Infrastructure. Plan, coordinate, and conduct complex critical infrastructure security and resilience assessment activities, including the generation of Protective/Resilience Measure Indices based on industry standards, identifying vulnerabilities, and presenting recommendations to corporate executives and/or senior SLTT officials to mitigate risk. Coordinates and leads assessments and analysis to identify dependencies, gaps, interdependencies, and vulnerabilities. Serves as a technical authority with regards to findings and recommendations from these assessments, which have a direct influence on investment decision-making and facility security and resilience enhancements. Coordinates and leads assessments and analysis to identify dependencies, gaps, interdependencies, and vulnerabilities. Identifies and develops strategies for DHS risk mitigation training based on needs analysis. Plans, develops, coordinates, and executes outreach in response to threats and the threat environment.

Requirements

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. You qualify for the GS-13 grade level, if you have: EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level (or equivalent) performing the following duties: 1. Develops, directs and conducts analyses and evaluate studies through security and resiliency assessments, and reviews and interprets application of security directives and program changes on infrastructure security and resilience; and 2. Plans, coordinates, and conducts complex critical infrastructure security and resilience assessment activities, including the generation of Protective/Resilience Measure Indices based on industry standards, identifying vulnerabilities, and presenting recommendations to corporate executives to mitigate risk; and 3. Serves as a technical authority with regards to findings and recommendations from these assessments, which have a direct influence on investment decision-making for facility security and resilience enhancement. You qualify for the GS-14 grade level, if you have: EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level (or equivalent) performing the following duties: 1. Advising critical infrastructure owners and operators on methods to improve security plans and reduce risk factors; and 2. Provides expert planning, analysis and consultation to owners and operators of critical infrastructure that directly influence the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and activities within state and local government and private sector operations to improve security and resilience; and 3. Organizes and conducts security assessments, surveys and analyses of critical assets, systems, and facilities to develop measures and influence adoption of such measures by the asset owner to enhance overall infrastructure security and resilience capabilities. 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.

Contacts

  • Address Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 1616 Fort Myer Dr. Arlington, VA 22209 US
  • Name: Customer Care Center DEU HR
  • Phone: 317-212-0454
  • Email: [email protected]

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