Summary
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking professionals for a range of leadership roles in Cybersecurity Engineering, including System Testing and Evaluation Manager, Senior Software Developer, and Lead Secure Software Assessor. These positions are part of the DHS Cybersecurity Service. Location: Chandler, AZ.
Eligibility
- The public
- U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Duties
DHS Cybersecurity Service (DHS-CS) utilizes a multi-phase assessment process to qualify applicants for roles within the DHS-CS. Given the evolving nature of cybersecurity and the ongoing demand for skilled professionals, DHS-CS employs Talent Pools to draw qualified candidates for consideration at various career tracks and levels. This announcement is used to populate the Cybersecurity Engineering Talent Pool. By applying, you consent to be part of the DHS-CS Talent Pool for ongoing consideration for relevant open positions for up to one year from completion. You are applying to this job announcement to join the DHS-CS Talent Pool for ongoing opportunities in this Technical Capability, remaining eligible for up to one year from completion. There are diverse Cybersecurity Engineering opportunities across the Department, including programs at the DHS Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (PLCY), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the U.S. Secret Service.
- Overseeing software, hardware, and systems engineers to create and refine technical capabilities, ensuring alignment with security objectives and processes.
- Collaborating with stakeholders to identify and promote technologies that meet organizational cybersecurity requirements, staying current on emerging technologies and their applicability to cloud and mobile business processes.
- Developing practical solutions with full consideration of lifecycle costs, acquisitions, programs, management, and budgets.
- Leading and managing teams that define engineering requirements and ensure interoperability of internal and external systems.
- Proactively assisting DHS leaders with design and implementation decisions related to cybersecurity.
- Initiating and overseeing collaborative efforts to track current events, marketplace developments, and emerging threats, providing system security consultation to business owners, system owners, and developers.
- Using established information to maintain security process coordination within the Department's lifecycle management and governance processes.
- Leading teams that perform cybersecurity functions such as encryption, access control, and identity management to reduce exploitation opportunities.
- Coordinating with systems architects and developers to oversee design solutions, system security controls, and countermeasures, including designing and developing new cybersecurity tools and technologies.
- Developing supporting documentation on risk analyses, feasibility studies, and trade-off analyses to refine functional requirements and maintain technical security baselines.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or national.
- You must be 18 years of age.
- You must be registered for the Selective Service if you are male.
- You must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance. Clearance levels may vary.
- You must be able to submit to a drug test and test negative.
- You must comply with ethics and standards of conduct requirements, including completing any applicable financial disclosure.
- You may be required to serve a 3 year probationary period.
Qualifications
DHS Cybersecurity Service employees begin at career levels that reflect their experience and expertise. For this opportunity, DHS may hire at higher or lower career levels within the Leadership Track based on qualifications.
- Typically 5 to 15 years of cybersecurity work experience.
- 0 to 5 years of cybersecurity leadership experience.
- Ability to serve as a seasoned cybersecurity manager who oversees multiple DHS or Federal cybersecurity programs or DHS organizations, including employees and contract resources, through subordinate managers.
DHS Cybersecurity Service employees with a technical capability in Cybersecurity Engineering generally:
- Perform software, hardware, and systems engineering to develop new and refine existing capabilities, ensuring full integration with security objectives, principles, and processes.
- Build practical solutions with full consideration of lifecycle costs, acquisitions, programs, management, and budget.
- Identify engineering requirements for and ensure interoperability of internal and external systems.
- Demonstrate strategic risk understanding, considering the impact of security breaches or vulnerabilities in every aspect of the engineering process.
- Stay current on emerging technologies and their applications to current and emerging business processes (for example cloud and mobile) to identify methods for meeting organizational cybersecurity requirements.
DHS Cybersecurity Service employees start at career levels and salaries matching their experience and expertise. In recruiting for this opportunity, DHS may hire employees at higher or lower career levels and associated salaries. To learn more about DHS Cybersecurity Service career tracks and levels, visit our application portal.
This position focuses on Cybersecurity Engineering.
DHS Cybersecurity Service jobs are structured cybersecurity specializations known as technical capabilities. To learn more about technical capabilities, visit our application portal.
Education
Degrees are not required for jobs within the DHS Cybersecurity Service, but DHS is interested in your education level and areas of study. As you submit initial application information, you will be asked about your education.
Additional information
Salary: Listed salary ranges reflect typical starting salaries available to employees in most of the United States across applicable career levels. Within the provided range, average salaries vary for each career level.
- Lead Cybersecurity Specialist: $123,600 - $158,500
- Cybersecurity Manager: $143,300 - $184,000
- Senior Cybersecurity Manager: $167,800 - $207,500
- In some geographic areas, average starting salaries will be higher because of a local cybersecurity labor market supplement (e.g., metro Washington, D.C. +10%).
- Actual salaries of individual employees may be higher or lower than provided figures. For an overview of the
