Supervisory Information Technology Specialist - Ashburn, United States - US Customs and Border Protection

US Customs and Border Protection

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Ashburn, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

Joining Customs & Border Protection will allow you to use your expertise in Information Technology principles, concepts and methods to support Information Technology systems and services.

This position starts at a salary of $139, GS-14, Step 1) to $181, GS-14, Step 10).

In this Supervisory Information Technology Specialist (Security) position, you will become a key team member of Homeland Security professionals

Typically work assignments include:

Offering administrative direction as firstline supervisor, communicates professionally, organizational balance, and oversees team of Information Technology Specialists (INFOSEC).
Overseeing all CBP IT and Cybersecurity related activities, focusing on vulnerabilities, compliance, IT infrastructure, and IT solutions, ensuring all CBP systems, FedRAMP, and On Prem FISMA systems maintain compliance with all DHS and CBP regulations.
Recommending process improvements, technological pilot results, and program gap resolution in instance of normal staff nonresolution.
Coordinating with other unit supervisors to establish and formulate workload objectives, priorities, and deadlines.
Managing nonroutine employee training needs, expense validation, overtime and travel need and ensures proper disciplinary actions are carried out involving nonsupervisory reports.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service
Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below)
You may be required to pass a background investigation
CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures
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Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.

Qualifications:

Basic Requirement:
Applicants 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.

Along with the four competencies listed above you must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience described below to qualify based on experience.

Experience:
You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

Managing systems security Certification and Accreditation, assessment and authorization and authority to operate processes.
Preparing IT security assessments and or other IT security technical reports
Creating and implementing higherlevel security requirements such as those resulting from laws and regulations

NOTE:
Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements.

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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Noncareer SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resource