Computer Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Bureau of Industry and Security; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Industry and Security seeks a Computer Engineer (Cybersecurity) to serve as a technical expert across diverse technologies including telecommunications, advanced computers, software development, and information security. The role emphasizes evaluating cybersecurity systems, reviewing regulatory materials, and producing technical analyses to support regulatory determinations.

The position requires an ABET-accredited engineering degree and documented experience in technical evaluations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Specialized experience in cybersecurity or ICT systems related to regulatory/support.
• Ability to prepare written technical summaries for internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent and complex technical evaluations of cybersecurity systems.
• Review engineering data and regulatory materials to support regulatory determinations.
• Develop formal written technical analyses, recommendations, or position papers for policy decisions.

Skills

Technical evaluation

Regulatory compliance

Technical communication

Education

Engineering degree (ABET-accredited)

Job description

This vacancy is for a Computer Engineer (Cybersecurity) that will serve as a technical expert in a wide range of technology and services in one or more of the following areas: telecommunications (including optical, wireless and wireline networking), advanced computers, computer science, software development, computer networking, information security, cybersecurity, encryption, mobile networking, satellite communication, networking infrastructure, or internet connected devices.

Qualifications: BASIC REQUIREMENT- EDUCATION A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1 , or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive). AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: To qualify at the GS-12 level, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal Service or its non-Federal equivalent performing the following: Conducting technical evaluations in at least one of the following: telecommunications systems, computer engineering technologies, cybersecurity systems, information security technologies, or related ICT/ICTS technologies, including reviewing technical specifications and system characteristics to identify potential vulnerabilities, risks, and mitigation approaches in support of regulatory or national security determinations; and Reviewing technical documentation, engineering data, or regulatory materials to support analytical or compliance determinations; and Preparing written technical summaries or findings and communicating results to internal stakeholders or technical reviewers in support of established program or regulatory requirements. To qualify at the GS-13 level, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal Service or its non-Federal equivalent performing the following: Conducting independent and complex technical evaluations across at least two of the following: telecommunications systems, computer engineering technologies, cybersecurity systems, information security technologies, or related ICT/ICTS technologies, involving assessment of technical specifications, system architecture, and operational characteristics to identify vulnerabilities, risk exposure, and mitigation approaches in support of regulatory or national security determinations; and Integrating and synthesizing technical findings from multiple sources (e.g., engineering documentation, regulatory submissions, industry data) to support higher-level regulatory or interagency decision-making; and Developing formal written technical analyses, recommendations, or position papers and communicating findings to internal leadership, interagency partners, or external stakeholders to support policy or regulat