Information Technology Specialist (Network Services)
Company: Peace Corps
Location: Washington
Posted on: May 8, 2024
Job Description:
Duties The Information Technology Specialist (Network Services)
is responsible for planning, implementation, testing, and
administration of network security hardware and software, enforcing
the network security policy and complying with requirements of
external security audits and recommendations. The Information
Technology Specialist (Network Services) constantly researches the
latest information technology (IT) security trends and technology
to decide how tobest protect their organization. Major Duties and
Responsibilities:
- Provide architecture, design, implementation, and
administration for all network security applications and appliances
such as Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco Firewalls, etc.
- Managing, storing, and tracking Firewall changes and security
logs.
- Following up on all vulnerability reports from the vendor and
mitigating them in a timely manner.
- Provide engineering and design support for security products,
the remote access solution, as well as maintenance for TIC
components and VPNs.
- Provide support for the internal network security systems
integration.
- Periodically, review and evaluate agency network security
posture to improve any possible aspects.
- Participate in annual agency security audit as a network
security expert.
- Documenting final enterprise architecture, network diagrams,
and security best practices.
- Assist in analyzing, and tracking systems, networks,
applications, and their vulnerabilities by reviewing scan reports
and working with the relevant parties to get the vulnerabilities
remediated.
- When a security instance occurs, cooperate with the SOC team to
focus all efforts on solving the problem.
- Assist in the coordination, implementation, communication, and
enforcement of the IT security policies procedures, and
standards.
- Provide advice and guidance to the ISSO and other divisional
security key stakeholders on how to improve IT security.
- Advise on the development and design of methodologies to
conduct business case analyses of the information security
infrastructure.
- Support the analysis, investigation, and closure of audit
findings from FISMA security audits, the Independent Verification &
Validation (IV&V) and the Continuous Controls Assessment (CCA)
engagements. -Help Requirements Conditions of Employment Please
read this announcement in its entirety prior to submitting your
application.
- You must be a US Citizen.
- You must be CCIE certified.
- You must be 18 years of age or older.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service
registered or exempt.
- Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background
investigation and/or fingerprint check. If selected, you will be
sent instructions on obtaining fingerprints. Please note we are not
able to reimburse any fees incurred for fingerprints.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret
clearance.
- Subject to drug testing
- Successful completion of one-year trial period.
- Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees
are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to
their financial institution.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and
responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
- All new employees are required to certify and submit a
statement of understanding acknowledging adherence to the Peace
Corps condition of employment prior to day 1 of employment with the
Peace Corps. Qualifications All qualification requirements must be
met by 04/22/2024 (the closing date of the announcement). You will
receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer
experience. To ensure full credit for your experience, please
indicate the start and end dates (month, day, and year) of
employment, the number of hours worked per week, and the location
of employment in your resume. Qualification claims will be subject
to verification. Time-in-Grade (TIG) Requirements: Current or
Formal Federal employees, including current Peace Corps employees,
must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To
meet TIG for positions above the FP-09 (GS-05) grade level, you
must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower
grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the
position to which you are applying. All current or former Federal
employees (including internal employees) must provide a copy of
their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of
Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade
eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series,
grade, step, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).
Basic Qualifications: In order to meet basic qualifications for
GS-2210 positions, individuals must have IT-related experience
demonstrating each of the competencies defined below:
- 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. Specialized
Experience: To be minimally qualified for this position at the
-FP-2 -level, you must have at least one year of specialized
experience equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of
progression, -FP-3 -or -GS-13 -level which is in or directly
related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which
has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills,
and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Specialized experience is defined as: -Designing, developing, and
managing systems that meet current and future business
requirements; apply and extend, enhance, or optimize the existing
architecture; managing assigned projects; communicating complex
technical requirements to non-technical personnel; and preparing
and presenting briefings to senior management officials on
complex/controversial issues. Additional information on
qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications
Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available
for your review on the OPM web site at
-https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/
Please note:
- Past experience that satisfies the Specialized Experience MUST
be well documented within your resume. Failure to provide this
information in your resume with corresponding start and end dates
(month, day, and year) of employment, the number of hours worked
per week, and location of employment may result in disqualification
from further consideration.
- Specialized Experience may have been gained in the public
sector, private sector, or through volunteer work done with
National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) or other
organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious;
spiritual; community, student, social).
- One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work
is considered on a prorated basis.
- Additional information on qualification requirements is
outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General
Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on -the OPM web
site.
- Peace Corps employees are employed using the Foreign Personnel
(FP) pay scale. The FP pay plan does not follow the same structure
as the GS pay plan. In the FP pay plan, as the grade-level numbers
decrease the level/pay for the position increases. The FP-09 is the
lowest entry-level grade and the FP-01 is the highest senior-level
grade. Education There is no education substitution at this grade
level.
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