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Summary
This is advanced professional work coordinating, developing, evaluating, and implementing cybersecurity standards and procedures to protect centralized and distributed information systems, applications, and data. This work involves extensive interactions with customers, Sergeant at Arms (SAA) business units, other agencies, and vendors.
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Overview
- Job closed
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Open & closing dates
03/12/2020 to 06/15/2020
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Salary
$97,000 - $145,498 per year
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Pay scale & grade
GS 00
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
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Travel Required
Not required
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Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
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Appointment type
Permanent
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Work schedule
Full-Time
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Service
Competitive
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Promotion potential
None
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Job family (Series)
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Supervisory status
No
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Security clearance
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Drug test
No
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Announcement number
5316
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Control number
563332800
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Duties
The incumbent will advise appropriate senior leadership or Authorizing Official of changes affecting the organization's cybersecurity posture. Work also involves assuring successful implementation and functionality of security requirements and appropriate information technology (IT) policies and procedures that are consistent with the organization's mission and goals.
Major Duties
- As functional expert, the incumbent may be called upon to recommend short- and long-term strategic direction for Senate technology.
- As project manager, the incumbent may be assigned project management responsibilities to include the coordination and review of staff and contractor work efforts, budget monitoring, timetables and service level agreements.
- Work involves close cooperation with business owners to define, implement, and review effective cybersecurity requirements.
- Provides expert level functional support in the area of cybersecurity to SAA Cybersecurity Department staff and staff throughout the SAA organization.
- Administers key Cybersecurity service to Senate offices (ex: vulnerability assessments, cybersecurity defense operations, Information Assurance Audits and/or Awareness presentations).
- Assists the supervisor in coordinating all activities of the team; plans, coordinates and reviews work; provides feedback to supervisor for the purpose of evaluating subordinates.
- Provides advanced instruction to staff; trains, assigns and inspects work; schedules training.
- Serves as backup to supervisor, attending meetings and assisting in overseeing day-to-day operations; compiles weekly statistics and prepares necessary system reports and forms to assess workload.
- Leads advanced project teams and contractors; plans, assigns, directs, and coordinates work efforts; develops project plans, timetables and staff requirements.
- Serves as an authority on the interoperability, and system integration of operational security products which affect application systems, development initiatives, network efforts and computer acquisition plans of organizations within the Senate's automation architecture.
- Serves as primary or backup Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for cybersecurity projects; helps coordinate activities of contractors, vendors, SAA customer support staff, and IT support staff; reviews vendor contracts for compliance and accuracy; assists in adjusting contract statement of work as business needs change; develops reporting mechanisms for evaluating contractor adherence to service level agreements; submits periodic reports on service level agreement compliance.
- Serves as team leader and/or project manager on assigned projects; plans, assigns, directs and coordinates work efforts; develops project plans, calculates level of effort and resource requirements, sets timetables.
- Promotes disaster recovery planning by assisting in identifying critical computer services and applications; develops and documents emergency responses and contingency plans; leads coordination role of planning and carrying out exercises.
- Works with Senate business owners to ensure appropriate logical, physical, management, and cybersecurity controls are employed in all applications; periodically reviews application controls for efficiency and effectiveness.
- Develops, reviews, maintains and recommends standards, policies, procedures, guidelines and security controls to protect Senate centralized and distributed computer operations from unauthorized access, use, disclosure and interruption of service.
- Assists in short- and long-range strategic planning activities for the Senate in the area of cybersecurity, monitors the impact of technological development; identifies, researches, and evaluates emerging IT security products; proposes solutions and countermeasures.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
https://www.senate.gov/employment/saa/about.htm.
Qualifications
Work requires a Bachelor's Degree in computer science, telecommunications, or a related field, and eight to ten years of progressively responsible experience within a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)-type environment or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Knowledge of project management principles and practices; ability to set goals and to plan, monitor and evaluate project or contract budgets; ability to organize and coordinate resources to achieve project and organizational goals and objectives efficiently and effectively.
- Skill in critical thinking to identify strengths, weaknesses, alternative solutions, conclusions and approaches to problems.
- Creates and leads interactive learning exercises that support an effective learning environment.
- Uses appropriate instructional strategies such as lectures, demonstrations, interactive exercises, multimedia presentations, video courses, and web-based courses to create an effective learning environment for the SAA cyber community.
- Designs instructional materials (e.g., standard operating procedures, production manual) to provide detailed guidance to the relevant portion of the workforce.
- Skill in making processes more efficient.
- Ability to identify potential security events to the team; developing action plans, and carrying them out quickly and effectively.
- Ability to support the team Supervisor in interacting effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization, Member offices, external agencies and committees, and contractors.
- Ability to communicate effectively and possess excellent written, oral and presentation skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive information in compliance with established Senate standards and guidelines for managing sensitive data.
Education
Please read the "Qualifications" section.
Benefits
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.
Please read the "Next steps" section for more information.
Benefits
Required Documents
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
All required documents will be outlined in the application instructions.
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
All applicants must use the link below and follow instructions.
https://sen.gov/02Y0 or (https://oampublic.senate.gov/constituent/login/406391b9-a55d-4211-8422-fa1fa05cc417/).
DO NOT submit any paper application materials or resumes via U.S. Postal Mail or in person. All applicants MUST use the online employment application.
Agency contact information
Human Resources
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US Senate, Sergeant at Arms
Human Resources
Washington, DC 20510
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Next steps
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. Qualified candidates will be contacted via phone or email.
Fair and Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
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Required Documents
All required documents will be outlined in the application instructions.
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.
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How to Apply
All applicants must use the link below and follow instructions.
https://sen.gov/02Y0 or (https://oampublic.senate.gov/constituent/login/406391b9-a55d-4211-8422-fa1fa05cc417/).
DO NOT submit any paper application materials or resumes via U.S. Postal Mail or in person. All applicants MUST use the online employment application.
Agency contact information
Human Resources
- Address
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US Senate, Sergeant at Arms
Human Resources
Washington, DC 20510
US
Next steps
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. Qualified candidates will be contacted via phone or email.
Fair & Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
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Senate
https://www.senate.gov/employment/saa/about.htm.
Agency contact information
Human Resources
- Address
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US Senate, Sergeant at Arms
Human Resources
Washington, DC 20510
US