- Position Title
- IT Specialist (Information Security)
- Agency
- Peace Corps
- Announcement Number
- 23-12228377-JB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, December 4, 2023 to Tuesday, December 26, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you eligible for an excepted appointment under the Federal Employment Program for Persons with Disabilities?
Please note: If you are you a person with disabilities, you MUST submit documentation verifying your eligibility (Schedule A letter).
Please note: If you are you a person with disabilities, you MUST submit documentation verifying your eligibility (Schedule A letter).
3.
Are you a veteran who:
- Served during a war or are in receipt of a campaign badge for service in a campaign or expedition; OR
- are a disabled veteran, OR
- are in receipt of an Armed Forces Service Medal (includes the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal)for participation in a military operation, OR
- are a recently separated veteran (within 3 years of discharge), AND
- separated under honorable conditions (this means an honorable or general discharge)?
Preferences
1.
Would you accept a term appointment?
2.
Have you ever been employed by an intelligence agency or division of an agency, a substantial part of whose mission includes or included intelligence activities?
3.
Has you background or work history involved a substantial connection with an intelligence activity or related work other than through employment?
4.
Do you have a family relationship to an employee of an intelligence agency?
5.
Have you previously been employed with the Peace Corps in a US Direct Hire (USDH) position and fall into any of the categories below:
Please note:
- After your USDH appointment, you have separated from the agency (resigned, retired, transferred to a different federal agency, etc.)
- After your USDH appointment, you have converted to an Expert position with the Peace Corps
- After your USDH appointment, you have accepted a position as a Personnel Service Contractor with the Peace Corps
Please note:
- This does not include applicants who have only been employed as a Personnel Service Contractor or Expert
- This does not include applicants who have only served as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
- This does not include applicants who have been previously employed with Peace Corps serving in a 5 year exempt position.
- This does not include current Peace Corps USDH employees, who may have been reemployed after a previous USDH appointment and spent the required "time out" of the agency.
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
I possess IT-related experience that was demonstrated by completion of specific IT-intensive training, professional or volunteer work which has equipped me with the following competencies in the IT field: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication and Problem Solving. I also possess at least one year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the FP-3 or GS-13 grade level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as Prior Security Operations Center (SOC) Management or Supervisory experience; AND Experience providing cybersecurity risk recommendations to leadership based on significant threats and vulnerabilities; AND Experience with multiple technology and system and software types (e.g., SIEM, SOAR, IDS/IPS, AlienVault, Splunk, Tenable, Endpoint Detection & Response)
- Knowledgeable on multiple technology and system and software types (e.g., SIEM, SOAR, IDS/IPS, AlienVault, Splunk, Tenable);
- Advanced knowledge in planning, directing, and managing Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) and/or Security Operations Center (SOC) operations for a complex Enterprise;
- Experience with investigating and reporting data breaches;
- Hands-on cybersecurity experience (Protect, Detect, Respond and Sustain) within a Computer Incident Response organization including prior experience performing medium-large-scale incident response;
- Create reports and presentations on research and findings.
- Share knowledge with members of the SOC and Cyber Security teams.
- Analyze collected data to determine trends in the security environment of the organization.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
2.
Ensure that cybersecurity-enabled products or other compensating security control technologies reduce identified risk.
3.
Implement specific cybersecurity countermeasures for systems and/or applications.
4.
Provides cybersecurity recommendations to leadership based on significant threats and vulnerabilities.
5.
Develop specific cybersecurity countermeasures and risk mitigation strategies for systems and/or applications.
6.
Provide leadership and direction to information technology (IT) personnel by ensuring that cybersecurity awareness, basics, literacy, and training are provided.
7.
Oversee policy standards and implementation strategies to ensure procedures and guidelines comply with cybersecurity policies.
8.
Design and implement initiatives to address gaps identified in the enterprise's cybersecurity safeguards.
9.
Adopt methods of data collection and analysis to increase detection capabilities for multiple IT systems.
10.
Perform cybersecurity testing of developed applications and/or systems.
11.
Assess and monitor cybersecurity related to system implementation and testing practices.
12.
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the enterprise's cybersecurity safeguards to ensure that they provide the intended level of protection.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
13.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.