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This position is located within the Information Technology Security Office (ITSO) of the Department of Technology Services (DTS). As an Information Technology (IT) Specialist (Security) Team Lead within the Security Operations Division, the incumbent provides federal oversight of contractors performing comprehensive and remote court unit IT security assessments and related activities.
Learn more about this agency08/26/2019 to 09/11/2019
$83,400 - $156,321 per year
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Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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The incumbent conducts external penetration tests of court public facing servers, evaluates internal security controls to detect network and system intrusions, and conducts social engineering campaigns on court employees. The incumbent participates in assessment activities, leading by example, and ensures assessments are properly scheduled, scoped and effectively performed. The incumbent possesses technical, operational, and management expertise so that assessments are thorough and risk calibrated using repeatable, defensible, and best practices based on known methodologies. Additionally, this position will screen contractor candidates to ensure team effectiveness and participate in contract management related actions, e.g. SOW development, performance measurements and assessments, etc.
The person selected for this position is recognized as an IT security expert with a strong background in cyber-security and penetration testing. The ideal candidate will have a proven record of successfully leading "hands on" penetration testing and organization assessment activities to include: developing rules of engagement, scope of activities and assessment agreements; researching and exploiting known and emerging vulnerabilities; identifying and assessing risk, and developing mitigation recommendations; validating discovered vulnerabilities and providing documentation for reconstruction and recreation of exploits. Most importantly, given the high-profile nature of this role, e.g. communicating with court unit executives, judges, the C-Suite stakeholders, IT practitioners, end users, etc, the incumbent must have excellent written and oral communication skills as well as the ability to communicate about cyber security topics to diverse audiences. Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
This position does not require education to qualify.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.
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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.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 09/11/2019to receive consideration. To begin, click:
After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your rating and referral to the hiring official if determined qualified. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/543371300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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