Cybersecurity Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled Cybersecurity Specialist to join our team at Vets Hired.

• Provide leadership and oversight to all enterprise risk management activities, including continuous monitoring of systems, information assurance, and audit programs.
• Define and manage IT and/or cybersecurity related programs and/or projects, including strategic direction for program initiatives and activities, personnel, and infrastructure.
• Direct administrative activities, such as budget, management analysis, or personnel, and be responsible for program/project resources, acquisition activities, workforce development plans, budget forecasts, and initiatives.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to design/integrate a risk management strategy that outlines the vision, mission, and goals that align with the organization's cybersecurity strategic plan.
• Oversee implementation strategies to ensure procedures and guidelines comply with cybersecurity policies.
• Advise senior management on risk levels and changes affecting the organization's cybersecurity posture, and cost/benefit analysis of information security programs, policies, processes, and systems.
• Provide oversight and support for the information assurance program, executing and adopting agile principles throughout the agency, maintaining regulatory requirements, and reviewing changes for security implications and activities.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National to apply for this position.
• Successfully pass a Background Investigation including financial disclosure.
• You must pass a drug screening.
• You must submit a resume and supporting documentation.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Political appointees may require OPM approval before on-boarding.

• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Customer Service: Works with clients and customers to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations.
• Oral Communication: Expresses information to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems, determines accuracy and relevance of information, uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

You qualify at the GS-15 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have experience performing the following duties:

• Monitoring operations and systems to ensure compliance with procedures, regulations, laws, and policies.
• Participating in standardization, modernization, and strategic planning of programs and/or operations.
• Developing program policies and procedures that align to strategic goals of the agency.
• Planning, evaluating, and leading projects or teams, such as assigning work, setting priorities, budgeting, and providing feedback on work assignments.
• Evaluating work performance of subordinates providing advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.
• Understanding, explaining, and presenting persuasive complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.