Supervisory IT Specialist (Cyber Policy and Planning)
DHS HeadquartersThis position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (PLCY), Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience (CIRR). Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Director leading the development and coordination of department-wide policy positions in these and related areas of CIRR responsibility in coordination with appropriate interagency and DHS stakeholders. As a Supervisory IT Specialist (Cyber Policy and Planning), GS-2210-15, your typical work assignments may include: Leads a policy team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of national-level cyber, cybersecurity, technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy; analyzes potential impacts and provides concise recommendations to leadership on complex cyber, cybersecurity, technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy issues. Serves as the senior representative in interagency and other working groups with other departments; foreign, state and local governments; the private sector; and academia and convenes subject matter experts to research, review, and report on sufficiency, implications of, and recommendations for cyber, cybersecurity, technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy. Leads analysis of significant policy issues affecting organization, the private sector, international community, and state, local and tribal governments. Communicates complex concepts, findings, and limitations into concise, plain language. Leads integration of cyber, cybersecurity, technology, and/or cyber-related risk or resilience policy to support organizationalrequirements; reviews and analyzes new and proposed legislation, regulations, strategies, and national policy initiatives; and develops policy solutions to identified security and other impacts on existing organizational policies, strategies, programs and operations. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.
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