Supervisory Information Technology Specialist - Washington, United States - US Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

Duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

  • Performing the full range of first line supervisory duties.
  • Conducting risk and vulnerability assessments of information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs. Promoting awareness of security issues among management and ensuring sound security principles are reflected in organizations' visions and goals. Assessing security events to determine impact and implementing corrective actions.
  • Conducting systems security verification and validation to ensure they meet risk acceptance requirements. Developing and implementing programs to ensure that systems, network, and data users are aware of, understand, and adhere to systems security policies and procedures.
  • Adapting current testing processes to align with rapid development, security, and operations (DevSecOps) processes. Developing security requirements that can be added to functional requirements so that security is built into products from the beginning. Providing resources and tools that will make it easier for development teams to adopt security requirements from the start.
  • Managing the internal and external vulnerability scanning programs (i.e., CISA Cyber Hygiene and Bug Bounty Program) conducted by internal and external teams. Staying current with emerging threats by collaborating with internal and external (i.e., CISA, FBI) to perform software centric, attacker centric, and asset centric threat modeling.
  • Managing, operating, and maintaining the security testing infrastructure and testing tools. Researching and identifying new tools that can improve the testing process and/or support enterprise development activities. Performing contracting activities, administration, and management of these tools and licenses.
  • Creating and making recommendations for improvements to IT security resources maintained by ITSO, such as security guidelines, hardening standards, and best practices. Providing input on enterprise security tools in their configurations and implementations.
  • Demonstrating strong project management as well as oral and written communication skills. Providing complete and accurate project status updates to the SED Division Chief and promptly communicates any barriers to task completion.
  • Responding to inquiries from System Owners, IT Directors, Court Unit Executives, and other judicial employees on information security related issues. Explaining technical security terms, concepts, and techniques to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

  • Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the preemployment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If noncitizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with noncompetitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), noncitizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of noncitizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of noncitizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
  • All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprintbased national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
  • All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
  • You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a firsttime appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a firsttime supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
  • If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

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.
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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 in
ALL areas defined below:


  • Conducting risk and vulnerability assessments of information systems to identify

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