Information Technology Specialist (INFOSEC) Job in Washington, DC

Summary

This job is open to

• The public

  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

• Developing and updating security standards and policies for systems analysis, programming, maintenance, documentation, training, risk assessments, reviews, and contingency planning.
• Evaluating proposed systems, networks, and software designs for security risks, recommends mitigation strategies, and resolving integration challenges during system implementation within the existing infrastructure.
• Conducting risk assessments and researching security threats, vulnerabilities, and control techniques across various platforms, including networks, VPNs, remote access services, voice systems, and wireless networks.
• Reviewing and evaluating operating programs, practices, procedures and utilization of IT personnel, equipment, and telecommunications on an agency- wide basis.
• Performing Risk Management Framework duties to include those of Information System Security Officer (ISSO)/Information System Security Manager (ISSM)

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Selectee must successfully pass all pre-employment prior to appointment.
• Males born after 12/03/59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Selectee may be required to serve a one year probationary period.
• Selectee must be able obtain and maintain a suitability.
• This is a drug testing position.
• This position has physical requirements. Duties may require prolonged standing, walking, stooping, bending, stretching, reaching above the shoulder, and climbing. A moderate amount of hand, wrist, and arm movements is involved.
• Duties may require prolonged standing, walking, stooping, bending, stretching, reaching above the shoulder, and climbing. A moderate amount of hand, wrist, and arm movements is involved.
• Physical Demands: Moderate lifting may be required for objects weighing up to 25 pounds
• You maybe required to visit areas where work is performed in a production environment where there is exposure to noise, ink mist, odors/fumes, spray powder, and paper dust from production related equipment and machinery.
• Primarily duties are performed in an office setting: Ear protection, eye protection and safety shoes are provided as necessary

How You Will Be Evaluated

Required Documents

How to Apply

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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Complete resume with relevant experience where you worked, job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours worked per week and salary for each work experience noted. If you are a current or previous federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. PG-0201-09).
2. Complete assessment questionnaire. For a quick preview of the assessment questionnaire click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12707145
3. Supporting documentation

Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.

Your complete application (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Close Date. Applications received after Close Date may result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS YOUR ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION CLAIMS. You are required to upload the applicable documents with your application package. These documents will assist the staffing specialist in determining your eligibility and qualifications.

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HC will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement.

Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Capital Office. Some supplemental documents contain personal information such as SSN and DOB and some documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove said personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

Next steps

When the application process is complete, your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements for which you requested consideration. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability related to the job requirements.

Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews. Once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision.

Position Reconsideration Process:

Applicants who have applied for employment with the Government Publishing Office who were found to be ineligible for a position, may submit a request for reconsideration upon reasonable demonstration that a reconsideration review is necessary.

Request for Reconsideration will not be accepted for failure to submit appropriate required documentation and/or failure to complete required Assessments or respond accurately to Assessment Questions.

Applicants seeking a Request for Reconsideration should reach out to the servicing Human Resources Specialist indicated in the Vacancy Announcement to see you meet the eligibility requirements for reconsideration. If you meet the eligibility requirements for reconsideration, the Human Capital Talent Acquisitions and Transactions Division will review the application based on the reconsideration request to determine if the rating was appropriate and render a final decision to the applicant.

A request to reconsider a rating determination must be received in the servicing Talent Acquisitions Office within 5 business days from the date indicated on the Touch Point Notification, Notice of Results received from USA Staffing, or it will be rejected as an untimely request for reconsideration.