Supervisory Security Specialist

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 Strategic Information (DSI).

As a Supervisory Security Specialist, GS-0080-15, you will direct staff responsible for the enterprise National Security, Counterintelligence, Insider Threat and Supply Chain Risk Management programs.

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Duties

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• Manage a team of Security Specialists and intelligence professionals, assign work based on priorities and employee capabilities, conduct performance appraisals, resolve complaints, and ensure staff have the needed training and development.
• Build recommendations that shape agency-wide policies and procedures, analyze proposed legislative and policy changes for their impact on CMS operations, and develop cost models to support smart, value-based national security IT decisions.
• Serve as the agency's representative before various stakeholders on sensitive program and administrative issues persuading stakeholders and building coalitions to advance the agency's mission.
• Set short- and long-term goals, manage budgets and resource allocation, identify process gaps, and introduce new techniques or procedures to continuously improve how the Division operates and delivers results.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
• You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
• Selective Service: Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered or exempt from Selective Service-
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• The incumbent must submit to and successfully pass a urinalysis drug screening prior to appointment. The Incumbent will also be subject to unannounced random drug testing for the duration of their time in this position.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.

Qualifications

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) 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 being considered further.

In order to qualify for the GS-15 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-14 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include:

1) Leading or managing federal national security programs, including developing or implementing policies and procedures in accordance with Intelligence Community Directives; AND

2) Representing an organization before senior federal officials and interagency partners (e.g., the White House, National Security Council, HHS, OMB, or) Congressional offices to coordinate national security activities and respond to high-level data calls and inquiries; AND

3) Advising senior leadership on threat landscapes, enterprise risk management strategies, and disaster recovery operations; AND

4) Analyzing proposed legislative and regulatory changes for their operational impact in order to implement agency-wide policies, procedures, and recommendations related to national security and information protection.

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.

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Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Bargaining Unit Position: No

Tour of Duty: Flexible

Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized

Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure: Not Required

Workplace Flexibility at CMS: This position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office listed in this announcement. CMS offers flexible working arrangements and allows employees the opportunity to participate in alternative work schedules at the manager's discretion.

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

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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