Information Technology Cyber Security Specialist

2 weeks ago


Arlington, United States U.S. Department of State Full time

Overview
Open & closing dates

04/22/2024 to 04/26/2024

Salary

$117,962 - $153,354 per year

Pay scale & grade

GS 13

Location

**1 vacancy in the following location**:
Arlington, VA
1 vacancy
Remote job

No

Telework eligible

Yes—Situational Telework may be authorized.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Domestic travel may be required.

Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent
- Work schedule

Full-time
- Service

Competitive

Promotion potential

13

Job family (Series)

2210 Information Technology Management

Supervisory status

No

Security clearance

Top Secret

Drug test

No

Position sensitivity and risk

Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk

Trust determination process

Suitability/Fitness

National security

Announcement number

HRSC/OBO-2024-0050

Control number

786755300
Summary

This serves as public notice for the use of OPM's Direct Hire Authority.

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This job is open to
The public

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

Clarification from the agency

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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.
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**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.
Customer Service - Experience providing expert technical advice, guidance, and recommendations to management and other technical specialists on critical IT issues.
Oral Communication - Experience with the interrelationships of multiple IT specialties and emerging technologies to communicate complex technical requirements to non-technical personnel to include preparing and presenting briefings to senior management officials on complex/controversial issues.

AND

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.
- 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**:
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 p


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