IT Cybersecurity Specialist - Washington, United States - U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Justice

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Washington, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Summary

This position serves as an IT Cybersecurity Specialist, Goverment Watch Officer, located in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Cybersecurity Services Staff (CSS), Security Operations (SO), in Washington, DC.

This job is open to
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency

Duties

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.

The duties and responsibilities as an IT Cybersecurity Project Manager GS generally include, but are not limited to the following:
Oversight assessing, monitoring, and mitigating certain foreign and domestic supply chain risks to the Department.
Lead the implementation of security programs designed to anticipate, assess, and minimize system exploitation.
Develops and evaluates security policies, to include incident response, supply chain risks, contingency planning, and vulnerability management.
Integrates security programs across disciplines.
Implements higher level security requirements, such as those resulting from laws, regulations, or Presidential directives.
Identifies significant actual and potential cyber security problems, supply chain risks, trends, and weaknesses.

Recommends modifications and solutions for reducing IT security risks, supply chain risks, and helps develop strategies for responding to future IT security challenges and supply chain risks.

Develop innovative and unusual methods to collect cyber intelligence data and makes them usable in security operations and mitigating certain foreign and domestic supply chain risks.

Maintain awareness of emerging threats, techniques, tactics, and procedures of cyber intrusions.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment
You must be a United States Citizen or National.
You must successfully pass a security/background investigation and a drug screening.
Selective Service registration is required, see the "Requirements" section for full details.

Additional selections may be made from this announcement, at any time, if openings occur in other offices serviced by Justice Management Division, HR Operations.

Financial Disclosure:
If selected, you may be required to disclose financial information in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.

You must meet all eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement and continue to meet these requirements throughout the hiring process.

Offers can be rescinded if requirements are not met.
May be required to serve a new one-year probationary period.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance.

This position requires a Federal Acquisition Certificate for Contracting Officers Representative (FAC-COR) and/or Federal Acquisition Certificate for Program Manager (FAC-PM) Level III within 12 months of appointment.

Qualifications:

To qualify for the position of IT Cybersecurity Specialist at (GS , you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below
AND possess the required specialized experience specific to this series and grade.

Basic Qualifications (2210 series):

Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attention 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

Specialized Experience:
For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade or