Summary This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Information Technology (OIT), Information Security & Privacy Group (ISPG), Division of Cyber Threat & Security Operations (DCTSO). As a IT Specialist (Security), GS-2210-14, you will provide advanced technical subject matter expertise for the design, architecture, engineering, implementation, and operations of enterprise CMS Cybersecurity Incident Center (CCIC). Responsibilities Serves as the senior technical contact for the daily operation of the CMS security operations center (SOC). Plans, recommends, and incorporates enterprise information system technologies, providing technical direction, advice and assistance to team leaders, technical POC’s, division and office management. Ensures proper operations of the functions within the CMS Cybersecurity Incident Center (CCIC). Establishes a liaison with senior cyber security, cloud security professionals, insider threat and counterintelligence officials at various national level agencies. Ensures the operational security program effectively defends against cyber threats and is resilient to cyber-attacks. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration. Basic Requirement: You must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below: 1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientiously attends to detail. 2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individual who uses or receives the services or products that your work or 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; and is committed to providing quality products and services. 3. 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. 4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. AND In order to qualify for the GS-14 grade level, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: 1) Leading cybersecurity risk incident response and monitoring capabilities for any of the following types of environments: cloud hosting platforms (e.g., Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure), applications, web services, or network traffic, in order to support business goals; 2) Evaluating emerging cybersecurity threats to determine or mitigate risks; AND 3) Coordinating a pilot (test) project or implementing a new project or program from inception to completion. 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. Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12719069 Education Additional Information Bargaining Unit Position: No Tour of Duty: Flexible Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure: Not Required Workplace Flexibility at CMS: This position has a regular full-time in-person reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement; however, CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate with alternative work schedules at the manager's discretion. This position may be authorized for situational telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced federal employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit the required documentation and be rated well-qualified for this vacancy. Click here for a detailed description of the required supporting documents. A well-qualified applicant is one whose knowledge, skills and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements of the position. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp.