IT Cybersecurity Specialist (Appsw/Infosec)

Defense Finance and Accounting Service • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

The IT Cybersecurity Specialist serves as an Information System Security Officer (ISSO), assisting Information System Security Managers (ISSMs) with their duties and responsibilities. In coordination with the ISSM, the specialist develops, tests, documents, and completes security assessments and reviews in support of the Risk Management Framework (RMF), FISCAM, FFMIA, and other security policies. The role plans and implements a security program supporting the Agency’s financial management and information technology goals and objectives, and advises managers and supervisors on information security issues and policy. The specialist also develops application security plans, policy guidance, operating regulations, and procedures to ensure information assurance regulatory requirements are followed for assigned applications and systems.

This is a federal national security position that may require access to classified information and a favorable security determination. The position is subject to DoD 8140 foundational and residential qualification requirements, and occasional travel. Telework is limited and may be authorized only rarely on a case-by-case basis when Agency Leadership determines it serves a compelling DoD need. Moving expenses will be paid.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must meet applicable federal employment suitability and security requirements; a favorable security determination and, where required, a security clearance are conditions of employment.
• Must be registered for Selective Service if male and born after December 31, 1959.
• Candidates subject to the time-after-competitive-appointment requirement must have served three months after their latest competitive appointment in the Federal service.
• Must meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement.
• New DFAS employees must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Complete DoD 8140 Foundational Qualifications within 9 months and Residential Qualification requirements within 12 months.
• Demonstrate IT-related attention to detail, including reviewing IT work or data for accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.
• Demonstrate IT customer-service experience, including maintaining customer relationships, assessing needs, and identifying or developing tailored IT products and services.
• Demonstrate oral communication skills, including briefing mid-level management and IT staff on systems, projects, or operations and communicating technical information to nontechnical audiences.
• Demonstrate problem-solving skills, including identifying alternatives to complex IT issues by gathering and applying information from varied sources.
• Have one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower federal grade, GS-11, providing IT expertise for cybersecurity and/or financial-system audits of automated information systems; assisting with identifying, implementing, testing, and remediating technical IT security requirements; and participating in system requirements reviews and testing.
• Meet qualification requirements, including specialized experience and the 90-days-after-competitive-appointment requirement where applicable, within 30 calendar days after the announcement closing date, unless otherwise indicated.
• Must obtain and maintain a favorable security determination to occupy a sensitive position; failure to maintain eligibility may result in termination.
• Occasional travel is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist Information System Security Managers (ISSMs) in meeting their duties and responsibilities.
• Coordinate with the ISSM to develop, test, document, and complete security assessments and reviews in support of RMF, FISCAM, FFMIA, and other security policies.
• Plan and implement a security program that supports the Agency’s financial management and information technology goals and objectives.
• Advise managers and supervisors on information security issues and policy.
• Develop application security plans, policy guidance, operating regulations, and procedures to ensure information assurance regulatory requirements are followed for assigned applications and systems.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package available to employees and their families, subject to eligibility based on position type.
• Moving expenses will be paid; applicable reimbursements or payments may be taxable, and some appointees may be eligible for a Relocation Income Tax Allowance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed