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The Supervisory IT Specialist serves as working supervisor responsible for providing oversight to the Cybersecurity Risk Management team.

The Supervisory IT Specialist manages, coordinates, develops, monitors, and guides all phases of the Risk Management processes for the Security & Governance portfolio of FISMA systems. Provides direct management of projects, serves as a Technical POC (TPOC) and oversees Information Assurance contracts.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Guides projects using industry standards for system development lifecycle (SDLC) to include subsequent operations and maintenance releases. Program includes IT products that support mission-oriented functions at an enterprise-level.
• Facilitates a Cybersecurity Steering Committee that includes FISMA system representatives and Information Technology subject matter experts such as engineers, architects, quality assurance specialists and system owners to coordinate strategic and operational planning for the Program's products and services.
• Develops long-range project milestones for implementation of enterprise-level changes to IT infrastructure. Determines actions to be taken in guiding the accomplishment of program objectives. Develops program and project contingency plans to manage risks that might jeopardize the expected deliverables and deadlines.
• Advanced knowledge in program management, infrastructure, operations, cybersecurity, and the solutions delivery lifecycle.
• Performs administrative functions, and coordinates work with other IT functional areas
  to understand interlink and overlap of different programs and projects and continually
  communicates and works with the teams and management towards program goals
  and objectives.
• Oversee the evaluation, documentation, validation, assessment, and authorization processes necessary to ensure that existing and new information technology systems meet the agency's cybersecurity and risk requirements.
• Coordinate, facilitate, motivate, and empower subordinate personnel to accomplish the
  directorate's mission.
• Exposure to tools/technologies required to implement or oversee hardware/software
  assets management; identity, credential, and access management; data discovery,
  secure cloud services; intrusion detection and prevention; endpoint detection and
  response; cyber threat intelligence; enterprise cybersecurity risk management; supply
  chain risk management.
• Use of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a framework of best practices for delivering IT management services.
• Supports sound project management practices, including DevSecOps, agile system
  development and enforces best practice project management principles.

Conditions of employment

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

• You must be a US Citizen.
• You must be 18 years of age or older.
• 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.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. If selected, you will be sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are not able to reimburse any fees incurred for fingerprints.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance.
• Subject to drug testing.
• Successful completion of one-year trial period.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• All new employees are required to certify and submit a statement of understanding acknowledging adherence to the Peace Corps condition of employment prior to day 1 of employment with the Peace Corps.
• This position is eligible for additional reappointments, per 22 USC §2506 (a)(8). The initial appointment is a term of five years and subsequent reappointments are in terms of up to five years.

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by 01/02/2025. 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.

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: In addition to demonstrating the basic qualifications listed above, applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FP-3 or GS-13 grade level in the Federal service defined as experience meeting all the following:

• Knowledge of NIST risk management framework and methodology for identifying, assessing, and responding to cybersecurity risks.
• Conducting threat and vulnerability assessments using penetration testing and social engineering.
• Analyzing and interpreting complex technical security issues and presenting risk findings to stakeholders.
• Coordinating, facilitating, motivating, and empowering subordinate personnel to accomplish the mission of an organization.
• Coordinating multiple ongoing cybersecurity inspections, tests and reviews for Information Systems.
• Supervising or leading experience managing and overseeing staff on a day-to-day basis to include assigning and reviewing work as well as evaluating employee performance.

• Certification in one or more of the following cybersecurity disciplines: CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP, CCSP, etc.
• Prior experience with execution or oversight of information technology or cybersecurity operations within Government or industry.
• Prior hands-on experience securing architecture / systems engineering experience

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):

• Computer Network Defense
• Information Systems/Network Security
• Leadership
• Vulnerabilities Assessment