Information Security Specialist

Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is seeking a qualified professional to support the planning and development of information security policies and procedures and to assist with security operations within the federal framework. The role focuses on classification, access control, and security process administration to safeguard sensitive information.

Applicants should have specialized experience in information security policy development and the ability to work with complex

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in planning and development of information security policies and procedures.
• Experience with information security operations and administrative processes.
• Experience determining classification, clearance levels, and access to sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the planning and development of information security policies and procedures.
• Preparing information security and administrative processes required during the course of security operations.
• Determining classification, clearance levels, and appropriate access to sensitive and/or classified information.
• Examples of qualifying experience could include: conducting inspections, surveys, and investigations to determine compliance with laws and regulations; serving as a technical contact for security management functions; conducting security surveys of facilities; reviewing derivatively classified documents for compliance.

Skills

Information security policies

Security operations

Access control

Job description

Become part of the team that safeguards the financial system from the abuses of financial crime. At the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), we are at the forefront in preventing and detecting terrorist financing, money laundering, and other financial crime. Serve at the nation's financial intelligence unit and protect the United States financial system from criminals and terrorist financiers. Qualifications: You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé. Specialized experience for the GS-13: You must have at least one year of experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal service which is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience in ALL of the following: Assisting with the planning and development of information security policies and procedures; AND Preparing information security and administrative processes required during the course of security operations; AND Determining classification, clearance levels, and appropriate access to sensitive and/or classified information. Examples of qualifying experience could include:

• Conducting inspections, surveys, and investigations of suspected security violations in order to determine compliance with laws and regulations
• Serving as a technical contact for a wide variety of security management functions such as the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) SF-311 program
• Conducting security surveys of assigned facilities
• Reviewing derivatively classified documents to ensure compliance with program security