Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Duties

This Intelligence Operations Specialist (Cyber Analyst) position is located within Operations Support (SO), Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), Threat Analysis Division (TAD), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Additional duties include but are not limited to: Monitors, researches, reports, and initiates products and briefings on multiple, varying, complex, specialized assignments related to cyber threat and/or risks to transportation equities for TSA operational components and private industry transportation security stakeholders, which enable customers to implement new rules, regulations, and policies in response to evolving threats. Work is performed independently, with minimal direction of the supervisor, who monitors work progress via status reports and at completion; work is reviewed for alignment with, and effectiveness in meeting customer requirements, and compliance with Office requirements, procedures and practices. Initiates, performs, and reviews complex, specialized analyses of intelligence reports regarding cyberattacks or incidents of cyber espionage that affect transportation. Interprets and assesses information and data to identify trends, patterns, linkages, and draw conclusions based on current and past cyber threat intelligence, cyberattacks and incidents of cyber espionage to advance TSA's understanding of cyber threats to transportation and inform development of new TSA regulations, and policies. General guidance for carrying out work is available in the form of broad policies that allow discretion for developing new and innovative approaches to conduct analyses and develop reports and other products. Serves as team lead for complex, innovative projects on evolving cyber threats to transportation, in collaboration with TSA, DHS, and Intelligence Community counterparts, which inform customer development of new rules, regulations, and policies. Collaborates with senior representatives of TSA, DHS, Intelligence Community (to include DHS I&A, NCTC, CIA, NSA and FBI) and law enforcement community partners at headquarters and/or in the field to ensure determine and develop a comprehensive understanding of cyber threats/risks affecting transportation; develops plans or measures for any necessary de-confliction. Mentors analysts on responding to customer needs and supporting operational decision-making for TSA personnel; provides guidance on coordination with other TSA entities, responding to information requests, and collaboration with external members of the US Intelligence Community and DHS Intelligence Enterprise

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for the J-Band Pay Band (equivalent to GS-14), you must have one year of specialized experience at the - I Band or GS-13 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience applying intelligence and analytic processes, standards and tradecraft to perform and enhance analyses of emerging cyber adversary tactics and Threats to the US transportation sector; and) Experience expressing information to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of sensitive information, and Experience writing, reviewing and editing cyber Intelligence/assessment products from multiple sources. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. 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. Resumes must include the following: Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience. State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week. Performance level (i.e. band or grade) Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Contacts

• Address OS - TAD- Intelligence and Analysis 6595 Springfield Center Dr Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: HC ServeU Customer Care
• Email: [email protected]