Supervisory IT Specialist (Cyber Policy and Planning)

Clarification from the agency

Current DHS Headquarters (HQ) employees serving under a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service. You must submit an SF-50 that shows you currently work for DHS HQ.

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Director leading the development and coordination of department-wide policy positions in these and related areas of CIRR responsibility in coordination with appropriate interagency and DHS stakeholders.

As a Supervisory IT Specialist (Cyber Policy and Planning), GS-2210-15, your typical work assignments may include:

• Leads a policy team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of national-level cyber, cybersecurity, technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy; analyzes potential impacts and provides concise recommendations to leadership on complex cyber, cybersecurity, technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy issues.
• Serves as the senior representative in interagency and other working groups with other departments; foreign, state and local governments; the private sector; and academia and convenes subject matter experts to research, review, and report on sufficiency, implications of, and recommendations for cyber, cybersecurity, technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy.
• Leads analysis of significant policy issues affecting organization, the private sector, international community, and state, local and tribal governments. Communicates complex concepts, findings, and limitations into concise, plain language.
• Leads integration of cyber, cybersecurity, technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy to support organizational requirements; reviews and analyzes new and proposed legislation, regulations, strategies, and national policy initiatives; and develops policy solutions to identified security and other impacts on existing organizational policies, strategies, programs and operations.

• View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test and subsequent random drug testing as this position is drug testing designated.
• Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period. New supervisors serve a one year probationary period as defined in 5 CFR Part 315, subpart I.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
• This position is designated as drug testing eligible.
• You must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon appointment and will be required to file annually.

Qualifications

NOTE: Applicants can meet the minimum qualifications through certification, licensure, registration(s), or A substantial record of experience, achievement, and publications that demonstrate eminence in the appropriate profession/technical field.

Individual Occupational requirements: Applicants must demonstrate evidence in their resume of the below competencies or appropriate licensure, registration(s), certification(s); or A substantial record of experience, achievement, and publications that demonstrates eminence in the appropriate profession/technical field.

Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations. knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
Decision Making - Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
Information Management - Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems.
Interpersonal Skills - Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations.
Teamwork-Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.
Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Specialized Experience:
To qualify for the GS-15 Supervisory level, you must possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 level in the federal service (obtained in either public or private sectors). This experience must include activities such as:

• 1) Leading policy efforts to develop, implement, and/or evaluate national-level cyber, cybersecurity, technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy;
• 2) Serving as the organizational representative at senior-level interagency or other senior-level working groups,
• 3) Leading analysis of significant policy issues affecting the organization and communicating complex concepts, findings, and limitations into concise, plain language,
• 4) Leading the integration of cyber, cybersecurity, technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy to support organizational requirements and developing policy solutions to identified security and other impacts on existing organizational policies, strategies, programs and operations, AND
• 5) Supervising a team of cyber, cybersecurity, and/or technology policy analysts.

(NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible).

Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level.

All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement.

Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

How you will be evaluated

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

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

We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your experience, education and training will be rated using a job questionnaire that is based on the following competencies or knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform this job:

Structured Resume Review. Subject matter experts (SMEs) will review your resume to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. SMEs will not review additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume). Applicants passing the structured resume review will move on to the next phase of the assessment process.

If you are the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. To preview the job questionnaire and application, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12978271

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have overstated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be removed from consideration or your score may be lowered.

Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3).

Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the Department of Homeland Security, you are not CTAP eligible. View information about CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under CTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement.

Interviews are required for this position. Failure to complete the interview may result in removal from further consideration.

After DHS Headquarters completes its hiring, the resumes of the remaining candidates referred for selection consideration may be shared with other DHS Components. During the application process, you may choose to opt-in if you would like your name, application material, and assessment results to be shared. There is no guarantee of further consideration, and you can continue to explore other job opportunity announcements.

1. Your resume NOTE: Limit your resume to no more than two pages. The USAJOBS database will not allow an applicant to submit an application that includes a resume over two pages. For what to include in the resume, click on the link: USAJOBS Help Center
2. Your responses to the job questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12978271
3. Are you current DHS Headquarters employee? Submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 showing your current grade and tenure; An SF-50 showing highest (permanent) grade ever held, if different from your current grade. Please note: Performance award, Details, and Realignments are not acceptable SF-50s. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide an SF-50 or SF-50s which show the length of time in the current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated one year apart within the same grade/job) to support meeting time-in-grade requirements.


4. Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the DHS Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)? Submit the following:
   • A copy of your agency notice,
   • A copy of your most recent performance rating, and
   • A copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, noting your current position, grade level, and duty location.
5. Are you a current or former political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee? Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment:
   • Position title,
   • Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee),
   • Agency,
   • Beginning and ending dates of appointment.
6. You may be asked to provide a copy of your recent performance appraisal and/or incentive awards.

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