Supervisory IT Specialist (Cyber Policy and Planning)

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This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (PLCY), Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience (CIRR). Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position. NOTE: Applicants can meet the minimum qualifications through certification, licensure, registration(s), or A substantial record of experience, achievement, and publications that demonstrate eminence in the appropriate profession/technical field. Individual Occupational requirements: Applicants must demonstrate evidence in their resume of the below competencies or appropriate licensure, registration(s), certification(s); or A substantial record of experience, achievement, and publications that demonstrates eminence in the appropriate profession/technical field. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. 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. 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. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Decision Making - Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. Information Management - Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems. Interpersonal Skills - Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations. Teamwork-Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals. Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-15 Supervisory level, you must possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 level in the federal service (obtained in either public or private sectors). This experience must include activities such as: 1) Leading policy efforts to develop, implement, and/or evaluate national-level cyber, cybersecurity, technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy; 2) Serving as the organizational representative at senior-level interagency or other senior-level working groups, 3) Leading analysis of significant policy issues affecting the organization and communicating complex concepts, findings, and limitations into concise, plain language, 4) Leading the integration of cyber, cybersecurity, technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy to support organizational requirements and developing policy solutions to identified security and other impacts on existing organizational policies, strategies, programs and operations, AND 5) Supervising a team of cyber, cybersecurity, and/or technology policy analysts. (NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible). Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary.

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