Duties

Summary

This position is located in the ACIO Cyber Security, DAS Information System and CIO, Assistant Secretary for Management/CFO, Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury. The overall mission of cybersecurity at Treasury is to assure the appropriate protection of cyber information, services, and assets.

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Responsibilities

**IMPORTANT PLEASE READ** If you self-certify that you have met the minimum qualification requirements and if your application rates high enough for Phase 1, you will then immediately be asked to complete the second assessment comprised of two narrative responses. There is a 2,500 character limit on each response. Please allow sufficient time to complete BOTH phases before midnight on the close date of the announcement, the narrative responses are expected to take one hour, at a minimum.

Refer to the section "How You Will be Evaluated" for more details on what is expected from Phase 2.

As an Information Technology Specialist, you will:

• Work with the stakeholders, both internal and external, to define requirements that are compliant with general federal laws, Department of Treasury IT policies and standards, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Congressional, and Executive Office directives and regulations on computer security and other legislative mandates.
• Work with the GSOC staff to define a solution to the requirements that can be implemented within or accommodated with an evolution of the GSOC architecture.
• Asses potential impact on existing program requirements including vulnerability reporting criteria. Evaluate the feasibility of implementing new developments to enhance systems security and reliability. Develop, recommend, and implement approved security contingency plans, incident response plans, and disaster recovery procedures.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
13

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
• Click "Print Preview" to review the entire announcement before applying.
• Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service . One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized experience: For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Experience working with software developers to facilitate the proper design and implementation of new capabilities and software; and ensure to a seamless software experience for customers; AND
• Experience managing the day to day of the DevSecOps team through an ongoing evolution and improvement; AND
• Experience working closely with other technical team members and departments to recommend solutions and resolve priority issues in a timely manner; AND
• Analyzing the needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time, cost and performance constraints.; AND
• Experience building and improving existing data architectures, extending pipelines in order to deliver new insights to GSOC staff while continuing to and refine our overall platform strategy and architecture.

In addition to meeting specialized experience, applicants must also show proficiency in 1) attention to detail, 2) customer service, 3) oral communication, and 4) problem solving.

Education

Additional information

- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- Relocation expenses will not be paid.
- This is a non-bargaining unit position.
- We offer opportunities for telework.
- We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- A one year probationary period may be required.
- Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9 . Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- Undergo an income tax verification.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: There will be a two-phase rating process

Phase 1: Your application will be initially evaluated in the following areas: Specialized experience, technical, and analytical.

Phase 2: Your responses to the following ranking factors will be assessed by a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to determine your level of proficiency. Please make sure the following is reflected in your resume :

Ranking Factor 1. Experience leading the daily coordination of complex technical projects dealing with cybersecurity data enrichment and integrity, while being responsible for the software/system design and specifications, implementation, integration, testing and documentation. Oversee and provide technical and administrative expertise to software development and capability improvement projects. Responsible for software/system design and specifications, system implementation and integration, and testing.

Ranking Factor 2. Strong ability to analyze functional needs and drive the design for positive business outcomes; recommend solutions that are aligned with business / IT strategies. Oversee development and review development solution/code developed by DevOps team. Provide technical lead role in designing, refactoring and implementing critical applications and services & performance improvements. Assess tradeoffs between picking off-the-shelf software (proprietary or Open Source) vs. building custom application in house, be able to clearly communicate the rationale behind that decision, and help drive execution of delivering on business needs with either approach. Analyze needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time, cost and performance constraints

Ranking Factor 3. Oral and written communication skills evidenced by the ability to deliver clear, concise, and accurate written and verbal factual and analytical presentations to a variety of audiences.

Ranking Factors 4 & 5. These are narrative questions asked which represent the following competencies: Process improvement and customer service.

This announcement is issued under "direct-hire" authority. Consistent with 5 U.S.C 3304(a)(3) and OPM regulations (5 CFR 337 Subpart B) on direct-hire: All candidates who meet all the qualification and other eligibility requirements may be referred for consideration. Competitive examining rules providing for rating and ranking and veterans' preference do not apply.

Referral: Scoring from both phases of the assessment will be used to determine who will be referred. If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview. If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) ) you must be assigned the middle category or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Secret

Drug test required
No

Required Documents

A complete application includes 1. A resume, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).

All applicants are required to submit a resume either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view resume tips .

VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: If you are claiming veterans' preference, please see applicant guide for required documentation . In order to be considered for veterans preference, you must submit all required documentation as outlined in the applicant guide.

CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (CTAP) OR INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (ICTAP) DOCUMENTATION: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click CTAP/ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.