Supervisory IT Cybersecurity Specialist (DEV/DTA)

Joining the Secret Service, Mission Delivery Divison, Office of the Chief Information Officer will allow you to provide exceptional support to Secret Service personnel and stakeholders, developing and modifying secure software applications, and providing technical leadership for databases and data management systems. For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here.

The selectee will serve as a Supervisory IT Cybersecurity Specialist (Software Development (DEV)/ Data Administration (DTA)) in the Mission Delivery Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer. Typical work assignments include: Leads the design, development, modernization, maintenance, and security of software applications and specialized utility programs using secure development practices, coding standards, code documentation, version control, configuration management, and software assurance principles. Evaluates complex software, system, data, cybersecurity, and user requirements, including analysis of application, system, database, security, and performance information, to determine feasibility, identify trends, assess security implications, define design constraints, and recommend appropriate application architecture Directs or performs software assurance and testing activities, including secure code reviews, vulnerability analysis, threat modeling, security testing, risk assessment, penetration testing support, analysis of security and performance test data, and validation of security controls and application resiliency. Provides technical leadership for databases and data management systems, including analysis of data quality, database performance, usage trends, availability, and integrity, to ensure secure storage, query capability, access control, backup, recovery, and integrity of mission-supporting data.

U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service If selected for this position, you will be required to: Obtain and maintain a Top Secret Tier 5 clearance. For more information visit OPM Mythbuster Page. Submit a credit check after a conditional offer of employment has been accepted. Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position. Submit to a Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph examination prior to your appointment. May be subject to a one-year probationary period for supervisors/managers. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be serving in a position in Schedule Policy/Career of the Excepted service. You will obtain competitive status after two years of service in this position [if applicable]. Your employment in this position will be at-will. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) appeals of adverse actions concerning performance, discipline, and other matters arising under chapters 23, 43, and 75 of title 5, United States Code will not be available to an individual serving in this position. The DHS Office of General Counsel will enforce prohibitions on prohibited personnel practices and not the Office of Special Counsel.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.