About This Role
This specialist role involves leading teams of IT and cybersecurity professionals to operate, maintain, and secure classified and unclassified networks. The position focuses on ensuring regulatory compliance through security control assessments and optimizing network and system functionality.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of system administrators and IT professionals for the operation and maintenance of all classified and unclassified networks
- Serve as lead Security Controls Assessor, participating in all phases of the assessment process resulting in system authorization
- Optimize the functionality of networks and systems, diagnosing and recovering failed systems
- Lead a team of cybersecurity professionals in performing assessment tasks on Special Access Program level networks, LANs, servers, workstations, and unique systems
- Review Risk Management Framework controls of systems being tested to ensure regulatory compliance
Requirements
- Experience must be IT related, demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training
- Attention to Detail: thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail
- Customer Service: works with clients and customers 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
- Oral Communication: expresses information to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information; makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately
- Problem Solving: identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations
- One year of specialized experience which prepared you to do the work in this job, defined as: leading a team of system administrators/IT professionals; software development for a Special Access Program and collateral systems; preparing system security plans and associated documentation; performing assessment procedures on SAP networks, systems, data communications equipment, and databases
- Knowledge of Information Assurance (IA) controls
- Knowledge of systems analysis and design methodologies
- Knowledge of information processing standards and procedures
- Knowledge of data and process modeling methodologies
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade (or equivalent)
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