IT Cybersecurity Specialist

This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer in Washington, DC. The incumbent serves as an Information Technology (IT) Cybersecurity Specialist for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). This vacancy is open to CTAP and ICTAP eligible candidates only. If you are not eligible for one of these you will be made ineligible for consideration for this position.

As an IT Cybersecurity Specialist at the GS- 2210-14, some of your typical work assignments may include: Lead risk and vulnerability assessments of enterprise information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs and support remediation. Provide technical oversight of cybersecurity requirements and implementations, develop long-range security plans, and design enterprise security controls. Evaluate enterprise security programs, assess compliance, identify gaps, and recommend improvements to minimize vulnerabilities and strengthen program effectiveness. Investigate security incidents, develop security resolutions, implement remediation measures, and strengthen authentication and authorization controls.

APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: 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 (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Verify School accreditation. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty. *** If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. *** For further information, click on: Foreign Education.