Duties
Provides functional and/or technical skills for the assigned cybersecurity unit. Supports the unit’s work effort as required in preparing materials for collaborating with other sections, divisions, departments, and vendors to gather and disseminate information. Contributes to the unit’s work effort as required in preparing analysis and materials for providing expert level support in the assigned area of cybersecurity to SAA IT security branch staff, other SAA technical staff, SAA procurement staff, and other division or departments; and for identifying and resolving critical and complex issues in the assigned unit. Supports the unit’s work effort as directed in providing leadership to the unit’s project teams and contractors. Work includes helping to develop plans, assignments, and coordination of work efforts. Supports the unit’s work effort to develop governing policies, standards, and procedures. Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- For conditions of employment and citizenship requirements, please visit the job announcement on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/J5NY.
Qualifications
Required Work Experience
- Two to five years of progressively responsible experience in cybersecurity, with demonstrated expertise in implementing and supporting security measures and technologies. Strong ability to analyze and resolve complex cybersecurity issues, collaborate with technical and non-technical teams, and contribute to developing policies and procedures in alignment with cybersecurity best practices.
As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role.
Desired Qualifications
We are seeking a candidate with knowledge of cybersecurity threat intelligence, with a strong analytic background. The ideal candidate should have:
- Core Cybersecurity Understanding: An understanding of cybersecurity principles and cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and methods for their identification and mitigation.
- Customer Service: Experience assessing needs, refining requirements, and recommend solutions to a diverse customer base through written, visual, and oral communication.
- Technical Skills and Knowledge: Skill in data analysis and/or task automation using programming languages, and developing or recommending analytic approaches or solutions to problems and situations for which information is incomplete or for which no precedent exists.
- Analytical Abilities: Experience as an intelligence analyst with the ability to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize large quantities of data (which may be fragmented and contradictory) into high quality, fused targeting/intelligence products.
- Cybersecurity Techniques: Knowledge of wireless technologies, ways in which threat actors use the Internet, basic structure of a network, and organizational hierarchy and decision-making processes.
Working Conditions
- This position directly supports essential services of the U.S. Senate. As such, this position requires the employee be available and prepared to work during government shutdowns, in inclement weather, on holidays, weekends, and during late nights to ensure essential services to the Senate continue without interruption. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.
- The U.S. Senate network cannot be taken offline for maintenance during the workday, or while the Senate is in session. As such, maintenance windows may only occur at night, on weekends, and occasionally on holidays. Employees who perform systems upgrades, maintenance, wiring, backups, support our alternate data centers will have schedules that include working nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Sedentary.
- This position may require the incumbent to be available for sudden recall in response to emergency events affecting the Senate campus/community, which may include after-hour or weekend work, and to potentially deploy to alternate sites in support of the Senate’s contingency operations. (TCR)
Security Clearance
- This position requires that the applicant obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Government security clearance.
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens in order for the SAA to submit your application for a security clearance.
Education
High School Diploma, GED, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Benefits
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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.
How to Apply
All applicants must apply for jobs online using this link: https://sen.gov/J5NY. Paper application materials, resumes and attachments that are sent via email, mail or brought in-person will not be considered or accepted. All applicants MUST attach their documents to the online employment application.
Next steps
Qualified candidates will be contacted directly.