IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC) WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE

Company: Department of Homeland Security
Location: Arlington
Posted on: October 30, 2024

Job Description:

Duties Typical work assignments include, but are not limited to: * Publishes after action reviews and presents technical information to nontechnical audiences. * Provides assistance in guiding exercise design and delivery, including control or facilitation of routine exercises. * Plans and executes discussion and operations-based exercises, including seminars; workshop; games; drills; tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises. * Applies Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation program principles in the planning and conduct of cybersecurity exercises related to the security and resilience of critical infrastructure. * Raises awareness and improves coordination with federal, SLTT, private sector, and international partners on gaps in cyber management practices and recommended process improvements. Requirements Conditions of Employment * You must be a U.S. citizen. * Selective Service - Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service see http://www.sss.gov/ * All Federal employees are required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments. * DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify , including your rights and responsibilities. * You must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance suitable for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. * Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements. * You will continue to serve the remainder of the one-year probationary period, if required. * This position may be designated as essential personnel. Essential personnel must be able to serve during continuity of operation events without regard to declarations of liberal leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding. Failure to report for or remain in this position may result in disciplinary or adverse action in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations (5 U.S.C. 7501-7533 and 5 CFR Part 752, as applicable). * This position has been identified as a drug testing designated position (TDP) for purposes of the CISA's Drug-Free Workplace Program. All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to a drug test to screen for illicit/illegal drug use prior to receiving a final offer of employment. A final offer of employment is contingent upon a negative drug test result. After appointment, you may be subject to periodic random drug testing. Qualifications Do NOT copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic Requirements AND Minimum Qualification requirements as listed below. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Experience: 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 GS-5 through GS-15 (or equivalent): For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled. * Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending 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. You qualify for the GS-13 grade level, if you have: EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level (or equivalent) performing the following duties: * Contributes to the organization's efforts to build national capacity and capabilities to enhance the security and resilience of critical infrastructure through the planning and conduct of exercise programs in accordance with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP). * Leads diverse, multidisciplinary intra- and interagency groups to design, develop and deliver cybersecurity exercises. * Raises awareness and improves coordination with federal, SLTT, private sector, and international partners. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule (GS) position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time After Competitive Appointment: By the closing date specified in this job announcement, current Federal civilian employees must wait at least 90 days after their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive service referral certificate before promotion, transfer, reinstatement, reassignment, or detail. All qualification requirements, including Time-in-Grade, must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification AND Time-in-Grade claims will be subject to verification. Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone-- no substitution of education for experience is permitted . Additional information * Other incentives may be authorized. * If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you may be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment , and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. * This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. * Management (OPM) website at: Salaries & Wages . Reasonable Accommodation Requests: This agency provides reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified applicants and employees with a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, unless to do so would create an undue hardship to the agency (29 CFR 1614.203 (2017)). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the CISA Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (OEDIA) by sending an email to with the subject line, Reasonable Accommodation Request @ CISA. In the email itself, you must include your name, vacancy announcement number(s), and state your intent to seek a reasonable accommodation. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis. For more information or inquiries, please contact the CISA Reasonable Accommodation Program at . Current or Former Political Appointees: 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, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents) and the responses you provide on the application questionnaire. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): * Cybersecurity
* Exercise Design, Planning, and Facilitation
* Oral and Written Communication
* Program Management
* Writing Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. For Competitive Merit Promotion Applicants: The highest rated candidates will be referred to the hiring agency. For Non-competitive Appointment Eligibles: All qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring agency. Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) Eligibles: This program applies to Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed, or employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet eligibility criteria for CTAP; 2) be rated in the well-qualified category for this vacancy with a score of 85 or above; and 3) submit the appropriate docum

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