This position is located in the VA Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Office of Information Security (OIS), Information Security Operations (ISO), Cybersecurity Operations Systems Engineering (COSE). The primary purpose of this position is to strengthen VA Cyber Security Act of 2022 or the SVAC Act of 2022, to execute tasks including those required to meet House of Representatives Bill 7299 (H.R. 7299).

Duties

The incumbent supervises the enhancement of existing COSE program to maintain ongoing awareness of information security, vulnerabilities, and threats to support organizational risk management decisions. This involves a wide range of IT management activities that typically extend and apply to an entire organization and/or major components of the department. The incumbent advises ISO leadership in strategic and tactical planning, providing technical research and advice on a wide range of topics in support of VA's COSE strategy and program. Leads, coordinates, communicates, integrates, and is accountable for the overall success of the program, ensuring alignment with agency or enterprise priorities. Directly manages information technology projects. Develop and maintain strategic plans. Develop methods to monitor and measure risk, compliance, and assurance efforts. Ensure that all acquisitions, procurements, and outsourcing efforts address information security requirements consistent with organization goals. Act as a primary stakeholder in the underlying information technology (IT) operational processes and functions that support the service, provide direction, and monitor all significant activities so the service is delivered successfully. Coordinate and manage the overall service provided to a customer end-to-end. Ensure that appropriate Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) and underpinning contracts have been defined that clearly set out for the customer a description of the service and the measures for monitoring the service. The incumbent lead department team responsible for conducting software and systems engineering and software systems research to develop new capabilities, ensuring cybersecurity is fully integrated. Conduct comprehensive technology research to evaluate potential vulnerabilities in cyberspace systems. Research current technology to understand capabilities of required system or network. Identify cyber capabilities strategies for custom hardware and software development based on mission requirements. Identify and/or develop reverse engineering tools to enhance capabilities and detect vulnerabilities. Develop data management capabilities (e.g., cloud-based, centralized cryptographic key management) to include support to the mobile workforce. Research and evaluate available technologies and standards to meet customer requirements. Perform supervisory duties and responsibilities over a subordinate staff of IT, budget, and communication support positions that is a mix of federal and contract personnel. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Telework eligible: Yes Compressed/Flexible: As determined by the Agency Policy. Position Description Title/PD#: Supervisory IT Specialist (INFOSEC)/PD20413A Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. Some work may require walking and standing in conjunction with travel and to attendance at meetings and conferences away from the work site. Some employees may carry light items, such as papers, books, or small parts, or drive a motor vehicle. The work does not require any special physical effort. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Travel Required: 25% travel may be required as needed for this position.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. BASIC REQUIREMENT: The basic requirements MUST be substantiated in your resume. Failure to provide the required information will render your application ineligible for consideration. Read all responses before making your selection. Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below at a proficiency level equivalent to the next lower grade level in federal service. 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~ GS-14 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Mastery of IT theories, principles, concepts, standards, and practices in order to accomplish the following: develop new theories, concepts principles, standards, and methods in the specialty area(s); advise other IT experts throughout the agency or in other agencies on a variety of situations and issues that involve applying or adapting new theories, concepts, principles, standards, methods, or practices, that are developed by the employee or results from the employee's leadership; and serve as senior expert and consultant to top agency management officials in order to advise on integrating IT programs with other programs of equivalent scope and complexity. ~AND~ Selective Placement Factor: This position includes a skill, knowledge, ability, or other worker characteristic basic to -and essential for satisfactory performance of the job. Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent the minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. Evidence of the Selective Placement Factor must be reflected in your resume. Experience with: Cybersecurity Engineering and Cybersecurity Architecture.

Education

There is no educational substitution for the GS-14 level.

Contacts

• Address DAS for Information Technology - 103 810 Vermont Ave. NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Recruitment Team One A
• Email: [email protected]