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Duties

NOTE: This announcement has an application limit and will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the day it reaches 50 applications. This may be earlier than the posted closing date. This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Technical Services Division, Information Security Branch, Sterling, VA. At the full performance level (GS-14) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Ensures confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems, networks, and data through the planning, analysis, development, implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of information system security program policies, procedures, and tools within and across the enterprise.

Requirements

Qualifications

Selective Placement Factor: This position requires that you hold either the Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) Certification or the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Certification. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the (1) Basic Requirements AND (2) Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. (1) Basic Requirements:Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate.GS-5 through GS-15 (or equivalent): For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending 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 (2) Specialized Experience:To qualify for the GS-14, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) applying the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Risk Management Framework to the full life cycle of an information system; 2) with NIST SP800-53 Rev.5 including applying security controls to an enterprise information system and crafting meaningful and applicable implementation statements for both On-Premises and Cloud systems to include reading and interpreting Customer Responsibility Matrices and Control Implementation Summaries; security control selection and tailoring; and continuous monitoring; 3) with third-party cybersecurity auditing and audit response including coordinating artifact collection and advising management on appropriate responses to notices of findings; 4) using an enterprise-level Governance, Risk, and Compliance tool such as Xacta or Cyber Security Assessment and Management (CSAM); and 5) managing information system security documentation and compliance; assessing administrative and technical security controls, interpreting cybersecurity policies and standards; and auditing implementation statements for on-premises and cloud-based systems. MUST MEET ALL. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, VA 20166 US
• Name: Gerri Sullivan
• Email: [email protected]