About this role
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé. Specialized experience for the GS-13: You must have at least one year of experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal service which is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience in ALL of the following: Assisting with the planning and development of information security policies and procedures; AND Preparing information security and administrative processes required during the course of security operations; AND Determining classification, clearance levels, and appropriate access to sensitive and/or classified information. Examples of qualifying experience could include: Conducting inspections, surveys, and investigations of suspected security violations in order to determine compliance with laws and regulations; OR Serving as a technical contact for a wide variety of security management functions such as the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) SF-311 program; OR Conducting security surveys of assigned facilities; OR Reviewing derivatively classified documents to ensure compliance with program security classification.
Major Duties:
- This position is located in our CFO/Management Division, Office of Security. As an Information Security Specialist, you will: Serve as an InfoSEC subject matter expert, providing technical expertise and interpreting security policy guidance; Develop and maintain current classified information security systems and provide expert advice to account holders in addressing relevant InfoSEC issues; Monitor FinCEN programs to enhance security control measures to ensure control and accountability of classified documents including documents classified at the TS/SCI level; Identify, automate, and document key InfoSEC and related processes; review, analyze, and resolve difficult and complex security problems; exercise sound judgment regarding reproduction, access and distribution of classified documents through an information technology-based system and traditional courier and postal methods; Review accreditation requirements, risk assessments, and vulnerabilities and assist customers converting to risk management framework; serve as an InfoSEC and document inspector verifying that FinCEN staff comply with applicable security directives.