Information Technology Specialist (INFOSEC)

• Hiring Agency: Customs and Border Protection
• Department: Department of Homeland Security
• Hiring Path: Fed Transition
• Number of Openings: 1
• Security Clearance: Sensitive Compartmented Information

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Information & Technology/Cyber Security Directorate/Security Operations Division located in Ashburn, VA.

Key Responsibilities

This CBP OIT Cybersecurity Directorate position supports the security of CBP's information systems, networks, facilities, and communications technologies. The role focuses on protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and systems by planning, implementing, maintaining, and improving cybersecurity programs, policies, procedures, and tools. This position starts at a salary of $143,913.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $187,093.00 (GS-14, Step 10).

Major duties include: Developing and delivers briefings to CBP Senior Leaders on threat hunting leads and trends, associated with CBP Mission Essential Systems and High Value Assets as well as develop metrics displaying the various trends of TTPs, IOCs and IOAs discovered on CBP networks and assets. Leading the development of alerts, reports, metrics and briefings on cyber threat indicators/indications, threat intelligence, and attack trends.

Synthesizes and places intelligence information into context; draws insights about the possible implications. Leading research and evaluations of technical and all-source intelligence to develop in-depth analysis and assessment on threats to systems, critical networks and critical infrastructure. The incumbent will manage all-source research to determine adversary capability, intent, and prioritization.

Notifying designated managers, cyber incident responders, and cybersecurity service provider team members of suspected cyber incidents and articulate the event's history, status, and potential impact for further action in accordance with the organization's cyber incident response plan.

Conducting hypothesis-driven investigations triggered by threat intelligence and collected attack data, giving insights into attackers' latest tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) and discover if the attacker's specific behaviors are found within CBP's environment.

Requirements & Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $143913 – $187093/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-30.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.