IT Specialist

**Duties**:
As a IT Specialist (INFOSEC), GS-2210-14, your typical work assignments may include:

- Serves as an IT Security Policy & Compliance specialist, responsible for independent assessments of accreditation packages and systems ensuring systems and documentation meet certification and accreditation compliance standards.
- Develops the correspondence security countermeasures necessary to protect sensitive and classified information processed on OBIM computer equipment. Develops long range security plans for IT systems that anticipate, identify, evaluate, and mitigate IT vulnerabilities and risks to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, availability of DHS/OBIM systems.
- Plans, directs, and sustains the delivery of IT systems utilizing managerial, technical, and administrative aspects of information management, information assurance, automation, and emerging technologies.

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

- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
- You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.

**Qualifications**:
**Individual Occupational Requirement**
This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement that must be met prior to meeting the specialized experience.- Applicant must possess IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four (4) competencies listed below:

- **Attention to Detail**: Experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been responsible for reviewing the work of others to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.
- **Customer Service**:Developing and maintaining relationships with customers, anticipating and assessing the current and future information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products or services that are tailored to meet customer needs.
- **Problem Solving**: Identifying alternatives to address unique, highly complex, or sensitive information technology-related issues. I have anticipated information technology-related problems and have identified and evaluated potential sources of information to generate alternative solutions.
- **Oral Communication**: Briefing senior-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of complex technical information to a non-technical audience.

**NOTE**: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.
- **Specialized Experience**
You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in Federal Service or equivalent private/public experience.
- For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

- Develops, reviews, and maintains security procedures, policies, and instructions for all SELC events and activities.
- Serves as an IT Security Policy & Compliance specialist, responsible for independent assessments of accreditation packages and systems ensuring systems and documentation meet certification and accreditation compliance standards.
- Manages IT security projects for compliance with standards.

**NOTE**: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.
- Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level.
- **Preferred Certification**:Information Security Certification.
- All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
- Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
- **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.
- **Essential Personnel Position** - 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 l