Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens

As a IT Cybersecurity Specialist (INFOSEC), GS-2210-9/11, your typical work assignments may include the following:

- Safeguards EOP information from compromise, exploitation, and unauthorized disclosure by detecting, investigating, and reporting violations of Presidential Information Technology Community (PITC) policies.
- Monitors and evaluates activities on PITC/EOP devices and systems for indications of possible policy violations by EOP personnel.
- Monitors access to sensitive, confidential, or other high-security data coordinating and executing in-person Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) engagements as well as managing the Data Security platform.
- Participates in the development and maintains security policies and designs procedures to secure data and metadata associated with the EOP.
- Ensures that an appropriate data classification schema exists to allow for the tracking of sensitive information.
- Provides Data Security program guidance and support to all levels of management.
- Conducts investigations, analysis, inquiries, and assistance visits to identify security problems or concerns, and the associated solutions to correct the identified problems or concerns.
- Prepares reports and develops recommendation for corrective action. Maintains and tracks recommendations to closure.
- Develops and implements application workflows within and between technical systems to advance the capabilities of data protection, organization, and introducing efficiencies in daily work flows by reducing manual processing requirements.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national
• Selective Service registration is required if you are a male born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Executive Office of the President will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• May be required to successfully complete a one year probationary period.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
• The agency requires 30 days on site before being eligible to participate in the telework program.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS All applicants must meet the qualification requirements outlined below to be considered minimally qualified for this position. The qualification requirements are in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standards.

ALL QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must meet one of the following criteria listed below in order to meet the basic requirement for IT Cybersecurity Specialist (INFOSEC), 2210. Experience must be IT-related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. Individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below.

1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement above, applicants must also meet the Minimum Qualifications requirement below.

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TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level or pay band in Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the next lower grade or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector.

You may qualify at the GS-9 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector that demonstrates: 1-Applying basic security principles, practices, and procedures in the administration of an information security program. 2-Assisting in identifying need for changes based on new security technologies or threats. 3-Assisting in the production of communication materials for cybersecurity information sharing. 4-Understanding of the basic assessment's software and technical writing.
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A master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience. (Combinations of successfully completed education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels above. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at GS-9.)

You may qualify at the GS-11 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector that demonstrates: 1-Monitoring and providing data protection and response though security event analysis and collate relevant events from host and network device log files. 2-Identifying and incorporating security controls into on-premise/cloud information systems to safeguard data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, destruction, modification or disruption to access. 3-Conducting security audits, risk assessments, and analysis to provide management/leadership with risk assessment summaries and security briefings.
OR
A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience. (Combinations of successfully completed education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels above. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at GS-11.)

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

Accountability, Cybersecurity, Information Systems/Network Security, and Oral Communication

Category Rating Procedures: If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be placed in one of the following categories:

1. Best-Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrate high proficiency in all of the critical competencies, including all Selective Placement Factors (SPF) and appropriate Quality Ranking Factors (QRF) as determined by the job analysis.
2. Well-Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrates acceptable proficiency in all of the critical competencies, including all SPFs and appropriate QRFs as determined by the job analysis.
3. Qualified: Applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position and demonstrate basic proficiency in most of the critical competencies, including all SPFs and appropriate QRFs as determined by the job analysis.

Veterans: Qualified veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% are listed in the best-qualified category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level, or higher. This position is not considered scientific/professional. Other 10-point preference eligible and veterans with 5-point preference who meet the eligibility and qualification requirements are placed above non-preference eligible within the category in which they qualify. View information on www.fedshirevets.gov.

If you are determined qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.

Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Program (I/CTAP) Eligible: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not I/CTAP eligible. View information about I/CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under I/CTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement.