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The Congressional Budget Office is a small nonpartisan agency that provides independent, objective economic and budgetary analysis to the Congress. The agency seeks an Information Security Engineer to assist in maintaining an effective security program for its information systems. The person in this position serves as an information security professional and reports to the Chief Information Officer.
The Information Security Engineer provides assistance to senior-level information technology (IT) staff in planning, coordinating, and implementing security measures to safeguard information on CBO's network and computer systems against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure. The engineer assists in reviewing and implementing security guidelines, policies, and procedures and enforces compliance with them while balancing the need to facilitate the work of CBO's analytical staff. The engineer also assists in implementing various security software installations necessary to protect CBO's network, servers, and workstations.
03/19/2018 to 04/22/2018
$75,000 - $120,000 per year
AD 11 - 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
0
No
18-21
490829100
CBO seeks an Information Security Engineer to assist in maintaining an effective security program for its information systems. The person in this position serves as an information security professional and reports to the Chief Information Officer. The Information Security Engineer provides assistance to senior-level information technology (IT) staff in planning, coordinating, and implementing security measures to safeguard information on CBO's network and computer systems against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure. The engineer assists in reviewing and implementing security guidelines, policies, and procedures and enforces compliance with them while balancing the need to facilitate the work of CBO's analytical staff. The engineer also assists in implementing various security software installations necessary to protect CBO's network, servers, and workstations.
You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or a related security field and at least 2 years of recent hands-on experience providing support in security for IT networks, systems, and workstations with a minimum of 1 year of recent hands-on experience assisting in risk analysis and vulnerability assessment. Experience with planning and participating in the selection of IT security technology and experience with cloud security are preferred.
Familiarity with these particulars is a plus: communication backbones, network protocols, LAN/WAN, servers, router configurations, network troubleshooting, data-encryption methods, mobile device management/policy platforms, and monitoring/management tools. Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or a related security field.
This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a not qualified determination. Those who aren't qualified will be informed and not considered further. Others will be referred to the hiring division for further consideration.
NOTE: To ensure consideration you must submit a complete application by April 8, 2018 at www.cbo.gov/careers (not USAJobs). Although we may continue to accept applications beyond that date, we are only ensuring that those who submitted by the deadline above will be considered. Should the hiring division wish to review candidates who applied after that date, we will then process those applications to determine if they are qualified and should be forwarded for management review.
Please submit a cover letter, résumé, salary history, and contact information for three references at www.cbo.gov/careers.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
DO NOT APPLY THROUGH USAJOBS or EMAIL- APPLY ONLINE AT www.cbo.gov/careers.
Please submit a cover letter, résumé, salary history, and contact information for three references at www.cbo.gov/careers. This position may be closed any time after April 8, 2018. There is no guarantee that applications after this date will be considered. This position is covered by the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998.applicable to CBO by the Congressional Accountability Act, as amended.
You will receive an email confirming that you have applied to the position. Once your application is reviewed, it will be forwarded to the hiring division if you are qualified. If you don't meet qualifications, you will be informed by email and your application will not be considered further. All qualified candidates will be informed by email when the position has been filled.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/490829100. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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