IT Specialist

**Duties**:

- Assesses overall NIH compliance with Information Security plans and policies.
- Supports efforts to develop, implement, and manage long and short-term information security plans in compliance with NIH’s security and IT strategic plan.
- Participates in formal and informal management planning, policy, and decision-making sessions regarding legislative changes, technological improvements, and changes in Federal and non-Federal policies and standards.
- Provides leadership and oversight of cybersecurity audits.
- Provides information, advice, and recommendations to the management staff on information security audit activities.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
- Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
- Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
- This position requires financial disclosure.

**Qualifications**:
**In order to qualify for the IT Specialist (INFOSEC), GS-2210-14 position you must have **IT related experience demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience obtained in either the private or public sector, and/or completion of specific, intensive training that demonstrates that you possess each of the following four competencies:

- **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.

**AND**

You must demonstrate in your resume that you have at least one (1) year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the federal service obtained in either the private or public sector typically gained in the IT field or through performing the following types of tasks: Providing guidance and technical audit support regarding cybersecurity audits, compliance, and risk-related issues to senior leadership, managers, stakeholders, and staff; Coordinating cybersecurity-related audit activities such as conducting analyses of audit findings and manages remediation progress; Recommending and facilitating implementation of audit process improvement and risk identification for all Cyber-Security-related topics; AND Collaborating with peers to anticipate, identify, and resolve potential and existing IT security issues revealed in audits.
- You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay.
- **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.**

**Education**:
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

**Additional information**:

- A one-year trial/probationary period may be required upon selection/ placement.
- At the supervisor's discretion, this position may offer work schedule flexibilities: [telework (work from home on a regular basis or ad hoc basis but reports to the office at least once a week/two days a pay period), flexible schedules].
- A newly appointed or reappointed employee may receive service credit for prior work experience or active duty uniformed service that otherwise would not be creditable for the purpose of determining his or her annual leave accrual rate. All creditable service must be directly related to the duties of the position being filled and decisions to allow for such credit must be finalized prior to the selectee's entrance on duty. Recipients will be determined on a case-by-case basis based on organizational need, specific case justification, and budget limitations.
- The National Institutes of Health participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine empl