Cybersecurity Specialist Job in New Orleans, LA

Vacancy No. 2024-02 Department U.S. Courts
Salary $58,030.00 to $113,078.00 Grade 27 to 28
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 5/14/2024 Close Date 5/13/2025
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Locations:
New Orleans, LA


Summary

The incumbent reports to the Circuit IT Security Officer and provides cybersecurity technical services to U.S. district courts, bankruptcy courts, and probation and pretrial offices located throughout the Fifth Circuit to ensure the operational security posture is maintained for networks, information systems, and applications. The incumbent assists local court unit IT staff with the implementation and management of cybersecurity systems.

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Clarification from the agency

This job is open until filled. Applicants must be United States Citizens or eligible to work in the United States. A Public Trust Background Investigation is required for this position.

Duties

  • Ensure court unit IT systems are operated and maintained in accordance with established judiciary and court unit security policies and procedures.
  • Perform technical services to securely design, implement, and maintain information technology systems and networks that are critical to the operation and success of court units.
  • Operate, manage, and monitor IT security systems that provide endpoint security, network vulnerability scanning, perimeter protection, intrusion prevention/detection, and event correlation. Review system security logs in accordance with established policies.
  • Conduct circuit-wide risk and vulnerability assessment activities in support of the Fifth Circuit's IT Security Plan, including scheduling, conducting security snapshots, generating cybersecurity reports, developing vulnerability remediation plans, and providing follow-up assistance for court units.
  • Review, evaluate, and make recommendations on the court unit's IT security program and other technologies utilized by the court unit. Promote and support security services available throughout the local court unit. Assist with the development and maintenance of security policies and procedures.
  • Perform research to identify potential vulnerabilities in, and threats to, existing and proposed technologies and notify the appropriate managers/personnel of the risk potential.
  • Conduct IT security incident handling according to court unit policies. Investigate security incidents and recommend protective and corrective measures when a security incident or vulnerability is discovered. Report all security-related incidents to the Circuit IT Security Officer.
  • Assist with the identification, implementation, and documentation of security safeguards on information systems, including the development of secure baselines. Manage information security projects and cybersecurity-related aspects of other IT projects to ensure milestones are completed in the appropriate order, in a timely manner, and according to schedule.
  • Serve as a liaison with court unit stake holders to integrate security into the system development lifecycle. Educate project stakeholders about security concepts and create supporting methodologies and templates to meet security requirements and controls.
  • Create and employ methodologies, templates, guidelines, checklists, procedures, and other documents to establish repeatable processes across the courts' IT security systems.
  • Provide support to IT security team members and court unit IT staff in the interest of promoting and maintaining an appropriate security posture for judiciary and court unit IT systems and applications.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

N/A.

Qualifications

Required: A bachelor's degree in a related field or two (2) years of specialized experience in information technology. Ability to travel extensively (up to 50%) and on short notice. Regular travel at least one week per month, Sunday through Friday, visiting court units within the Fifth Circuit. Additional travel for training, conferences, and other work-related trips.

Preferred:
  • A bachelor's degree in a related field.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with others, both technical and non-technical.
  • Ability to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks, set goals, and work independently to complete assigned projects.
  • Experience configuring, maintaining, and using Tenable Security Center, Splunk, Trend Micro Apex One, and Forcepoint.
  • Experience with the Center for Internet Security's Critical Security Controls.
  • CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent.

Education

A bachelor's degree in a related field or two (2) years of specialized experience in information technology.

Additional information

  • Only qualified applicants who submit complete applications will be considered for this position.
  • Candidates selected for an interview will be administered a technical skills test and writing exercise.
  • Applicants must be United States citizens or otherwise eligible to work in the federal court system.
  • The court provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
  • Funding is not available to support interviewee travel or relocation expenses.
  • A background investigation, including fingerprint and records check, will be conducted as a condition of employment.
  • All employees of the Judiciary are "at will" employees in the excepted service.
  • The position is subject to mandatory electronic funds transfer for payment of salary.
  • The court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, withdraw the job announcement, or fill the position, any of which actions may occur without any prior written or other notice.
  • The United States Courts, Fifth Judicial Circuit, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicants must be citizens of the United States or be authorized to work in the United States. Testing will be conducted to confirm applicant's knowledge and proficiency. The court will conduct an evaluation of each applicants' qualifications and materials after receipt of a complete application packet.

Required Documents

A complete applicant's packet must include: a cover letter, a current/detailed resume, AND a completed Application for Judicial Branch Federal Employment (Form AO78).

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

Qualified applicants must submit a cover letter, résumé, and form AO78 via email (as a single PDF only) to: vacancy@ca5.uscourts.gov - The AO78 Federal Judicial Branch Application for Employment can be obtained from the Fifth Circuit's Website, https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/.

Agency contact information

Human Resources
Address
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Circuit Executive Office
600 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
US
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Next steps

Due to the volume of applications received, only applicants who are selected for interviews will be contacted by the court.


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