It Specialist (Infosec)

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In our dynamic environment, the OIG conducts investigations, audits, evaluations, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DHS programs and operations.Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications GS-13: Must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience at this level includes:1) Ensuring the rigorous application of information security policies, principles, and practices to all components of the enterprise architecture; 2) applying information systems security concepts and methods to identify need for configuration changes based on new security technologies or cyber threats; 3) serving as a technical expert with regard to applications, operating systems, protocols, and equipment used in customer organizations; 4) communicating and coordinating the status of IT projects and ongoing operations; and 5) documenting status updates, procedures, and action plans.
Minimum Qualifications GS-14: Must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience at this level includes:1) Ensuring the rigorous application of information security policies, principles, and practices to all components of the enterprise architecture; 2) applying information systems security concepts and methods to identify need for configuration changes based on new security technologies or cyber threats; 3) serving as a technical expert with regard to applications, operating systems, protocols, and equipment used in customer organizations; 4) communicating and coordinating the status of IT projects and ongoing operations; and 5) documenting status updates, procedures, and action plans.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date 03/15/2024of this announcement.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.Education: Basic Requirements

Education: All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions

Undergraduate or Graduate Education: Degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.