Information Technology Cybersecurity Specialist

Informion Technology Cybersecurity Specialist Department of Ste Department of Ste

• Agency Wide Summary This position is loced in the Bureau of Diplomic Security, Cyber Technology and Security Directore, Office of Cyber Thres and Investigions, Cyber Thre Analysis Division (DS/CTS/CTI/CTA).

This serves as public notice for the use of OPM's Direct Hire Authority. Applicants who meet the qualificion requirements forwarded to the selecting official for considerion. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the Bureau of Diplomic Security, Cyber Technology and Security Directore, Office of Cyber Thres and Investigions, Cyber Thre Analysis Division (DS/CTS/CTI/CTA). This serves as public notice for the use of OPM's Direct Hire Authority. Applicants who meet the qualificion requirements forwarded to the selecting official for considerion. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/04/2026 to 05/13/2026 This job will close when we have received 100 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Salary $121,785

• $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Arlington, VA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• May require domestic and/or internional travel, up to 10%.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) 2210 Informion Technology Management Supervisory stus No Security clearance Top Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Nional security Announcement number

M/DS-DHA-2026-0004

Control number 867634600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help Plans and conducts comprehensive analysis, assessment, and reporting global cybersecurity thres, incidents, and events affecting the Department's critical IT infrastructure including highly sensitive networks, systems and da. Conducts proactive collection, analysis, and reporting of relevant, all sources cyber thre intelligence th provides the informion needed to take action required to mitige serious cyber security thres, incidents, and events. Ensures the disseminion of cyber thre informion through the publicion of timely thre assessment and analysis reports on both a regular schedule and on an ad hoc basis as dicted by the cyber thre environment. Provides expert technical advice to IT specialists, intelligence research analyst, and contractors throughout the Bureau and Department on current methods for protecting the Department's global IT infrastructure from cyber thres. Maintains liaison with counterparts in other intelligence and law enforcement agencies especially those with cybersecurity responsibilities, including FBI, NSA, DIA, CIA, DHS, and DNI. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Incumbent subject to random drug testing. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance. Obtain/maintain eligibility to access Sensitive Compartmented Informion Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, : www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/ Qualificions Applicants must meet all the qualificion requirements described below by the closing de of this announcement. Applicants applying for the GS-13 grade level must meet the following requirements: Have IT-reled experience demonstring EACH of the four competencies AND specialized experience listed below: Attention to Detail

• Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about tending to detail; Customer Service
• Works with clients and customers (th is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products th your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizions outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide informion or assistance, resolve their problems, or sisfy their expections; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services; Oral Communicion•Expresses informion (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nure of the informion (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentions; listens to others, tends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriely; Problem Solving•Problem Solving•Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of informion; uses sound judgment to genere and evalue alternives, and to make recommendions; AND Have least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstre the following:

• Experience analyzing large da sets to identify cybersecurity thres, incidents, or events against IT systems and networks.
• Experience implementing emerging technology and automion tools to support assessments of the current cyber thre environment.
• Experience developing recommendions to mitige cybersecurity vulnerabilities and risks.

NOTE:

In order to qualify for this position, your experience MUST be IT reled; the experience may be demonstred by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certificion), as approprie. There is no substitute of educion for specialized experience for the GS-13 position. Educion Educion requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement. Additional informion For reasonable accommodion the U.S. Department of Ste, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodions (OAA) OAA@ste.gov. OAA is responsible for reviewing and adjudicing reasonable accommodion (RA) requests for the Assessment Btery being used for this announcement. RA requests cover additional time on timed sections only. Applicants MUST submit their applicion before the vacancy closes, even if pending an adjudicion decision. Applicants will have 48 hours after their RA request is adjudiced to complete the assessment btery. Scores genered after the allotted timeframe will not be admissible and the applicant will not be considered further for the vacancy. If a different type of RA is needed, please contact OAA directly OAA@ste.gov. If eligible, situional telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions. Under the provisions of the Direct-Hire Authority, veterans' preference and traditional ring and ranking of applicions does not apply. Agency & Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP & ICTAP): View OPM's

CTAP & ICTAP

eligibility website for more informion. You must be red in the Well-Qualified cegory and submit supporting documents under the required documents section of this announcement to receive selection priority considerion. To be considered Well-Qualified applicants must: score an 85 or above, meet Minimum Qualificions, and demonstre proficiency in some, but not all major aspects of the position. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. The evaluion process consists of the Monster Competency Based Assessments for which applicants assigned a score between 70 and 100. A resume review by subject mter experts conducted for the top qualified candides based on total score. Resumes longer than two pages deemed ineligible and will not be considered further. All applicions th meet the required qualificions and the cutoff score referred to the selecting official in the order in which the applicions were received. You assessed on the following job-reled competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

Non-Supervisory:

Oral Communicion, Writing, Interpersonal Skills, Problem Solving, Teamwork, Technology Oriention, Customer Service, Attention to Detail and Self-Management. Your score from the external assessment non-supervisory will remain on file for 180 days, allowing you to apply for multiple DOS-announced positions without the need to retake the assessments. Top applicants may be referred to the hiring manager for further considerion. The assessment is used to measure the degree in which your background mches the competencies and KSAs required for this position. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies: Ability to analyze, assess, and improve program effectiveness as it reles to info technology systems Knowledge of cyber issues Knowledge of essential project management techniques Skill in editing thre assessments Resume review: Subject mter experts (SMEs) will review your resume to determine your qualificions for this position based on the required specialized experience. Your resume should demonstre how you meet all aspects of the specialized experience stement. SMEs will not review additional informion beyond your resume (e.g., links embedded in your resume will not be opened.). If meeting basic qualificions through educion only or a combinion of educion and experience, applicants will not be referred to the SME panel but reviewed by the HR Specialist for referral. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We do not make assumptions regarding your experience. Oversting your qualificions and/or experience in your applicion may result in your removal from considerion. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help All required documents listed below, th are applicable to you, must be submitted to our automed system by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement. 1. Resume limited to two pages showing relevant work/volunteer experience, educion and training. Include the start and end des (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours per week worked/volunteered. Your resume serves as the basis for qualificion determinions and must support your answers to the completed online assessment questions. Resumes longer than two pages deemed ineligible and will not be considered further. 2. Veterans' Preference Documention , if applicable . Veterans' preference does not apply to this vacancy. Any supporting documention received from veterans retained to document veteran's stus for appointment purposes, if selected. To claim 5-point preference, submit a copy of your DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. To claim 10-point preference, submit all required documention outlined on the SF-15 (Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference) to support your claim (e.g., DD-214, official stement from the Department of Veterans Affairs, etc.). If we cannot verify your 10-point preference claim, your applicion reviewed for 5-point preference. To claim 10-point derived preference (i.e., spouses, widows, widowers or mothers of veterans), submit a completed SF-15 and all required documention listed on the SF-15 to support your claim. To claim 0-point Sole Survivorship preference, submit a copy of your DD-214 or another form of official documention showing th your discharge or release from active duty occurred on or after August 29, 2008 and was based on a sole survivorship discharge.

For all preference claims:

DD-214 Member 4 copies are preferred and must show the des of service, type of discharge, and any qualifying service campaign medals. For more veterans' preference informion, the USAJOBS Help Center . 3.

ICTAP/CTAP

documention, if applicable (e.g., reduction-in-force (RIF) notice, RIF separion SF-50 personnel action, certificion of expected separion, etc.). In addition, submit a copy of your current (or last) performance ring of record which must be least fully successful or equivalent and submit all required documents listed above th apply to you (e.g., resume, transcripts, etc.). How to Apply Help Prepare your applicion in USAJOBS To start your applicion, click Apply and we'll walk you through the process to tach a resume and any required documents. During the applicion process you can review, edit, delete, and upde your informion. We'll automically save your progress as you go, so you won't lose any changes. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement to complete the applicion process. STEP 1: Select the "Apply" button and follow the instructions to register or sign into

USAJOBS. STEP 2

Submit your resume. Please see the Required Documents section for specific informion th should be outlined in your resume. STEP 3: Complete the online assessment questions. STEP 4: Submit all required documention applicable to you, as listed in the Required Documents section. To learn how to view the stus of your submitted supporting documention and applicion, the Applicion Instructions section of our agency's Civil Service selection process site . Technical assistance with your on-line applicion is available through the Help Desk mgshelp@monster.com or by calling (866) 656-6830 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET Alterne Applicion Procedures If applying online poses an extreme hardship, you may request alterne applicion procedures to submit your applicion package. Contact the Human Resources office listed on the announcement between the business hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET least 2 working days prior to the closing de of this announcement. The applicion package for alterne applicion procedures must be submitted and received in the Human Resources office no ler than 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing de of this announcement. Paper applicions and informion sent by mail will not be accepted. Agency contact informion Brittany Bell Phone 000-000-0000 Bellbt@ste.gov Address U.S. Department of Ste Not accepting applicions by Mail Charleston, South Carolina 29405 United Stes Next steps Once the online applicion package is received, you notified through USAJOBS of receipt of your applicion and referral or non-referral to the hiring official for further considerion. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. If a tentive job offer is made, the Department of Ste will conduct a suitability and/or security background investigion. You notified up to three times during the hiring process: Upon receipt of your applicion. After the List of Applicants is issued. After final selection is made. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help All required documents listed below, th are applicable to you, must be submitted to our automed system by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement. 1. Resume limited to two pages showing relevant work/volunteer experience, educion and training. Include the start and end des (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours per week worked/volunteered. Your resume serves as the basis for qualificion determinions and must support your answers to the completed online assessment questions. Resumes longer than two pages deemed ineligible and will not be considered further. 2. Veterans' Preference Documention , if applicable . Veterans' preference does not apply to this vacancy. Any supporting documention received from veterans retained to document veteran's stus for appointment purposes, if selected. To claim 5-point preference, submit a copy of your DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. To claim 10-point preference, submit all required documention outlined on the SF-15 (Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference) to support your claim (e.g., DD-214, official stement from the Department of Veterans Affairs, etc.). If we cannot verify your 10-point preference claim, your applicion reviewed for 5-point preference. To claim 10-point derived preference (i.e., spouses, widows, widowers or mothers of veterans), submit a completed SF-15 and all required documention listed on the SF-15 to support your claim. To claim 0-point Sole Survivorship preference, submit a copy of your DD-214 or another form of official documention showing th your discharge or release from active duty occurred on or after August 29, 2008 and was based on a sole survivorship discharge.

For all preference claims:

DD-214 Member 4 copies are preferred and must show the des of service, type of discharge, and any qualifying service campaign medals. For more veterans' preference informion, the USAJOBS Help Center . 3.

ICTAP/CTAP

documention, if applicable (e.g., reduction-in-force (RIF) notice, RIF separion SF-50 personnel action, certificion of expected separion, etc.). In addition, submit a copy of your current (or last) performance ring of record which must be least fully successful or equivalent and submit all required documents listed above th apply to you (e.g., resume, transcripts, etc.). How to Apply Help Prepare your applicion in USAJOBS To start your applicion, click Apply and we'll walk you through the process to tach a resume and any required documents. During the applicion process you can review, edit, delete, and upde your informion. We'll automically save your progress as you go, so you won't lose any changes. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement to complete the applicion process. STEP 1: Select the "Apply" button and follow the instructions to register or sign into

USAJOBS. STEP 2

Submit your resume. Please see the Required Documents section for specific informion th should be outlined in your resume. STEP 3: Complete the online assessment questions. STEP 4: Submit all required documention applicable to you, as listed in the Required Documents section. To learn how to view the stus of your submitted supporting documention and applicion, the Applicion Instructions section of our agency's Civil Service selection process site . Technical assistance with your on-line applicion is available through the Help Desk mgshelp@monster.com or by calling (866) 656-6830 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET Alterne Applicion Procedures If applying online poses an extreme hardship, you may request alterne applicion procedures to submit your applicion package. Contact the Human Resources office listed on the announcement between the business hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET least 2 working days prior to the closing de of this announcement. The applicion package for alterne applicion procedures must be submitted and received in the Human Resources office no ler than 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing de of this announcement. Paper applicions and informion sent by mail will not be accepted. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Brittany Bell Phone 000-000-0000 Bellbt@ste.gov Address U.S. Department of Ste Not accepting applicions by Mail Charleston, South Carolina 29405 United Stes Next steps Once the online applicion package is received, you notified through USAJOBS of receipt of your applicion and referral or non-referral to the hiring official for further considerion. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. If a tentive job offer is made, the Department of Ste will conduct a suitability and/or security background investigion. You notified up to three times during the hiring process: Upon receipt of your applicion. After the List of Applicants is issued. After final selection is made. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/04/2026 to 05/13/2026 This job will close when we have received 100 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $121,785

• $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Arlington, VA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• May require domestic and/or internional travel, up to 10%.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number

M/DS-DHA-2026-0004

Control number 867634600