This position is located within the IT Security Office (ITSO) of the Department of Technology Services (DTS). The incumbent is a recognized cyber security expert with demonstrated capabilities to perform the responsibilities of providing blue team engagement services to harden judiciary systems and environments. The blue engagements will be performed in direct support to National Program Offices (NPOs) and Court units to improve the local implementation of security controls.

Duties

The incumbent of this position is critically important in meeting AO goals of protecting the security of Judiciary assets and accelerating the efforts to improve the security posture of nation and court unit systems and initiatives throughout the AO. The incumbent will perform multiple and varying assignments under the Chief of the Security Architecture Management Branch and possess the skills needed to be a senior leader overseeing, participating in, budgeting for, directing, and inspecting/reviewing the work performed by a skilled contractor Cyber workforce to continuously improve the judiciary's security posture. Duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Leading the Blue Team to safeguard security, confidentiality, and integrity of US court information systems by detecting vulnerabilities and profiling/discovering threats. Collaborating with heads of NPOs, Court units, and judiciary stakeholders to negotiate, decide, and/or coordinate work-related changes affecting the judiciary. Finding and implementing ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to production, promoting team building and improving business practices. Determining the best approach (method and manner) for achieving the objectives; managing the quality and means of task delivery, determining the depth of individual resource commitment to assignments, and directing the technical approach to be taken by assigned government and matrix team members. Serving as a senior computer security specialist and performing analyses and project management tasks relative to information system and network security support to the agency and its constituents. Implementing, maintaining, and analyzing procedures and security requirements to determine overall technical features and security protection for systems and networks processing all sensitivity levels of information. Developing and implementing proactive strategies to defend the judiciary from emerging and existing threats and address capability gaps in the security enterprise architecture. Developing technical articles and hosting webinars supporting Judiciary security awareness. Conducting liaison activities across functional teams. Providing senior technical guidance to judicial stakeholders. Providing timely, clear, technically accurate notification to impacted judiciary stakeholders of the risk potential associated with IT security events and options for remediation. Interfacing with clients and management to understand their security needs and overseeing the development and implementation of procedures to accommodate them. Performing the tasks and meet the skills, knowledge and abilities as described in NIST Special Publication 800-181 National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce, NIST Special Publication 800-30 Risk Management Guide for IT Systems, NIST Special Publication 800-53 Recommended Security Controls for Federal Systems and Organizations, and NIST Special Publication 800-137 Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) for Federal Information Systems and Organizations.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience planning work to be accomplished, setting priorities and scheduling work to be completed within blue team engagements. Desired, but not required: Applicants who have one or more of the following certifications are highly desired: CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) GIAC Intrusion Analyst Certification (GIAC) Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Certified Information Security Manager ® (CISM ®) Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Other equivalent information security certification

Education

This position does not require education to qualify.

Contacts

• Address Department of Technology Services One Columbus Circle, NE Washington, DC 20544 US
• Name: Kymberli Camber
• Phone: (210) 301-6303
• Email: [email protected]