Supervisory IT Specialist (CYBER/INFOSEC)

This position is in Office of Finance and Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Risk Management Division. About OFA: OFA This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to one of the duty stations stated in this announcement on a regular basis (location TBD after candidate selected).

You will: Direct division activities for the Agency's Cybersecurity Program and National Privacy Program by aligning goals and policies with mission and customer needs, prioritizing work and optimizing resources, ensuring regulatory compliance and efficiency, driving decisions and change, and guiding staff development. Manage and oversee EPA's Risk Management Program, ensuring system controls are evaluated for compliance with security requirements to protect EPA information, IT systems, and the critical processes supporting EPA's computer networks. Exercise supervisory personnel management responsibilities over staff members by making assignments and determining responsibilities and priorities. Establish partnerships with internal stakeholders and represent the Agency on various Cybersecurity and Privacy Councils and Committees for the advancement of EPA's Cybersecurity and National Privacy Programs. You will spend 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements. One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

#LI-Onsite You must be a U.S. citizen. If you are selected, you may be required to complete a one-year probationary period. This position is designated as High Risk and requires a background investigation. Unless an appropriate background investigation is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management, you must undergo a background investigation. All conditions of the pre-employment security process must be met before an official letter of employment can be issued with a report for duty date. REAL ID requirements became effective on 05/07/25. If you are selected for this position and plan to use your driver's license or identification card during the onboarding process (i.e., for employment eligibility verification or to obtain your EPA identification card), the document must be a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver's license or identification card that includes the REAL ID-compliant star marking, or must be an Enhanced Driver's License (EDL). You will receive information about alternative acceptable documents (e.g., passport) prior to onboarding. For more information about REAL ID, see Dept. of Homeland Security and REAL ID FAQs. If you are selected, you must complete (or have already completed) a 1-year supervisory or managerial probationary period. Upon acceptance of an initial appointment to a supervisory or managerial position with the EPA, you agree to complete all elements of the EPA Successful Leaders Program. This development program is designed to enhance leadership competencies and meet the agency's goal of providing new leaders with the tools needed for success. You will be required to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance. Pre-employment drug testing is required and random testing thereafter.