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Serves as a Supervisory IT Specialist in the Cybersecurity Assessment Section, AMK-232.
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The incumbent serves as the Manager of the Cybersecurity Assessment Section, leading a Federal Shared Service Provider (SSP) portfolio dedicated to ensuring client systems achieve and maintain compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA). The manager directs a technical workforce of IT Specialists providing standardized, scalable cybersecurity auditing and security services across a diverse customer base, including the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, and multiple external federal partner agencies.
Key responsibilities include managing initial system authorizations, triennial re-assessments and independent assessments in support of Continuous Monitoring using NIST SP 800-53 and Agency-specific standards within a multi-tenant environment. The manager oversees the delivery of shared security services, ensuring that centralized controls meet the rigorous requirements of diverse client Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
Managerial duties include: planning and communicating the organization's vision; setting priorities for cross-agency projects; assigning tasks; monitoring performance; and coaching staff. The manager oversees the section's reimbursable budget, tracking resource consumption to ensure cost-recovery and projecting future funding needs based on new customer onboarding. As a senior technical lead, the incumbent integrates complex solutions across organizational lines, develops innovative automated assessment processes, and represents the FAA as a primary point of contact for external agency stakeholders. The manager serves as a Program Manager for business development, drafting service proposals, marketing new capabilities to potential federal clients, and managing customer relations to ensure the sustainability of the shared service model.
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Qualifications
To qualify for this position at the FV-J (FG/GS-14) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I (FG/GS-13) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.
Specialized experience includes:
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Individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate.
1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
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Quality Ranking Factor (QRF): Well qualified applicants will have knowledge and documented experience with each of the following: Experience with vulnerability identification or patch management; Experience evaluating and providing recommendations on technical cybersecurity controls; Experience performing and communicating comprehensive risk analysis for largescale, distribution systems.
Applicants should provide examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Education
Refer to Qualifications.
KSA Information:
As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.
In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge, Skills and Abilities section, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.
Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) or Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
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Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.
Additional information
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. ;br>
Notes:
1) Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or emailed applications cannot be accepted.
2) Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.
3) Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.
4) This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: _here/benefits
5) Additional information regarding living in Oklahoma can be found at ;br>
6) To confirm receipt of documentation, please contact Caleb Weston at
This is not a bargaining unit position.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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Serves as a Supervisory IT Specialist in the Cybersecurity Assessment Section, AMK-232.
Learn more about this agency
Duties
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The incumbent serves as the Manager of the Cybersecurity Assessment Section, leading a Federal Shared Service Provider (SSP) portfolio dedicated to ensuring client systems achieve and maintain compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA). The manager directs a technical workforce of IT Specialists providing standardized, scalable cybersecurity auditing and security services across a diverse customer base, including the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, and multiple external federal partner agencies.
Key responsibilities include managing initial system authorizations, triennial re-assessments and independent assessments in support of Continuous Monitoring using NIST SP 800-53 and Agency-specific standards within a multi-tenant environment. The manager oversees the delivery of shared security services, ensuring that centralized controls meet the rigorous requirements of diverse client Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
Managerial duties include: planning and communicating the organization's vision; setting priorities for cross-agency projects; assigning tasks; monitoring performance; and coaching staff. The manager oversees the section's reimbursable budget, tracking resource consumption to ensure cost-recovery and projecting future funding needs based on new customer onboarding. As a senior technical lead, the incumbent integrates complex solutions across organizational lines, develops innovative automated assessment processes, and represents the FAA as a primary point of contact for external agency stakeholders. The manager serves as a Program Manager for business development, drafting service proposals, marketing new capabilities to potential federal clients, and managing customer relations to ensure the sustainability of the shared service model.
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Conditions of employment
- ship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
- A one-year supervisor/managerial probationary period may be required.
- Successful completion of a security investigation may be required.
- Please review Required Documents and Additional Information.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position at the FV-J (FG/GS-14) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I (FG/GS-13) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.
Specialized experience includes:
- Experience managing or leading cybersecurity assessment services within a shared service or multi-agency environment, ensuring compliance across different organizational risk profiles.
- Experience advising senior management on IT system design and inter-relationships, specifically regarding how centralized security controls impact decentralized client architectures.
- Experience auditing data processing systems to ensure adherence to FISMA, NIST, and OMB federal cybersecurity mandates.
- Experience managing reimbursable budgets, developing business proposals for technical services, and maintaining inter-agency agreements (IAAs) or SLAs.
AND
Individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate.
1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
ALSO
Quality Ranking Factor (QRF): Well qualified applicants will have knowledge and documented experience with each of the following: Experience with vulnerability identification or patch management; Experience evaluating and providing recommendations on technical cybersecurity controls; Experience performing and communicating comprehensive risk analysis for largescale, distribution systems.
Applicants should provide examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Education
Refer to Qualifications.
KSA Information:
As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.
In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge, Skills and Abilities section, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.
Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) or Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
Preview job questionnaire
Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.
Additional information
We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. ;br>
Notes:
1) Applicants must apply online to receive consideration for this vacancy announcement. Faxed, mailed or emailed applications cannot be accepted.
2) Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the job.
3) Some, all or none of the applicants may be interviewed.
4) This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about core compensation is available on the following website: _here/benefits
5) Additional information regarding living in Oklahoma can be found at ;br>
6) To confirm receipt of documentation, please contact Caleb Weston at
This is not a bargaining unit position.
Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA
Expand Hide additional information
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits
Help
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.