IT Specialist (Cyber Policy and Planning)

As an IT Specialist GSyour typical work assignments may include the following:

• Supports efforts to improve the nations cyber posture and capabilities across the homeland security enterprise.
• Supports coordinating and tracking national cyber and infrastructure security policies and strategies while supporting senior level decision making planning processes to help guide senior level decision-making.
• Assists with reviewing existing and proposed strategy an policy.
• Provides technical and non-technical support to the Cyber Director and Deputy Director.

All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received whichever happens first.

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
• Candidates are required to undergo a pre employment drug testing screening and are subject to random drug testing as this position is drug testing designated.

Applicants can meet the minimum qualification through certification licensure registration(s) or A substantial record of experience achievement and publications that demonstrate eminence in the appropriate profession/technical field.

Individual Occupational Requirement/ Minimum qualifications: Applicants must demonstrate evidence in their resume of the below competencies or appropriate licensure registration(s) certification(s); or A substantial record of experience achievement and publications that demonstrates eminence in the appropriate profession/technical field.

• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces including the general public individuals who work in the agency other agencies or organizations outside the Government) 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.
• Decision Making: Makes sound well-informed and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action even in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Information Management: Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding friendliness courtesy tact empathy concern and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult hostile or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations.
• Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); 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.
• Teamwork: Encourages and facilitates cooperation pride trust and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.
• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform ones job; works with understands and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Specialized Experience GS-12: You must have at least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties:

1) Supporting the development and implementation of cyber-related infrastructure and resilience policy through verbal and written products;
2) Participating in cyber and emerging technology policy working groups;
3) Assisting in reviewing cyber or emerging technology-related information such as draft legislation or policies; and
4) Assisting with integrating cyber and emerging technology policy to support organizational requirements and the development and implementation of policy solutions.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement.

Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment (position occupied block 34 on the SF-50 should show a 1) tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2) grade and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions With-in Grade/Range Increases and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional philanthropic religious spiritual community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years a political Schedule A Schedule C Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.