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QUALIFICATION REQUIRMENTS: To qualify for this position, you must meet the minimum qualification requirements as well as the specialized experience requirements outlined below: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADE 12 and Above (GS or Equivalent): The competencies listed in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section will be used to evaluate whether or not you meet the minimum proficiency level established for the 2210 series SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE for Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Architecture (IA): A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level GS-12 in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience for this position is defined as having at least two (2) of the following: Test, analyze, and/or implement existing and future systems to complement existing cybersecurity architectures; often leading Authority to Operate (ATO) job functions such as control testing and validation, Plan of Actions & Milestones (POAM) tracking or Risk Acceptance (RA). Analyze security events, including threat model development and resulting security risk analysis of systems.

Design and develop security architecture to execute a company's cybersecurity program to meet Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), North American Electric Reliability (NERC), Critical Information Protection (CIP), or NIST 800-53 Controls. Perform vulnerability management to include scans, assessments, and remediation in conjunction with other IT business units to reduce company-wide risk. -OR- SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE for Cybersecurity Operations (Ops): A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level GS-12 in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience for this position is defined as having at least two (2) of the following: Configure and manage and/or manage the lifecycle of at least 1 (one) of the following cybersecurity systems: Axonius, Carbon Black App Control, Carbon Black Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Corelight, Forescout, Splunk, and Tenable. Apply the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and assess cybersecurity systems against federal and industry compliance standards, such as NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, or NERC CIP.

Conduct incident response activities, vulnerability assessments, and/or digital forensics, including analyzing security events to understand and mitigate active potential cybersecurity threats.

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