The incumbent is a recognized cyber security expert with a proven record of successfully managing tier 3 level support to defensive cyber operations in a 24/7 environment. Must have a proven record of successfully leading cyber threat intelligence, digital forensics, threat hunt and red teaming at a national level, and extensive experience managing, developing and mentoring federal and contract personnel conducting defensive cyber operations.

Duties of the position include, but are not limited to:
Providing actionable intelligence to leadership on threats against U.S. Court members, systems, and networks in support of informed, strategic incident response.
Conducting in-depth root cause analysis on key security incidents to ascertain timeline and threat in compliance with Federal Case Management requirements.
Performing data analysis germane to the discovery of potentially malicious or statistically unusual patterns.
Safeguarding security, confidentiality, and integrity of US court information systems by detecting vulnerabilities and profiling/discovering threats.
Identifying and removing Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) within judiciary network by coordinating key threat-hunting operations using strategic adversary tactics and techniques.
Utilizing adversarial techniques to avoid detection, pivot, extract data, and examine security measures in emulation of malicious actors.
Developing and implementing proactive strategies to defend the judiciary from emerging and existing threats and addressing capability gaps in SOC's incident response process.
Developing technical articles and hosting webinars supporting Judiciary security awareness.
Maintaining and enhancing the security roadmap used to provide technical, personnel and procedural growth.
Interfacing with clients and management to understand their security needs and overseeing the development and implementation of procedures to accommodate them.
Planning, scheduling, assigning, and directing staff on technical and operational projects and during regular departmental activities as well as participating in federal recruitment and contract management activities.
Conducting liaison activities across functional teams.
Providing senior technical guidance to staff.

Conditions of employment

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the Administrative Office of the US Courts. In instances where non-citizens are considered for hire into temporary or any other position with non competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO's Human Resources Office that there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the United States and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at http://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete a FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment. This does not apply to current federal Judiciary employees.
5. Relocation expenses may be provided, but only if authorized by the Director of the AO.
6. More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
7. All requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience with defensive cyber operations in a 24/7 security operations center and familiar with offensive cyber operations from an adversary's perspective.

Desired, but not required: The ideal candidate will have one or more of the following certifications:

• CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)
• GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
• Equivalent IT Security Certification

How you will be evaluated

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.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.