Information Technology Specialist (INFOSEC)

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Information & Technology/Cyber Security Directorate/Security Operations Division located in Ashburn, VA.

This CBP OIT Cybersecurity Directorate position supports the security of CBP's information systems, networks, facilities, and communications technologies. The role focuses on protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and systems by planning, implementing, maintaining, and improving cybersecurity programs, policies, procedures, and tools. This position starts at a salary of $143,913.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $187,093.00 (GS-14, Step 10). Major duties include: Developing and delivers briefings to CBP Senior Leaders on threat hunting leads and trends, associated with CBP Mission Essential Systems and High Value Assets as well as develop metrics displaying the various trends of TTPs, IOCs and IOAs discovered on CBP networks and assets. Leading the development of alerts, reports, metrics and briefings on cyber threat indicators/indications, threat intelligence, and attack trends. Synthesizes and places intelligence information into context; draws insights about the possible implications. Leading research and evaluations of technical and all-source intelligence to develop in-depth analysis and assessment on threats to systems, critical networks and critical infrastructure. The incumbent will manage all-source research to determine adversary capability, intent, and prioritization. Notifying designated managers, cyber incident responders, and cybersecurity service provider team members of suspected cyber incidents and articulate the event's history, status, and potential impact for further action in accordance with the organization's cyber incident response plan. Conducting hypothesis-driven investigations triggered by threat intelligence and collected attack data, giving insights into attackers' latest tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) and discover if the attacker's specific behaviors are found within CBP's environment.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Please review further details via the following link. DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities. Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.