Senior IT Cybersecurity Specialist, CG-2210-15, 2023-HQDH-0467

Summary

This position is located in the Chief Information Officer Organization (CIOO), Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO) of the FDIC and directly supports developing, analyzing, and implementing IT and cybersecurity projects, planning, policy, management, and governance.

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This job is open to

• The public

  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency

All United States Citizens. This is a Direct-Hire Public Notice.

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Duties

- Exercises discretion and independent judgment as an IT program manager and a technical expert that provides guidance regarding the facilitation, development, and technical evaluation of the Continuous Diagnostics & Mitigation (CDM) program, including policies, procedures, or supporting documentation for identifying new or emerging information technology and the ever evolving threat landscape.

- Independently identifies and develops comprehensive Corporate IT and cybersecurity policies and procedures to execute the effective management of current and/or emerging technologies of CDM program covering on-premise, cloud computing and hybrid environments.

- Serves as a subject-matter and technical expert regarding the development, direction, and ongoing update of the FDIC technology and information security design and delivery and compliance with Cybersecurity strategies, programs, and plans that lay the foundation for building the future IT environment, and ensures efforts are coordinated with FDIC's business plans.

- Develops strategies, utilizing various analytical techniques, to achieve Corporate and FDIC business goals.

- Communicates complex functional and technical requirements, issues, and problems to both technical and non-technical personnel; manages briefings to senior executive management on assigned functional areas and issues that are complex or controversial.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Employment Conditions.

Completion of Financial Disclosure may be required.

 Background Investigation (BI) required.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.  Additional qualifications information can be found here. To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade 14 level or above in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is defined as:Specialized experience is defined as experience (1) managing information security initiatives or programs; (2) defining roadmaps, strategies, and maturity and governance models based on the interpretation of cybersecurity mandates, policies and requirements; and (3) testing and evaluating IT internal controls for compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements for an IT organization.

You must have Information Technology (IT)-related experience which demonstrates proficiency in each of the following competencies:

• Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

• 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.

• 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.

• Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

Additional information

Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office 3 days per week beginning January 1, 2024.