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Position Title
Information Technology Specialist (InfoSec)
Agency
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Announcement Number
CIO-12709365-DHA-SLW Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, March 21, 2025 to Friday, March 20, 2026
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
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
  • your grade is equivalent to or higher than the grade level of the vacancy
  • the promotion potential (full performance level) of the position you are being separated from is equal to or higher than the promotion potential of the vacancy, and
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
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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
  • your grade is equivalent to or higher than the grade level of the vacancy
  • the promotion potential (full performance level) of the position you are being separated from is equal to or higher than the promotion potential of the vacancy, and
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
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Preferences
1. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service? If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service. (limit characters)
2. I acknowledge that I am solely responsible for the answers and documentation submitted in my online application. I understand that my answers cannot be altered once I have submitted my application and the announcement has closed. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information contained in my online application for Federal Employment is true, correct, complete, and made in good faith. I understand that a false or fraudulent answer to any question or item on any part of my online application may be grounds for not hiring me, or for firing me after I begin work, and may be punishable by fine or imprisonment or both (See section 1001 of title 18, United States Code).

By clicking "Yes" below, I certify that I accept responsibility for the responses and documentation submitted in my online application and that the information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge.
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3. Do any of your family members work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement?

(A family member means an individual with any of the following relationships to the applicant: (1) Spouse, and parents thereof; (2) Sons and daughters, and spouses thereof; (3) Parents, and spouses thereof; (4) Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof; (5) Grandparents and grandchildren, and spouses thereof; (6) Domestic partner and parents thereof, including domestic partners of any individual in (2) through (5) of this definition; and (7) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.)
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4. If the answer to the question above is yes, please provide the relative(s)' name, relationship, and the ICE office or organization for which your relative(s) works (if known).

If the answer to the question above is no, please indicate 'not applicable'.
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Assessment 1
In order to meet the basic requirements for this position, you must have IT related experience in four (4) core competencies: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving. This experience must have been obtained while performing IT functions. The following questions will be used to determine whether or not you meet these basic requirements. You may wish to consult the vacancy announcement for a description of these competencies. (limit characters)
1. Please select the response below that best describes your experience in relation to the basic competencies required for this position.
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The following question will be used to determine whether or not you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position. You may wish to consult the vacancy announcement for a description of those requirements. (limit characters)
2. Which of the following statements best describes your experience?
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The following statements will be used to rate applicants who meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements for this position. Select the response that best reflects your experience performing each task. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Identifies need for changes based on new security technologies or threats to the enterprise.
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4. Anticipates, identifies, evaluates, mitigates, and minimizes risks associated with IT systems vulnerabilities to the organization and enterprise.
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5. Assess new systems design methodologies for interoperability, security, best practices, mobility, and network solutions.
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6. Resolves and communicates integration issues to gain buy in from stakeholders.
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7. Integrates security programs across mobility and network security disciplines to minimize risks to the enterprise.
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8. Communicates, presents, and applies IT systems security principles, concepts, and methods.
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9. Leads implementation activities to communicate, coordinate and mitigate deployment activities to the enterprise.
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10. Reviews proposed new systems, networks, and software designs to present solutions to peers, supervisors, and senior leadership.
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