IT Cyber Security Specialist

This job is open to all US citizens.

Duties

• Serve as an expert-level, technical member of a software and application system development team responsible for design, development, maintenance and overall application support for assigned projects.
• Conduct requirements analysis, perform feasibility recommendations, develop change proposals and perform necessary tasks to create new and modified application solutions.
• Prepare documentation, to include testing, and implementation plans, program notes, and records of all analysis, research and coordination efforts.
• Provide technical guidance to analysts and programmers in the execution or their mission of new software/application development or the implementation of modifications to existing software/applications.
• Lead the effort to demonstrate the benefits of adopting new technology and techniques to the customer, internal management and the end user.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see www.sss.gov).
• Occasional travel may be required in the performance of assigned duties.
• Must obtain and maintain a Non-critical Sensitive/Secret security clearance to occupy a Non-Critical Sensitive Information position.
• CyberSecurity IAT I certification required.

Qualifications

You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp.

• Basic Requirement: Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating the following competencies appropriate to, or above, the level of this position. For vacancies below the full-performance level of the position, the basic requirement will be evaluated on a developmental basis. Your resume and work experience should clearly support your ability to meet these competencies and will be evaluated as part of the entire application process.
• Attention to Detail- experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.
• Customer Service- experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs.
• Oral Communication- briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Problem Solving- identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions.

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience is defined as: Experience identifying defects in software and/or application systems as well as development of solutions AND IT-related experience demonstrating Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving as described above.

Education

Education is not substitutable for specialized experience for this grade level.