This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/468322200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This position is located in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Information Security & Privacy Staff of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support in the areas of information security.
Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.
04/21/2017 to 05/05/2017
$120,780 - $201,323 per year
CG 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Occasional travel is required.
Yes—Relocation is authorized.
Permanent - Permanent, Full-Time
Full-time - Competitive Service,
14
No
2017-HQD-0835
468322200
Provides technical advice concerning security implementation within all FDIC software and provides management and support for IT security programs. Manages project teams within ISPS for IT security activity programs and makes decisions and develops recommendations in the security program area that influence important agency or division IT policies and inter-related programs.
Develops and maintains standards, principles, reference models and frameworks that support IT security architecture, including communicating the standards, principles and framework in various forums. Creates visual depictions of the IT elements that compose the IT security architecture and the specification of the relationships between those components and stays abreast of all current and emerging technologies related to development and design of business processes and applications (such as a services oriented architecture (SOA), in support of security architecture.
Assesses technology and IT industry security direction to determine if program changes are needed and assess Corporation, legislative and oversight agency actions to determine if they require program changes or new initiatives in the area of security architecture and maintains liaison with other Federal agencies, industry groups and vendors to keep abreast of new developments in the IT industry that impact FDIC programs.
High Risk Position - Background Investigation (BI) required.
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If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The vacancy announcement is issued under the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Direct-hire Authority.
Your application will be reviewed, including the online assessment questionnaire, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements in the announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level. If you rated yourself higher on the questionnaire than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.
If you are found qualified, your resume will be evaluated to measure the degree in which your background and responses to the assessment questions match the competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) listed below. Top candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.
1. Knowledge of IT and EA principles including computer/system architectures, application architectures, IT analysis design, and development, personnel and organization elements, hardware, software and implementation.
2. Knowledge of computer software and hardware support requirements such as physical access control systems, encryption and digital signature software and virus protection software.
3. Knowledge of applying analytical methods to explain facts, data or other information and make correct inferences or draw accurate conclusions.
4. Knowledge of applying information security policies and understanding of information security principles, practices, techniques and methods.
5. Knowledge of applying performance monitoring principles and methods in the security program areas.
You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answer to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.
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INTERAGENCY TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ICTAP): If you are a displaced Federal employee eligible for consideration under ICTAP, you must submit proof of eligibility. For more information, click here
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/468322200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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