IT Cybersecurity Specialist (DEV/DTA)

U.S. Secret Service•Washington, DC

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About The Position

The IT Cybersecurity Specialist serves in the U.S. Secret Service Office of the Chief Information Officer, Mission Delivery Division. The role provides technical support to Secret Service personnel and stakeholders by developing and modifying secure software applications and providing technical leadership for databases and data management systems. The specialist leads the design, development, modernization, maintenance, and security of software applications and utility programs. The work includes evaluating software, system, data, cybersecurity, and user requirements; analyzing application, database, security, and performance information; and recommending appropriate application architecture. The role also directs or performs software assurance and testing, including secure code reviews, vulnerability analysis, threat modeling, security testing, risk assessment, and validation of security controls and application resiliency. The position provides technical leadership for databases and data management systems, evaluating data quality, performance, usage, availability, and integrity to support secure storage, querying, access control, backup, and recovery. Employment requires U.S. citizenship, a top-secret Tier 5 clearance, pre-employment and random drug testing, a pre-employment counterintelligence polygraph, and a credit check after a conditional offer. The selectee must serve a one-year probationary period. The position is covered by Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime, with additional compensation potentially paid at up to 25% of base salary.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Meet the four IT-related competencies: attention to detail in ensuring IT programs comply with cybersecurity policies or standards; customer service in interpreting IT security guidelines or policies to meet customer needs; oral communication of organizational security policies and procedures to stakeholders; and problem solving to provide cybersecurity solutions for short- and long-term goals.
For GS-14, one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 performing work in secure software development, software and cybersecurity requirements analysis, secure software assessment and testing, and database and data management system administration and support.
Meet the qualification requirements by the announcement closing date; qualifying experience may include paid or unpaid experience.
Obtain and maintain a top-secret Tier 5 clearance.
Submit to a drug test before appointment and random drug testing while in the position.
Submit to a counterintelligence polygraph examination before appointment.
Complete a credit check after accepting a conditional offer.
Serve a one-year probationary period.
Education cannot substitute for the required experience.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, modernization, maintenance, and security of software applications and specialized utility programs using secure development practices, coding standards, documentation, version control, configuration management, and software assurance principles.
Evaluate software, system, data, cybersecurity, and user requirements; analyze relevant application, system, database, security, and performance information; identify trends and security implications; define design constraints; and recommend application architecture.
Direct or perform software assurance and testing, including secure code reviews, vulnerability analysis, threat modeling, security testing, risk assessment, penetration testing support, analysis of security and performance test data, and validation of controls and application resiliency.
Provide technical leadership for databases and data management systems, analyzing data quality, performance, usage trends, availability, and integrity.
Help ensure secure data storage, query capability, access control, backup, recovery, and integrity of mission-supporting data.