IT Specialist - Washington, United States - US Administration for Children and Families

US Administration for Children and Families
US Administration for Children and Families
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Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:


WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY
As a Information Technology Specialist (INFOSEC), you will use your knowledge and experience to optimize business results and customer experience by:

  • Developing policies and procedures to ensure information systems reliability and accessibility and to prevent and defend against unauthorized access to systems, networks, and data.
  • Monitoring and evaluates FPLS system development, security, management, and operation by ensuring that new or modified program/management policies, regulations, goals, objectives and/or processes are met by the system development and operational teams.
  • Conducting risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs.
  • Coordinating and speaking at national and regional workshops, seminars, and other meetings to disseminate information about the development, implementation and operations of computer information systems that support program requirements and the goals of the OCSS and ACF.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • U.S. Citizenship required
  • Suitable for federal employment
  • Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
  • All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
  • All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
  • Financial disclosure statement may be required.
  • Probationary (or trial) period may be required.
  • Current government employees and government contractors will be granted provisional suitability and will onboard in an expedited manner.
  • Once on board, continued employment will be based on the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.

Qualifications:


WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Basic Qualifications:

You must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below.
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Attention to Detail
  • Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

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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.

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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.

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Problem Solving
  • Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

AND

Minimum Qualifications:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience must include three (3) of the following:


  • Overseeing complex system development activities/processes, and ensuring that program goals, and objectives are met.
  • Developing policies and procedures to ensure information systems reliability and accessibility and to prevent and defend against unauthorized access to systems, networks, and data.
  • Conducting risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs.
  • Overseeing network and systems design to ensure implementation of appropriate systems security policies.
  • Managing operations of an organization's data center, software release management, and configuration management.

Documenting experience:
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience.

In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time.

As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.

Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.
In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series
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