Clarification from the agency

Merit Promotion, Agency Employee, VEOA, Schedule A, Land Management, Military Spouse, VRA, VEOA, 30% Disabled, Peace Corps, Overseas

• Provide oversight, develop and implement the CIGIE IT Security Plan to ensure data security is maintained.
• Develop and implements an ongoing risk assessment program targeting information security and privacy matters.
• Manage a wide variety of IT projects that may involve interrelated disciplines as identified in the CIGIE's CIO Operating Plan.
• Work with CIGIE designated leads and contractors for Federal Information Systems Management Act (FISMA) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) compliance issues as necessary.
• Prepare and submit required reports to internal offices and external agencies.
• Coordinate the delivery of a training program on information security for employees and contractors.
• Serve as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for assigned contracts.
• Responsible for analyzing, justifying, and recommending IT projects, support, or assignments and preparing the appropriate contract documents accordingly.
• Manage the Computer Security Incident Reporting (CSIR) Program and PII reporting to address CIGIE security incidents (breaches), loss of equipment with sensitive information, and respond to alleged policy violations or complaints from external parties.
• Defend systems against unauthorized access, modification and/or destruction.
• Perform vulnerability and networking scanning assessments. Monitor network traffic for unusual activity.
• Configure and administer security tools such as firewalls, anti-virus software, patch management systems, etc.
• Implement related network security policies, application security, access control and corporate data safeguards.
• Analyze and establish security requirements for Agency networks.
• Develop, implement and update business continuity and disaster recovery protocols.
• Conduct security audits and make policy recommendations.
• Experience with various virtualization technologies and multi-tenant, private and hybrid cloud environments.
• Lead and contribute to the development, maintenance, and usage of deployment and task automation (OS, database services, virtual networks, or other platform services),
• Secure cloud applications and data against theft, loss, or other disasters.
• Work with third-party SaaS providers and third-party development partners on integration.
• Administer, secure, deploy, update and operate an MDM platform and mobile devices.
• Provide technical security advice and perform other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• May be required to complete background investigation and drug screening
• A one year trail/probationary period may be required.
• Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents)

Qualifications

GS-14 TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-13 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. (Must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience and/or education for the respective grade level in which you are applying:

Specialized Experience: Must have at least one full-time year (12-months) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service, with experience in ALL of the following:

• Interpreting and applying laws (e.g., FISMA and the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014), regulations, executive orders, and other policies governing information technology and management systems to achieve the mission;
• Planning, developing, and implementing enterprise-wide strategies and tactical IT plans, service delivery, and infrastructure administration, modernization programs;
• Demonstrate experience in IT networking and security technologies while providing IT services to the organizations internal and external customers;
• Reviewing and preparing technical and pricing reports, creating contract clauses, service level agreements, and performing vendor evaluation

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

All qualifications requirements for this position must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the online assessment questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. All applicants' qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, and other characteristics):

• Contracting/Procurement
• Information Systems/Network Security
• Project Management
• Writing

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and have a final assessment score of 85 or better. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp#ictap

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and have a final assessment score of 85 or better. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp#ctap