Supervisory IT Specialist (INFOSEC)

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. BASIC REQUIREMENT: The basic requirements MUST be substantiated in your resume. Failure to provide the required information will render your application ineligible for consideration. Read all responses before making your selection. Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below at a proficiency level equivalent to the next lower grade level in federal service. Attention to Detail – Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service – Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication – Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving – Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. ~AND~ GS-14 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA’s) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Mastery of IT theories, principles, concepts, standards, and practices in order to accomplish the following: develop new theories, concepts principles, standards, and methods in the specialty area(s); advise other IT experts throughout the agency or in other agencies on a variety of situations and issues that involve applying or adapting new theories, concepts, principles, standards, methods, or practices, that are developed by the employee or results from the employee’s leadership; and serve as senior expert and consultant to top agency management officials in order to advise on integrating IT programs with other programs of equivalent scope and complexity. ~AND~ Selective Placement Factor: This position includes a skill, knowledge, ability, or other worker characteristic basic to -and essential for satisfactory performance of the job. Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent the minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. Evidence of the Selective Placement Factor must be reflected in your resume. Experience with: Cybersecurity Engineering and Cybersecurity Architecture.
This position is located in the VA Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Office of Information Security (OIS), Information Security Operations (ISO), Cybersecurity Operations Systems Engineering (COSE). The primary purpose of this position is to strengthen VA Cyber Security Act of 2022 or the SVAC Act of 2022, to execute tasks including those required to meet House of Representatives Bill 7299 (H.R. 7299).