Supervisory Information Technology Specialist (Information Security)

Full Job Description

The primary roles of the position are to serve as a recognized authority, senior cyber security specialist; and build/manage/mature the Cyber Operations branch including oversight of cyber-specific operational duties that will support both the Engineering and Compliance branches as well as the other directorates Location Negotiable if selected your duty location will be your current duty location.

Please see additional information below.

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

FOR THE GS-14 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: Leading cyber and privacy incident response activities.

Conducting cyber risk assessments related to foreign travel. Providing security awareness training to staff and/or creating training material on various cyber threats.

In addition, all applicants qualifying based on experience must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below.

Applicants must demonstrate possession of these competencies within the body of the resume; no separate statements addressing them are required.

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.

Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level.

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

• The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Responsible for ensuring that the information security requirements necessary to protect the organization’s core missions and business processes are adequately addressed.
• Leads incident response activities within the Cyber Directorate. Coordinates investigations across all Cyber branches.
• Manages the cyber assessment processes associated with employee international travel requests.
• Assists with development of architecture roadmaps for the implementation of cyber security services.
• Provides input into cyber policies and procedures that all employees must follow before obtaining approvals for traveling abroad.
• Provides financial management and cost estimating support for the IT security programs.