- Position Title
- IT Cybersecurity Specialist
- Agency
- Office of Personnel Management
- Announcement Number
- 23-DMM-11963259-ICTAP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, May 25, 2023 to Thursday, June 1, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a current employee of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service? If yes, confirm you meet all of the following requirements:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
- Your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy;
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee who meets the definition of displaced (CFR 330.702) from a position in the competitive service from a Federal agency? If yes, confirm you meet all of the following requirements:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
- Your grade is/was equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy;
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent;
- It has been less than a year from your separation from Federal service (see ICTAP eligibility period CFR 330.708.)
4.
Are you a current or former employee of a Land Management Agency and are serving or served under a time-limited competitive service appointment? This service is qualifying for consideration under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, P.L. 114-47
5.
Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
6.
Are you eligible for consideration under VEOA? This includes:
- preference eligible (defined in title 5 U.S.C. 2108(3)), OR
- veterans who substantially completed 3 or more years of active service under honorable conditions.
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Basic Requirements: You must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed. Please respond Yes or No if you possess such experience.
1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2) 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.
3) 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.
4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations
1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2) 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.
3) 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.
4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations
2.
Do you have one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent in difficulty and complexity to work performed at the GS-11 grade level? Specialized experience for this position must include all of the following: 1) Hands-on technical support resource for all aspects of cloud and network security to ensure cloud migration, systems integration and interoperability, developing, implementing and maintain network configurations, 2) Develops and presents highly technical briefings to technical and non-technical senior leaders and stakeholders, 3) Participates in internal and external program/project management reviews, 4) Tracks project schedules, risks, and dependencies. Ensures communications are timely and bi-directional between internal and external key stakeholders.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Support resource for cloud and network security to ensure cloud migration, systems integration and interoperability, developing, implementing and maintain network configurations (to include firewalls, SASE, mainframe security, etc.).
4.
Coordinate input execution of the modernization process for systems, applications, and data.
5.
Coordinate input execution of the modernization process for systems, applications, and data.
6.
Create automation techniques to improve the efficiency of security tasks, including both administrative duties and incident detection and response.
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Provide support to leadership in establishing cloud and network security and associated Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS), and Software as a service (SaaS).
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Identify, review, and implement security tools for cybersecurity program.
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Use data collected by security tools and other cloud applications to build automated reports, and visualization for dashboards, etc.,
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Review acquisition/procurement lifecycle audits, test effectiveness of system and enterprise security controls for compliance with security requirements.
11.
Apply privacy principles and practices such as cyber threats and vulnerabilities impacting the mission and programs.
12.
Analyze facts, draw conclusions, and present results on extremely complex technical issues.
Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning; 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and; 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.
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Failure to agree or respond to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for this position.