IT Specialist (infosec)

About the role

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In our dynamic environment, the OIG conducts investigations, audits, evaluations, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DHS programs and operations. Minimum Qualifications GS-13: Must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience at this level includes: Overseeing the secure configuration, automation, monitoring, and management of enterprise IT infrastructure including cloud services, virtualization, networking, access management, encryption, and security monitoring to support compliance with federal cybersecurity standards and best practices. Overseeing the governance, modernization, and security of enterprise IT and communications services across hybrid and cloud environments by implementing cloud-native serverless technologies, applying Zero Trust and risk mitigation frameworks, and supporting compliance with federal authorization requirements. Preparing executive briefings, coordinating multidisciplinary project teams, and facilitating collaboration among stakeholders to support IT modernization, cybersecurity, and cloud transformation initiatives. Minimum Qualifications GS-14: Must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience at this level includes: Leading the secure design, configuration, automation, monitoring, and management of enterprise IT infrastructure including cloud services, virtualization, networking, access management, encryption, and security monitoring while ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity standards and best practices. Leading the governance, modernization, and security of enterprise IT and communications services across hybrid and cloud environments by leveraging cloud-native serverless technologies, implementing Zero Trust and risk mitigation frameworks, and ensuring compliance with federal authorization requirements. Providing executive briefings, leading multidisciplinary teams, and fostering collaboration and consensus among stakeholders to achieve IT modernization, cybersecurity, and cloud transformation objectives. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date 07/24/2026 of this announcement. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

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