USA Staffing

Position Title: IT Specialist (INFO SEC)
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau
Announcement Number: 23-DITD-11850606-DHA-KP Opens in new window
Open Period: Friday, March 10, 2023 to Friday, March 24, 2023

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1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

2. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.

A. Yes

B. No

3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.

A. Yes

B. No

1. Have you held a political appointment within the previous five-year period?

A. Yes

B. No

1. GS-12: Do you have one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level? (See the "Qualifications" section of this announcement for the definition of specialized experience and education)

A. Yes

B. No

2. Identify the IT Security management functions that you perform as a regular part of your job.

A. Prioritizing and scheduling organizations to be evaluated for IT Security compliance

B. Developing IT Security assessment criteria

C. Developing IT Security plans for systems

D. Planning systems security evaluations, audits, and reviews

E. Conducting systems security evaluations, audits, and reviews

F. Developing recommendations to identify and define systems security requirements

G. Reviewing and evaluating applications of IT Security incident response procedures

H. Developing training and advisory programs to ensure user compliance with IT Security programs and policies

I. Designing, developing, and/or recommending new or major revisions to systems security programs and policies

J. Developing, recommending, and/or implementing approved IT Security contingence plans, incident response plans, and disaster recovery procedures

K. Providing technical advice on security aspects of network and systems design to ensure implementation of appropriate systems security and policies.

L. Providing leadership on security aspects of network and systems design to ensure implementation of appropriate systems security and policies.

M. None of the above

3. Do you have experience monitoring and evaluating systems and system administrators for compliance with IT security requirements?

A. Yes

B. No

4. Do you have experience tracking Plans of Actions and Milestones (POAMs) and ensuring completion by system owners as required by the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA)?

A. Yes

B. No

5. Indicate your experience developing, analyzing, revising and implementing IT security-related activities.

A. Periodic risk assessments

B. Information security policies and procedures

C. An assessment of threats, including their likelihood and impact

D. Policies and procedures for detecting security vulnerabilities

E. Evaluation and periodic testing of how well security policies are working

F. An inventory of software and hardware assets

G. Security awareness training and expected rules of behavior for end-users

H. An evaluation of the technical, management, and operational security controls

I. Procedures for reporting and responding to security incidents

J. A process for addressing any deficiencies reported

K. Contingency plans to ensure continuity of operations in the face of a disaster

L. Privacy Impact Assessments

M. None of the above

6. Please indicate the phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in which you have experience.

A. Initiation/Planning

B. Requirements Gatherings and Analysis

C. Design (including security)

D. Build or Coding

E. Testing

F. Operations and Maintenance

G. Configuration Management

H. Change Control

I. None of the above

7. Indicate your experience implementing security features to ensure system design is consistent with IT security standards.

A. Reviewing software applications to ensure system design is compliant with IT security standards.

B. Testing software applications to ensure system design is consistent with IT security standards.

C. Identifying areas where system design is not consistent with IT security standards.

D. Developing strategies to modify system design to be consistent with IT security standards.

E. Adding security features within existing software applications to ensure system design is consistent with IT security standards.

F. None of the above.

8. Do you have experience writing, editing, and monitoring security documentation, including system security and contingency plans, in accordance with NIST 800 standards?

A. Yes

B. No

9. Do you have experience in disaster recovery site planning for IT systems?

A. Yes

B. No

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