Job Title: IT Cybersecurity Specialist (SPP), CG-2210-13/14

Duties

• Ensure that system requirements identify appropriate disaster recovery and continuity of operations requirements to include any appropriate fail-over/alternate site requirements, backup requirements, and material supportability requirements for system recover/restoration.
• Responsibilities include enterprise-wide security strategy to include the creation and maintenance of information security policies, information security risk assessment efforts, information technology risk assessments, security monitoring, security awareness and training program, security protection architecture, or cybersecurity solutions.
• Establish security design and system level configuration requirements as part of the systems development lifecycle. Provide input to the Risk Management Framework process activities and related documentation (e.g., system life-cycle implementation, operations and support plans.
• Identify functional- and security-related features to find opportunities for new capability development to exploit or mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Document and address organization's information security, cybersecurity architecture, and systems security engineering requirements.
• Plan and recommend modifications or adjustments based on exercise results or system environment.

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.

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.

CG 14

To qualify at the CG/GS-14 grade level, you must have at least one-year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade CG/GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience conducting and presenting computer-related evidence in support of network vulnerability mitigation, conducting assessments of threats and vulnerabilities, assessing the level of risk and designing information system solutions to help the organization operate more securely.

CG 13
To qualify at the CG/GS-13 grade level, you must have at least one-year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the grade CG/GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience assisting in conducting assessments of threats and vulnerabilities, assessing the level of risk and recommending information system solutions to help the organization operate more securely.

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

Additional information

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The FDIC offers position-specific telework options. This position is eligible for the following: Traditional Telework, Expanded Telework and the Home Based Options. For more information, please reference the above-mentioned telework options Here
If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period.
Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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• Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies to monitor and evaluate systems' compliance with IT security requirements.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity privacy principles, laws, regulations, and policies sufficient to ensure coordination and/or collaboration on security activities.
• Knowledge of information technology (IT) security principles and methods.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy design principles used to manage risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data.
• Knowledge of Security Assessment and Authorization process to assess the effectiveness and practicality of IT systems.
• Knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements in order to plan, develop, operate, and maintain systems.
• Knowledge of current industry methods for evaluating, implementing, and disseminating information technology (IT) security assessment, monitoring, detection, and remediation tools and procedures utilizing standards-based concepts and capabilities. You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.

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In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

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