Summary
This position is located in the Department of Technology Services (DTS), IT Security Office (ITSO), Security Mission Integration Division (SMI), Security Automation Branch.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
The selectee of this position may be assigned to a duty station outside of the Washington, DC metro area. Accordingly, pay will be based on the locality area/official duty station assigned.
Duties
The incumbent of this position is a recognized security expert within the Judiciary with a strong background in networking, system administration, and security engineering. The incumbent will perform various duties under the direction and guidance of the Security Automation Branch Chief.
The incumbent serves as the system security engineer, responsible for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the judiciary's cybersecurity posture by maintaining and supporting numerous systems and devices used by ITSO Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts and staff. The candidate should have a strong background working with Linux and Windows operating systems, virtualization technologies, network, and firewall devices, and must have the capability to problem solve while supporting 24x7 operations.
Duties of the position include, but are not limited to:
- Deploying, configuring, and integrating IT security technologies to improve the Judiciary's security posture, including working with cross-functional teams to ensure security requirements are implemented in design and implementation processes.
- Researching and reviewing vulnerabilities, adversary techniques, and attack vectors to proactively improve the enterprise's ability to respond to cyber security threats.
- Performing, responding to, and mitigating security vulnerability and risk assessments, audits, and penetration tests to help identify and prioritize risks and vulnerabilities.
- Planning and deploying vendor and security-related patches, updates/upgrades, and hotfixes.
- Developing, vetting, and verifying all security vendor recommended signature updates.
- Providing recommendations to operational security teams on whether to place security signatures in bypass, alerting or blocking mode.
- Creating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and other metrics to assist in communicating the effectiveness of the judiciary's security devices to senior leadership.
- Working both individually and in a collaborative manner with a team.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
- All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
- Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
- All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
- New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
- All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
- You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
- If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.
Qualifications
Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.
Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience in ALL of the following:
- Experience working in security engineering, network security, or a related field;
- Experience with RHEL Linux, Microsoft Windows Server, and virtualization (VMware) technologies;
- Experience working with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems;
- Experience working in cloud environments; and
- Automation using scripting languages including PowerShell, Unix shell or Python.
Desired, but not required: A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Engineering, or other relevant STEM degree from fully accredited university.
Education
This position does not require education to qualify.
Benefits
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.
You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
Required Documents
For this job announcement the following documents and/or information are required:
- Resume - Any written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications.
- Citizenship - Include country of citizenship on resume.
- Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) - All applicants outside of the AO must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 to verify current or former Federal employment status.
- Veterans Preference documentation - Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), if applicable Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (SF-15) and an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying to the veteran's present receipt of compensation.
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
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 07/16/2024 to receive consideration.
To begin, click
- Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account.
- You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application.
- You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement.
- To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12434759
Next steps
After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your rating and referral to the hiring official if determined qualified. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
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