Clarification from the agency

United States citizens. Veterans. Current or former federal employees, regardless of tenure. Individuals with disabilities. Internal agency employees; including agency temporary employees, eligible agency Experts, and eligible agency personal services contractors.

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The Supervisory IT Program Manager (Chief Information Security Officer) performs the following major duties:

• This position is responsible for the development and management of the agency's information security program, ensuring FISMA compliance of agency systems and subsystems and adherence to the Risk Management Framework (RMF) detailed therein. Participates in security audits, IT Strategic Planning, Customer Relationship Management processes, and Enterprise Architecture planning and execution. This position reports to the Chief Information Officer and carries out risk management and information assurance functions required in order to achieve desired levels of availability, integrity, and confidentiality
• Responsible for development and implementation of information security policy, management of the agency's information security program, and providing expert analysis and guidance to peers and leadership on the application of security controls to mitigate risk. In this capacity, the incumbent is responsible for the following information security programs:- Policy and procedure development- Security Awareness and Training- Information Systems Compliance- Security Operations- Vulnerability Management- Security Architecture & Engineering- Incident Response- Continuity of Operations- Cybersecurity Workforce Planning
• Supervises and provides oversight to the work of contract staff. Provides administrative and technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the assigned programs.
• Advises senior management (e.g., CIO) on cost/benefit analysis of information security programs, policies, processes, systems, and elements.
• Communicates the value of information technology (IT) security throughout all levels of the organization stakeholders.
• Develops and maintain strategic plans.
• Leads and aligns information technology (IT) security priorities with the security strategy.
• Leads and oversees information security budget, staffing, and contracting.
• Monitors and evaluate the effectiveness of the enterprise's cybersecurity safeguards to ensure that they provide the intended level of protection.
• Supervise or manage protective or corrective measures when a cybersecurity incident or vulnerability is discovered.
• Promote awareness of security issues among management and ensure sound security principles are reflected in the organization's vision and goals.
• Identify security requirements specific to an information technology (IT) system in all phases of the system life cycle.
• Ensures that plans of actions and milestones or remediation plans are in place for vulnerabilities identified during risk assessments, audits, inspections, etc.
• Assesses policy needs and collaborates with stakeholders to develop policies to govern cyber activities.
• Designs/integrates a cyber strategy that outlines the vision, mission, and goals that align with the organization's strategic plan.
• Collaborates with cybersecurity personnel on the security risk assessment process to address privacy compliance and risk mitigation.
• Appoints and guides a team of IT security experts
• Collaborates with key stakeholders to establish a cybersecurity risk management program.
• Provides enterprise cybersecurity and supply chain risk management guidance for development of the Continuity of Operations Plans.
• Identifies and addresses cyber workforce planning and management issues (e.g. recruitment, retention, and training).
• Drafts and publishes supply chain security and risk management documents.

Conditions of employment

Please read this announcement in its entirety prior to submitting your application.

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
• You must be at least 18 years of age.
• All Federal employees are required to have federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. For additional information, see www.sss.gov.
• You must complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• You must go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. These documents must be unexpired originalor certified copies.
• You must successfully complete a background security investigation with favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet this requirement will be grounds for employment termination.
• Prior to employment, and in compliance with statutes 5 USC 3322 and 22 USC 2507b, Peace Corps will conduct a check of Peace Corps records for both Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and former Peace Corps employees.
• All new employees are required to certify and submit a state of understanding acknowledging adherence to the Peace Corps condition of employment prior to day 1 of employment with the Peace Corps.
• This job has been identified as a testing designated position under our Drug-Free Workplace Program. Therefore, you must satisfactorily complete a drug test prior to being hired. As an employee, you will be subject to random drug testing.
• This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• A one-year trial period is required.

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by 12/27/2024. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To ensure full credit for your experience, please indicate the start and end dates (month, day, and year) of employment, the number of hours worked per week, and the location of employment in your resume. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

Specialized Experience:

This vacancy is being announced at one grade level:

Specialized Experience at the FP-1 (GS-15): To be minimally qualified for this position at the FP-1 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression, FP-2 or GS-14 grade level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Basic Qualifications: In order to meet basic qualifications for GS-2210 positions, individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the competencies defined 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.

Specialized experience includes:

In addition to demonstrating the basic qualifications listed above, applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FP-2 (GS-14) grade level in the Federal service defined as experience meeting all the following:

Specialized experience is defined as experience responding to cyber security incidents; leading, developing and implementing IT security policies; and presenting or briefing on security controls to mitigate risk.

All current or former Federal employees (including internal employees) must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Internal applicants and Federal employees who are currently holding, or who have held within the previous 52 weeks, a position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying (FP-2 or GS-14).

Please note:

• Past experience that satisfies the Specialized Experience MUST be well documented within your resume. Failure to provide this information in your resume with corresponding start and end dates (month, day, and year) of employment, the number of hours worked per week, and location of employment may result in disqualification from further consideration.
• Specialized Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer work done with National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) or other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
• One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.
• Additional information on qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site.
• Peace Corps employees are employed using the Foreign Personnel (FP) pay scale. The FP pay plan does not follow the same structure as the GS pay plan. In the FP pay plan, as the grade-level numbers decrease the level/pay for the position increases. The FP-09 is the lowest entry-level grade and the FP-01 is the highest senior-level grade.

How you will be evaluated

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

Applications will be reviewed once the vacancy announcement closes. We use a multi-step process to review and evaluate applicants:

1. Eligibility and Minimum Qualifications

We will review your submitted resume and documents to determine if you meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements, including any required education, experience, and/or selective placement factors. You will be rated as ineligible if you are outside of the area of consideration (i.e., who may apply) or your application is missing any required documents. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated or falsified your qualifications, education, eligibility claims, and/or experience, this is cause for disqualification. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You will be rated as not qualified if you do not possess the minimum qualification requirements.

2. Rating and Ranking

If you are found to meet both the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements, we will assess the quality of your experience and the extent to which you possess the required experience by comparing your submitted resume and documents against your responses to the occupational questionnaire and the specialized experience at the grade level(s) for which you are applying. The occupational questionnaire is the list of questions in the automated system that you will have an opportunity to answer once you apply for the position. Based on the outcome of this evaluation, you will be assigned a numerical score (out of 100 possible). If your responses to the occupational questionnaire are not substantiated by your submitted resume, you may be disqualified from receiving further consideration.

3. Referral and Selection

If you are found to be amongst the most highly qualified applicants, you will be referred to the selecting official. As part of the assessment and selection process, the selecting official may invite you to participate in a structured interview, check your references, and/or request that you submit a writing sample or complete a written assessment or exercise to further evaluate your qualifications for this position.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

• Influencing/Negotiating
• Information Systems/Network Security
• Manages Human Resources
• Organizational Awareness
• Partnering
• Project Management
• Teaching Others