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This position serves as the Director, Information Assurance Services (IAS) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and principal advisor to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) and has full responsibility for managing Information Assurance Services operations to ensure that the confidentiality/privacy, integrity, and availability of the Department's information and information resources.
The Director is responsible for ensuring the compliance and implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act and E-Government Act, as prescribed by Congress, Office of Management and Budget, General Services Administration, and Department of Education. The Director is the recognized Departmental expert and authority on policies, procedures, guidance and technologies impacting the Department's cyber-security program.
Persons selected for initial appointment to the Career Senior Executive Service must have their Executive Core Qualifications certified by an Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Review Board prior to appointment and will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
Note: This announcement has been amended to update the security clearance level; applicants will not need to reapply to be considered.
06/07/2017 to 06/28/2017
$124,406 - $187,000 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Position may require some travel (25% or less).
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
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Yes
SES-2017-0016
471051000
The Director manages the IAS 's operating components to ensure successful accomplishment. As a member of the OCIO's decision and policy-making staff, the incumbent assists the CIO and DCIO in preparing budget justifications and ensuring compliance to federal statues and directives governing management of enterprise-wide security operations, Risk Management, mitigation of security vulnerabilities and improvement of the Department's IT security posture.
The Director performs the following duties:
• Advises the CIO, DCIO and other Department officials on cyber-security policies, standards, directives and guidance. Oversees the development and implementation of the strategic plans and operating procedures to achieve the Department's cyber-security objectives and priorities. Establishes goals for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department's cyber-security program objectives and requirements.
• Responsible for the coordination and integration of all aspects of the Department's cyber, telecommunications, and information security programs.
• Represents the Department at meetings and conferences with internal and external partners, customers, and with other strategic leaders throughout the Federal government to exchange information and develop new methods and systems that may benefit the Department's IT security program.
• Integrate cyber-security policies for the Department; develops and establishes policy for all functional areas, determines the methodology to be employed; and oversees the identification and resolution of critical problems and issues.
• Oversees the development and implementation of the Department's internal and external cyber-security policy initiatives. Develops policy and coordinates agency groups that promote the Department's cyber-security guidelines, directives, and procedural initiatives.
• Establishes guidelines, direction and policy for computer incident response capability of IT systems with the Department, as well as virus protection/software patch management, and other steps as available and necessary to ensure that IT systems are readily available and protected against harmful acts.
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VETERAN'S PREFERENCE - Veteran's Preference does not apply to the SES.
SELECTIVE SERVICE - If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify at the time of appointment that you have registered with the Selective Service, or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service law.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION - This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the hiring agency directly. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will be evaluated by a Qualifications Review Panel of senior officials. The panel will rate and rank applicants on the basis of the quality and extent of total accomplishments, experience and education. The panel will determine the degree to which candidates possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the mandatory technical requirements of the position and the mandatory executive core qualifications requirements. Among the factors the evaluation panel will consider in determining the applicant's relative capacity and fitness for the position are education, training, experience and demonstrated executive level qualifications. The Panel will rate and rank your resume against each mandatory technical qualifications and mandatory executive core qualifications to determine the best qualified candidates.
Candidates determined to be best qualified will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration for the position.
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1. Resume: In addition to your written statements addressing the Executive Core Qualifications, the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, and other qualifications as applicable, submit a resume or any other written format you choose to describe your qualifications. Applicants typically provide the following information:
Full name, mailing address, and day email address and evening telephone numbers
Educational information, including the name, city and state of the colleges or universities you attended, as well as the type and year of any degrees received
Information about your paid and non paid work experience related to this position including:
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.
You must complete an on line application package to include the Resume, your responses to the MTQs, an your responses to the ECQs. To apply, please select 'Apply Online' button at the bottom of this announcement. Please note: your on line resume may not be a complete application. Be sure to carefully read this announcement to see if additional information is required and how it should be submitted.
Applicants who fail to submit all information and documents (i.e., Resume, MTQs and ECQs) WILL NOT receive consideration for this position.
You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process.
NOTE: Applications submitted by means other than those described in this vacancy announcement will NOT be considered.
After all application packages have been received, we will review your application to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications based on the information provided and may interview the best-qualified applicants. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability and/or security background investigation. You should expect to hear back on the outcome of your application within 90 days of the closing date of the announcement.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/471051000. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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