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IT Specialist (Security)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
1 month ago
Full-time
On-site
Woodlawn, Maryland, United States
$115,711 - $115,711 USD yearly
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Duties

  • Oversee contractor teams and manage the platform's full lifecycle from design through deployment and maintenance.
  • Design custom workflows, intake forms, and system integrations, including Application Programming Interface (API) connections between the GRC platform and other enterprise systems.
  • Build dashboards and compliance reports to support Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) reporting, federal audits, and Inspector General reviews.
  • Engage system owners, contractors, and leadership on platform updates, and deliver training on GRC tools and federal compliance requirements.

Requirements

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-http//www.sss.gov
  • 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.

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.

There is a Basic Requirement and Minimum Qualification Requirement for this position. You must meet both requirements.

Basic Requirement:
You must have IT related experience, demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience obtained in either the private or public sector, and/or completion of specific, intensive training that demonstrates that I possess each of the following four competencies:
(1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
(2) Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work 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; 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-13, 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-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include:
1) Configuring, developing, or maintaining a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platform (such as CMS Acceptable Risk Safeguards Compliance Tracking System (CFACTS), Archer Integrated Risk Management (IRM), or similar industry GRC tools) to support IT security compliance tracking; AND
2) Applying system development practices such as application configuration, workflow design, integration development, or structured data formats (e.g., JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), eXtensible Markup Language (XML), YAML Ain't Markup Language (YAML)); AND
3) Applying IT security compliance requirements (such as Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) or the Authorization to Operate process) to support documentation or compliance reporting activities.


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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Bargaining Unit Position: Yes-American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1923
Tour of Duty: Flexible
Recruitment Incentive: Not Authorized
Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure: Not Required

Additional Salary Information:
Dallas, TX: $115,711 to $150,426
Woodlawn, MD: $121,785 to $158,322

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 www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp.

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.