Information Technology Cyber Security Specialist - Arlington, United States - US Department of State - Agency Wide

US Department of State - Agency Wide

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Arlington, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

The position is in the Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (OBO), Office of the Executive Director (EX), Information Resource Management Division (IRM).
Ensures that all appropriate safeguards are implemented for information collected, processed, transmitted, stored, or distributed on Department on premise networks and Cloud environments
Develops and uses Information Technology (IT) security performance measures to identify and resolve problems and areas of improvement.
Responsible for all matters pertaining to information system security services, including operational security, communications security, cyber security, and information assurance, On-Premises networks and in the Cloud.
Serves as an Alternate Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) with responsibility for assisting the Bureau ISSO in the execution of the duties and responsibilities tasked to the Bureau ISSO.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

U.S. Citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Qualifications:

Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

Have IT-related experience demonstrating EACH of the four competencies AND specialized experience listed below:

Attention to Detail
Experience developing and interpreting policies, procedures, and strategies governing the planning and delivery of services throughout an agency.

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Customer Service

Experience providing expert technical advice, guidance, and recommendations to management and other technical specialists on critical IT issues.

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Oral Communication

Experience with the interrelationships of multiple IT specialties and emerging technologies to communicate complex technical requirements to nontechnical personnel to include preparing and presenting briefings to senior management officials on complex/controversial issues.

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Have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

Experience creating actionable reporting dashboards, reports, and security alerts using tools such as SQL queries, CyberArk, Splunk, Rapid 7, Log Analytics, and Power BI.
Experience with information system security and assurance principles, concepts, and methods.
Experience using cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system to identify malicious activity.
Experience leveraging query languages (structured, search processing, kusto) to investigate and report on events.

NOTE:

In order to qualify for this position, your experience MUST be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

Education:

Additional information:

If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.

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Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to similar positions in any Bureau/Office listed on this announcement for approximately 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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How You Will Be Evaluated:

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following KSAs and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position and must be fully supported by information in your resume:

Knowledge of information system security and assurance principles, concepts, and methods and the inter-relationships among multiple IT disciplines (including network systems, database management, and systems analysis) sufficient to provide authoritative advice on the full range of IT security and information assurance issues to stakeholders ranging from users to sen