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Overview
- Accepting applications
- Open & closing dates 11/19/2020 to 07/31/2021
- Service Competitive
- Pay scale & grade GS 9 - 12
- Salary $53,433 to $113,362 per year
- Appointment type Permanent
- Work schedule Full-Time
- U.S. Citizens
- View common definitions of terms found in this announcement.
- Define and manage information technology (IT) and/or cybersecurity related programs and/or projects.
- Provide oversight to ensure program/project work is adhering to the larger strategic view developed by senior management at DHS.
- Responsible for program/project resources, allocation plans, workforce development plans, budget forecasts, initiatives, and policies.
- Execute duties governing hardware, software, and information system acquisition programs and other program management policies.
- Provides direct support for acquisitions that use information technology (IT) (including National Security Systems), applying IT-related laws and policies, and provides IT-related guidance throughout the total acquisition life cycle.
- Develop and maintain cybersecurity plans, strategy, and policy to support and align with organizational cybersecurity initiatives and regulatory compliance.
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
- You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- Selective Service registration required.
- You must be able to obtain and hold a Top Secret/SCI or lower levelsecurity clearance as identified by CISA.
- You must submit to a drug test and receive a negative test result prior to appointment to this position. After appointment, you may be subject to periodic random drug testing.
- Relocation expenses are not authorized. Other recruitment incentives may be authorized.
- New employees must serve a one year probationary period.
- This position has been designated excluded from bargaining unit representation under the national security provision of 5 U.S.C. 7112(B)(6).
- All employees are required to participate in Direct Deposit/ Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments.
- Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions
- 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).
- Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.
- More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
- Appointments are subject to the availability of funds.
- Communicating computer network concepts to individuals seeking technological support;
- Providing support to ensure compliance of automated information system security protocols and procedures;
- Expressing technical information to staff to assist with security problem issues.
- Have a Master's or an equivalent graduate degree or successfully completed two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks. (You must submit your college transcripts to support your educational claims).
- Assessing new system design methodologies to improve software quality;
- Conducting risk assessments of installed information systems to identify protection needs of activities;
- Ensuring integration of security protocols and risk management considerations throughout the IT system engineering life cycle; including planning, design, development, test, and integration;
- Ensuring continuous improvement efforts are considered and built into the program, including development and refinement of IT/cyber security policies and procedures and associated guidance documents.
- Controlling authorization level for all personnel requiring user access to automated information systems;
- Evaluating the security impact of system changes to existing or proposed computerized systems;
- Conducting studies all new automated information systems equipment to prepare effective security procedures;
- Ensuring compliance of automated information system security protocols and procedures;
- Support IT/cyber risk management, to include risk identification, response plan and mitigation strategies for project level risk.
- Information Systems/Network Security
- Planning and Evaluating
- Technical Competence
- a copy of your agency notice,
- a copy of your most recent performance rating, and
- a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, noting your current position, grade level, and duty location.
Vacancy expired!