Serves as a Supervisory IT Specialist in the Cybersecurity Assessment Section, AMK-232. Duties Help The incumbent serves as the Manager of the Cybersecurity Assessment Section, leading a Fede
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Serves as a Supervisory IT Specialist in the Cybersecurity Assessment Section, AMK-232.

Duties Help

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, spaneting new capabilities to potential federal clients, and managing customer relations to ensure the sustainability of the shared service model.

Job Requirements:
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Conditions of employment
  • US Citizenship 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.

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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.

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.

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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. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements

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: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits

5) Additional information regarding living in Oklahoma can be found at www.abetterlifeokc.com.

6) To confirm receipt of documentation, please contact Caleb Weston at Caleb.A.Weston@faa.gov.

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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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.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.



IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents Help

A Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) is required to verify area of consideration. Other supplemental documentation (e.g., transcript, certification, etc.) will be accepted in combination with your online application. These documents must be uploaded with your application or emailed to 9-AMC-AHF-S210@faa.gov on or before the closing date of this announcement. All emailed documents should reference the announcement number.



If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Type
Contractor
Salary Range
$111,779 - $173,292
Company Details
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20591 USA
www.faa.gov/jobs
470 Open Jobs Available
Our continuing mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. We strive to reach the next level of safety, efficiency, environmental responsibility and global leadership. We are accountable to the American public and ...

Benefits:
TBD

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