Information Technology Specialist

The position is in the Florida Regional Center, a forward deployed unit of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA/EX/FRC) within the Department of State. Its principal purpose is to provide administrative and technical expertise and assistance to WHA posts. This position is for an Information Technology (IT) Specialist responsible for securing, administering, and providing incident response and support of the IT systems, networks, and services at FRC.

Plans, manages, and coordinates project implementation, and leads implementation teams.

Identifies customers' IT requirements, assigns activities to sub-organizations, and brings IT staff and customer organizations together during implementation.

Serves as the Unit Security Officer (USO) for the Florida Regional Center (FRC), working under the WHA/EX Bureau Security Officer (BSO) to keep the executive director's security program running

Supports the Customer Engagement Office in operating and maintaining the OpenNet, NEN, ClassNet, and Wi-Fi networks.

Develops, modifies, and maintains FRC's cybersecurity plans and strategy, keeping them in line with changes in business requirements, processes, and regulatory compliance.

Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.