IT Cybersecurity Specialist

DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled through the office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Government-Wide Direct-Hire Authority for this occupation and is open to all U.S. Citizens. Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans’ Preference rules do not apply. Qualified Veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.

To qualify for this position you must meet the (1) Minimum Qualification Requirement AND (2) Specialized Experience for the grade to which you are applying.

(1) Minimum Qualification Requirements:

1. Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. Customer Service: Works with clients and customers to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations.
3. Oral Communication: Expresses information effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information.
4. Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives.

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(2) Specialized Experience:

To qualify for the GS-12, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

1. IT application security and cybersecurity principles, methods, and practices to include technical documentation, and analytical methods sufficient to identify and resolve issues related to access management.
2. Broad range of management methods and processes including the Agile Project Management Methodology.
3. Application security principles and best practices, internal controls and identity and access management principles.
4. Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally to management and security representatives.

To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

1. Applying cybersecurity principles and methods for performing information assurance or application security tasks.
2. Supporting internal and external audits by coordinating audit activity/requests.
3. Developing, implementing, and coordinating activities designed to ensure controls over the SAP ERP system.
4. Providing advice and guidance on information assurance or application security policies.
5. Conducting analyses and recommending resolution of complex information assurance or application security issues.
6. Managing and mitigating risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of SAP ERP data.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM’s website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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