DHS Cybersecurity Service (DHS-CS) uses a multi-phase assessment process to qualify applicants seeking employment through the DHS-CS. Given the ever-advancing nature of cybersecurity and the ongoing need for cybersecurity talent, DHS-CS uses "Talent Pools" to pull qualified applicants (i.e., individuals who have successfully completed the multi-phase assessment process for their capability and career track/level) for consideration for these jobs.

This announcement is being used to fill the Physical, Embedded, and Control Systems Security (PECSS) Talent Pool. By applying to this job announcement, you are opting to be part of the DHS-CS Talent Pool for ongoing consideration for employment for relevant open jobs and will remain eligible for consideration for up to one year from the date of completion.

There are a variety of Physical, Embedded, and Control Systems Security (PECSS) opportunities across the Department, including supporting several specialized programs at the DHS Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (PLCY), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Depending on your career level and role, DHS Cybersecurity Service employees in the Leadership Career Track, with a technical capability in Physical, Embedded, and Control Systems Security (PECSS), may apply their expertise to perform a range of tasks, including:

• Overseeing and/or leading Department best practices, security guidance, and/or documentation of "purpose-built interconnected systems," such as industrial control systems (ICS), physical systems, and embedded systems
• Customizing communications for different levels of leadership and different target audiences regarding designs, protocols, and physical configurations of "purpose-built interconnected systems," such as industrial control systems (ICS), physical systems, and embedded systems; defining and/or implementing comprehensive countermeasures to detect threats and maintain the overall cybersecurity posture of these systems
• Leading and/or overseeing the development and tracking of technical and nontechnical risk and vulnerability assessments of Information and Operational Technology (IOT) environments, such as ICS/Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)/Distributed Control Systems (DCS), local computing environment, network and infrastructure, enclave boundary, supporting infrastructure, and application
• Assisting DHS leadership in making strategy or policy decisions for securing and assessing information and IOT environments and influencing and defending policy and program decisions
• Actively engaging with stakeholders from multiple organizations to monitor and lead the design/build/configure/operate/maintain cycle of interconnected systems, and proactively increasing security situational awareness of, and minimizing risks to, DHS and/or Federal-wide physical or embedded systems and facilities (e.g., heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), telecommunications, wireless technologies
• Preparing, overseeing, and/or organizing collaborative efforts for assessing effectiveness of security controls through penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, or security architecture review on enterprise network or control systems assets to improve understanding of organizational and/or National cybersecurity risks
• Collaborating with internal and external DHS stakeholders and/or National experts in the global control systems community to architect and design enterprise cybersecurity solutions and facilitate implementation of security standards
• Leading a team(s) in cybersecurity risk assessment, automated information sharing, threat analysis, vulnerability management, and network defense to enable holistic, integrated views of security threats to an organization, the Department, or the Nation's security posture
• Overseeing assignments and projects and providing ongoing guidance and assistance ensuring conformance to applicable technical standards, policies, or procedures