Deputy Director for Threat Analysis and Incident Response

This position serves as Deputy Director for the Threat Analysis and Incident Response organization, a key member of the CESER senior leadership team. TAIR assesses and mitigates risks to the energy sector by working with industry and government partners. Leads response and recovery efforts for cyber, physical, and natural incidents impacting the energy sector, providing situational awareness, facilitating technical assistance, regulatory waivers, and expertise to support restoration.

Qualifications:

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. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed beyond page 2 or may be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications.

TQ 1: Expert leadership experience leading the development, implementation, collaboration and administration of organization-wide programs.
TQ 2: Demonstrated executive leadership experience in directing threat analysis activities and incident response planning for an organization.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position. There are five ECQs:

• ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding - This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.
• ECQ 2: Driving Efficiency - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.
• ECQ 3: Merit and Competence - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.
• ECQ 4: Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.
• ECQ 5: Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Note: If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES.

Responsibilities:

As the Deputy Director for Threat Analysis and Incident Response, you will,

• Lead strategic risk mitigation for the energy sector: Integrate physical and cyber threat intelligence to develop a unified risk picture for critical energy infrastructure. This includes overseeing advanced risk models for climate, physical, and cyber impacts, and directing ongoing risk identification and monitoring of adversary activity and Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) vulnerabilities.
• Overseeing an operational collaborative that convenes experts from DOE and the energy sector to collectively identify, analyze, and mitigate threats to America's critical energy infrastructure. The Energy Threat Analysis Center (ETAC) integrates industry data and context with government intelligence to enable collaboration and information sharing of threats.
• Exercise Federal Power Act authority: Utilize Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, in coordination with DOE General Counsel, to issue Emergency Orders for grid security and reliability. Collaborate with interagency partners on regulatory waivers and update DOE's emergency authority processes as needed.
• Oversee national programs to boost technical resilience, build capacity, and implement security best practices for energy owners and operators. Direct Cybersecurity Risk Information Sharing Program (CRISP) for IT/OT network monitoring and data sharing and oversee EAGLE-I for real-time situational awareness during outages.
• Oversee federal energy emergency response and recovery: Serve as the executive lead for Emergency Support Function #12 (Energy), coordinating federal response to restore energy during outages or national emergencies. Direct CESER's 24/7/365 federal responses, manage responder deployment, and support resource allocation.
• Direct the development of national-level programs designed to increase the technical resilience of energy owners and operators, providing them with the tools necessary to defend against threat and enhance their defensive posture. Managing programs designed to build technical capacity and security best practices for the energy sector.

Salary : $199,172