Government Information Specialist (Compliance)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement•Washington, DC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This full-time, permanent position is with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Information Governance & Privacy, in Washington, District of Columbia. It is a non-bargaining-unit position at the full performance level. The specialist advises ICE leadership and program personnel on privacy implications and risk mitigation, coordinates the creation of privacy compliance documents, reviews compliance work products, and represents DHS at meetings, trainings, and conferences as directed by the supervisor. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and pass a background investigation and drug screen. Males born after December 31, 1959, must certify Selective Service registration. Current federal employees must meet the stated time-in-grade requirement. A one-year probationary period may be required. Applicants must meet qualification requirements by the announcement’s closing date and should limit resumes to two pages. For GS-14, applicants need one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level or equivalent. Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade. The position has a full performance level and is subject to a local commuting area restriction of 50 miles from the applicant’s home of record. DHS uses E-Verify, and selected applicants must complete suitability requirements and obtain and maintain a Public Trust background investigation.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must certify registration with Selective Service.
Current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in federal service by the announcement closing date.
One year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level or equivalent, including implementing and coordinating federal privacy program compliance responsibilities; evaluating agency activities for privacy risks and recommending mitigation strategies, safeguards, compliance language, and documentation approaches; and overseeing development of privacy compliance documentation for new or modified agency initiatives.
Meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.
Selected applicants must successfully obtain and maintain a Public Trust background investigation.
Applicants’ resumes should be limited to two pages.

Responsibilities

Provide expert advice to the ICE Privacy Officer, Assistant Director for the Office of Information Governance Privacy, Deputy Assistant Director for OIPG, and other senior officials on ICE programs, operations, systems, technologies, information-sharing practices, and policies with privacy implications.
Advise program offices, system owners, project teams, and senior officials on assessing and mitigating privacy risks through appropriate privacy controls in agency programs, policies, procedures, and system-development activities involving personal information.
Coordinate with the DHS Privacy Office, ICE program offices, operational components, system owners, legal counsel, and information technology personnel to develop privacy compliance documents in accordance with applicable timelines and requirements.
Conduct technical and quality reviews of privacy compliance work products prepared by team members, contractors, or program offices to ensure accuracy, clarity, completeness, consistency, and compliance with applicable law, policy, guidance, and privacy standards.
Represent DHS as a senior privacy official at meetings, trainings, and conferences, as directed by the supervisor.