Listing Description
Summary
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is recruiting for a Partnerships Office Chief in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to advance the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) mission of uniting and partnering with the global cyber community. This position is in the Cybersecurity Service.
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U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Duties
As a Partnerships Office Chief in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Cybersecurity Division (CSD), Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), you will oversee JCDC operational engagement teams who lead information sharing and collaboration on significant threats, vulnerabilities, and cyber defense issues with JCDC partners, as well as and develop and implement strategic efforts to enhance JCDC partnership efforts. As a DHS Cybersecurity Service Employee in the Leadership Track, at the Senior Cybersecurity Manager level, you will continually and proactively participate in learning activities to enhance and apply your technical and leadership expertise in Cybersecurity Program Management to oversee multiple DHS Federal cybersecurity programs, organizations, employees and contract resources to manage a range of unusually difficult tasks, including:
- Prioritizing and managing operational partnerships with Federal, State, local, territorial, tribal government partners, international, and industry stakeholders, integrating requisite CISA Cybersecurity Division's (CSD) operational capabilities, resources, and processes for meeting mission needs and expand CSD cybersecurity capabilities, technical products, and guidance.
- Providing critical leadership and direction for the JCDC to ensure that the public-private "Collaborative" succeeds.
- Devising and executing novel ways of partnering with peer organizations to enhance the collective cyber defense of the Nation.
- Ensuring operational synchronicity for cyber defense within CISA's Cybersecurity Division and across our agency.
- Providing oversight, improvement, and maintenance of robust national-level cyber capabilities that improve real-time information sharing and planning efforts for large-scale cyber events; ensure collaboration on enhanced cyber threat guidance to the cyber community; and continually evolve the way government and industry work together to coordinate on cyber operations.
- Representing CISA in building partnerships to ensure situational awareness of cyber threats and vulnerabilities across the "Collaborative"- a complex landscape of interagency, State and local, international and private sector partners.
- Collaborating with cyber defenders-domestic and international-to maintain operational vigilance and minimize the impact of imminent operational threats, severe vulnerabilities, and significant incidents.
- Overseeing subordinate managers in leading daily activities across a large growing team and dynamic environment.
- Incorporating CISA diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility principles and adhere to equal employment opportunity compliance in the outreach, recruitment, hiring, development, awards and recognition, and management of the workforce.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or national.
- You must be 18 years of age.
- Must be registered for the Selective Service (if you are a male).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.
- Must be able to submit to a drug test and receive a negative result.
- Must be able to comply with ethics and standards of conduct requirements, including completing any applicable financial disclosure.
- May be required to serve a 3 year probationary period.
Qualifications
Depending on their career level, DHS Cybersecurity Service employees with a technical capability Cybersecurity Program Management will generally apply their technical expertise to:
- Apply knowledge of information security to define the organization's direction and direct resources to achieve the mission.
- Develop and recommends policy changes to support mission needs.
- Manage security implications within the organization as directed.
This position is in the Leadership Track at the Senior Cybersecurity Manager level. At this level, individuals generally:
- Have 12+ years of cybersecurity work experience
- Have 5+ years of leadership experience
- Are capable of serving as seasoned cybersecurity manager who oversees multiple DHS or Federal cybersecurity programs or DHS organizations, including employees and contract resources, through subordinate managers
Applicants for this position should possess at least three of the following:
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across organizational lines in a complex and dynamic organization.
- A comprehensive understanding of the cyber threat landscape, emerging cyber issues and technical solutions, supply chain risks, and challenges faced by governmental and private industry partners.
- Experience as a thought leader providing oversight and direction to a cybersecurity organization.
- A demonstrated ability to effectively represent the organization in complex deliberations with senior officials from all branches and levels of government and private sector partners.
DHS Cybersecurity Service employees start at career levels and salaries matching their experience and expertise. To learn more about DHS Cybersecurity Service career tracks and levels, visit our application portal.
This position is focused on Cybersecurity Program Management.
DHS Cybersecurity Service jobs are structured cybersecurity specializations - called technical capabilities. To learn more about technical capabilities, visit our application portal.
Education
Degrees are not required for jobs in the DHS Cybersecurity Service, but DHS is interested in your level of education and the topics you studied. As you submit initial application information, you will be asked questions about your education.
Additional information
Salary: Listed salary ranges reflects typical starting salaries available to employees in most of the United States across applicable career levels. Within the provided range, average salaries vary for each career level.
Senior Cybersecurity Manager: $179,400 - $195,500
In some geographic areas, average starting salaries will be higher because of a local cybersecurity labor market supplement (e.g., metro Washington, D.C. +10%).
Actual salaries of individual employees may be higher or lower than provided figures. For an overview of the salaries available in the DHS Cybersecurity Service, visit Resources.
Benefits: DHS Cybersecurity Service employees receive a range of federal employment benefits designed to support their professional and personal lives. To learn more about benefits, visit our application portal.
More information about the specific benefits available to you will be provided as you progress through the application process.
Background Investigation: To ensure the accomplishment of its mission, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires each and every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation for a security clearance as a condition of placement in this position. This review includes financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
Pursuant to Executive Order 12564 and DHS policy, DHS is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Headquarters personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing and all applicants tentatively selected for employment at DHS Headquarters are subject to drug testing resulting in a negative test result.
Listing Details
- Salary: $179400 - $195500
- Citizenship: Not Provided
- Incentives: Not Provided
- Education: Not Provided
- Travel: Not Provided
- Telework: Not Provided