Clarification from the agency

This position is open to the public. This position allows for situational and recurring telework, but does not qualify for fulltime or remote telework.

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts seeks a skilled and self-motivated IT Specialist to serve as an Information System Security Representative (ISSR) on the Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program Office's security team.

The ISSR position serves as the security representative for the CMM Information System Security Manager (ISSM). In this role, the ISSR protects IT infrastructure by developing security policies, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with standards like NIST. The incumbent monitors systems for threats, manages security controls, and acts as a liaison between technical teams and management to maintain system authorization (ATO).

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Ensuring compliance and conducting risk management by maintaining the security assessment and authorization process, managing plan of action and milestones, and conducting risk assessments.
2. Analyzing security logs, monitoring network traffic, and responding to incidents.
3. Developing and enforcing security policies, procedures, and technical controls.
4. Maintaining security documentation and educating staff on security best practices.
5. Evaluating the effectiveness of security controls and confirming they are implemented correctly and operating as intended.
6. Analyzing system security plans, policies, and procedures to identify potential vulnerabilities.
7. Identifying, evaluating, and documenting residual risks to determine if they are acceptable to the organization
8. Collaborating with the information system security manager, information system security officer, and technical teams to discuss vulnerabilities and remediation strategies.

Conditions of employment

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 AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office 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 U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of 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 an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. 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.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

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 in each of the following:

1. Mission-critical IT modernization initiatives including coordinating with stakeholders to resolve technical issues, assessing system security impacts, and implementing protective measures for high value assets to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise information technology systems.
2. Ensuring compliance with federal information security and privacy requirements including implementing and assessing National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication (NIST SP 800 53) controls; supporting authority to operate (ATO) processes; and coordinating cross-functional security, audit, and compliance efforts to address vulnerabilities, incidents, and risks to maintain IT system operations and ensure continual security posture improvement.
3. Leading cross functional teams in the planning, operation, and continuous improvement of federal information systems to ensure secure system design, configuration management, vulnerability remediation, and alignment with NIST and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) requirements for federal IT systems including Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions that meet functional, non-functional, contractual and budget requirements.

• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

1. Experience leading technical change management in the context of software development, software security, infrastructure, or platform services in regulated environments.
2. Familiarity with vulnerability management workflows and remediation governance across multiple engineering teams.
3. Strong documentation discipline for change records, approvals, and verification evidence.
4. Experience working in multi-pod agile delivery models with coordinated cadences and releases.
5. Experience working in cross functional multi-disciplinary environments.
6. Demonstrated problem-solving and communications skills.

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.