Clarification from the agency

Citizens of the United States of America and those eligible to work in the United States of America.

The Circuit security team, working from a formal IT security plan, provides risk management, vulnerability management, and IT security innovation to the court units within the Eleventh Circuit. This work includes support for national tools, policy creation and review, training, risk management strategy, and an annual independent assessment process.

• Lead annual court unit assessments based on industry and judiciary guidance, using tools such as Center for Internet Security Controls Self-Assessment Tool (CIS CSAT).
• Provide support on policies, procedures, and technical issues for court units throughout the Eleventh Circuit to prepare for Administrative Office of the Courts' security assessments.
• Work with and influence multiple court divisions within the circuit to align court strategies with secure, high-performance systems.
• Train court unit IT staff to use security tools and software, including judiciary-provided and third-party systems.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose cyber defense infrastructure anomalies and recommend resolutions.
• Track and support circuit-wide implementation of national IT security tools for scanning, logging, and patching.
• Train court unit IT staff on best practices and assessment program methodologies.
• Provide leadership, subject matter expertise, and support for court unit IT staff and court unit executives to facilitate understanding and informed management of IT risks.
• Conceive, develop, document, and manage IT security projects.
• Assist local court units with creating and revising IT policies, plans, and procedures.
• Assist local court units with implementing process improvement strategies.
• Track and organize data to assist local court units with measuring points of success and areas needing improvement.
• Maintain consistent communication with local court units.
• Translate and document technical terms into non-technical language.
• Train non-automation personnel in automation techniques and processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• Applicants must be United States citizens or eligible to work for the federal government.
• All applicant information is subject to verification.
• All offers of employment are provisional pending successful completion of a background check or investigation and a favorable employment suitability determination. Selectees to high-sensitive positions such as this must successfully complete a ten-year background investigation, and subsequent favorable suitability determination, and every five years thereafter will be subject to a re-investigation.
• It is the policy of this court that all new personnel are hired for a twelve-month initial probationary period, at the end of which time their work and progress will be evaluated.
• All court employees are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees.
• Employees of the United States Circuit Court are considered "at-will" employees, and, as such, may be terminated with or without cause.
• The Office of Personnel Management civil service position classification standards and appeal procedures do not apply to federal court employees.
• This position is subject to Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) for payroll deposit.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience in information security/cybersecurity.
• Experience in network security, incident handling and response, and vulnerability management.
• Ability to travel (25% - 50%).

Candidates selected for an interview will be required to take a technical skills test to demonstrate their IT Security knowledge.

How you will be evaluated

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

Applicants will also be evaluated based on the application materials submitted.

Please refer to the "How to Apply" section.

Next steps