IT Cybersecurity Specialist (PLCYPLN-INFOSEC)

U.S. Coast Guard; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Coast Guard in Alexandria, Virginia seeks a GS-2210-12 IT Cybersecurity Specialist (PLCYPLN-INFOSEC) to support Boundary Protection Services within the C5ISC Infrastructure Division.

This role requires expert cybersecurity knowledge and the ability to design, deploy, and manage secure cloud and network architectures. Responsibilities include deploying enterprise security appliances, designing a unified multi-cloud security stack across AWS and Azure, and enforcing security policies with

Qualifications

• One full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in cybersecurity or IT systems.
• Experience deploying and configuring enterprise network/security appliances in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Experience designing multi-cloud security architectures (AWS and Azure).
• Experience implementing security controls per SRG or similar guidelines.
• Ability to manage centralized traffic inspection, firewalls, and secure ingress/egress.
• Experience with policy, access control, logging, and traffic monitoring.
• Experience establishing secure hybrid cloud connections.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and update enterprise security appliances in cloud environments.
• Design and sustain a unified multi-cloud security stack across AWS and Azure.
• Configure boundary firewalls and secure ingress/egress points.
• Implement security policies, access controls, and logging.
• Establish and secure hybrid cloud connections routed through DOW information networks.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Decision Making

Information Management

Interpersonal Skills

Oral Communication

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Technical Competence

Job description

This vacancy is for a GS-2210-12, IT Cybersecurity Specialist (PLCYPLN-INFOSEC) located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, C5ISC, Infrastructure Division, Boundary Protection Services Section in Alexandria, Virginia.

Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal or private sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis.

• Deploying, configuring, and updating Enterprise virtual network/security appliances, such as cloud native tools, F5, Riverbed, and/or Versa firewalls in a cloud environment.
• Designing, implementing, and sustaining a unified multi-cloud security stack across both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure Environments.
• Deploying and managing architectures compliant with the DISA Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA) Security Requirements Guide (SRG) and functional requirements.
• Configuring and managing centralized traffic inspection, boundary firewalls, and secure ingress/egress points.
• Implementing security policies, access controls, traffic filtering, logging, monitoring, and traffic prevention measures.
• Establishing and securing dedicated hybrid cloud connections routed through DOW Information Network.

NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

AND In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement, you must also have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the competencies listed 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Teamwork- Has the capability to encourage and facilitate cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit, and works collaboratively with others to achieve shared goals.
• Technical Competence- Uses knowledge acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform your job. Works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to your role, and advising others on technical issues.

NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.