IT SPEC (INFOSEC)

US Patent and Trademark Office; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Alexandria, Virginia is hiring an IT SPEC (INFOSEC) professional to safeguard production environments and support automated financial, planning, and budgeting systems.

The role is on-site with situational telework per agency policy and business-unit discretion, currently allowing 52 hours of telework per leave year. The position offers a competitive a salary range of $143,913 to $187,093 per year, with minimum experience of 1 year and a direct-hire

Qualifications

• Specialized security experience in IT environments.
• Experience with governance, risk, and compliance frameworks.
• Proven ability to manage and coordinate IT projects.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate tools, methodologies, and processes for automated financial and planning systems.
• Lead teams across design, development, testing, installation, implementation, and support of systems.
• Enforce IT security policies across production systems.

Skills

Specialized IT security skills

Systems security design

Project coordination

Agile methodologies

DevSecOps

NIST RMF

Cloud platforms

Tools

Angular

Spring Boot

Java

TypeScript

Node.js

REST/SOAP

AWS

PaaS

DB2

SQL

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

Job description

Join the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the OCFO/OFMS organization as an IT SPEC (INFOSEC) professional. This role supports mission-critical work protecting production environments while contributing to automated financial and planning or budgeting systems. The position is based on-site at the Alexandria, Virginia campus, with eligibility for situational telework in accordance with agency policy and business unit discretion (the agency currently allows 52 hours of telework per leave year). The direct-hire process is being used under the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) critical hiring need authority.

Salary range: $143,913 - $187,093 per year. Location: Alexandria, VA (onsite). Minimum experience: 1 year.

What you will do

• Evaluate tools, methodologies, and processes to improve effectiveness and efficiency in meeting the requirements, functions, and services of automated financial and planning and budgeting systems.
• Lead teams on projects spanning design, development, modification, testing, installation, implementation, and support for new and existing automated financial and planning and budgeting systems.
• Ensure enforcement of IT security policies, principles, and practices across all production systems.
• Maintain ownership and coordinated execution of the Certification and Accreditation (A&A) process and Annual Security Assessment activities, ensuring accurate documentation and timely completion of required deliverables.
• Define project and task requirements through appropriate planning, implementation, reporting, and evaluation of project and task outcomes.

Technology and security context

• Work in environments that include Agile, DevSecOPs, and the NIST Risk Management Framework for continuous monitoring and A&A.
• Build and integrate modern web applications and APIs using Angular, Spring Boot, Java, TypeScript, Node.js, and REST/SOAP.
• Use AWS, PaaS, DB2, SQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL, with CI/CD pipelines for delivery.

Minimum qualifications and eligibility

• Applications accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals.
• Resume and application responses must demonstrate job-related competencies.
• Must meet the definition of specialized experience for this grade level, including one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-13).
• Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
• Must be registered for the Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov).
• If selected, may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• Must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement, and be suitable for Federal employment.
• Must meet OPM qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements). Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.

Additional information

• This is a Bargaining Unit position represented by 2318.
• Public Trust position with risk designation MODERATE.
• USPTO participates in E-Verify.
• Relocation expenses are not authorized and will not be paid.
• Federal employees are required to receive salary payments via direct deposit.
• More than one selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies occur within 90 days from certificate issuance.
• All application materials become property of USPTO.

How you will be evaluated

Your qualifications will be assessed based on your application materials (resume and supporting documents), application questionnaire responses, and required assessments. USA Hire includes a cut score based on minimum proficiency in critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score and complete required assessments to be considered.