Security System Operations and Maintenance - Technical
Company: Department of Homeland Security
Location: Idaho Falls
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is recruiting
professionals to support a range of technical roles in Security
System Operations and Maintenance initiatives, including Service
Delivery Team Lead, Technical Support Specialist, High Speed
Digital Network (HSDN) Technical Support Specialist, Engineering
Operations Technical Specialist, and Senior Network Operations
Specialist. All positions are in the DHS Cybersecurity
Service.There are a variety of Security System Operations and
Maintenance 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) .
As a DHS Cybersecurity Service employee in the Technical Career
Track, you will continually maintain and share your Security System
Operations and Maintenance expertise to perform a range of
critical, complex, routine and non-routine tasks, including:
- Performing technical and nontechnical network, system, or
application security reviews to identify gaps in security
architecture, recommend risk acceptance, and develop a security
risk management plan.
- Proposing highly effective solutions to stakeholders, resolving
computer security incidents, and ensuring compliance using tools
and processes that enable agile response to cyber incidents.
- Actively assessing the configuration and monitoring of security
devices in accordance with DHS or Component policies and best
practices to support network mitigation efforts.
- Proactively performing cybersecurity testing of developed
applications and/or systems to maintain the security of relevant
DHS or Component systems.
- Engaging with experts in cybersecurity efforts to continuously
monitor and maintain DHS or Component enterprise systems
identifying unauthorized and/or malicious activities and events to
maintain the system's security posture.
- Applying knowledge of system implementation and configuration
to identify security deficiencies during security reviews and
certification testing ensuring successful transition from
development to operation.
- Using known information about incidents and their effects on
networks, systems, cloud environments, and applications to classify
the threat and risk levels of activities and events and
recommending short- and long-term recovery and repair actions.
- Customizing communications on aggregate security system's
status and corresponding courses of action for different levels of
leadership and other appropriate parties in support of mitigating
any issues compromising DHS or Component security.
- Proactively analyzing plans and procedures to respond to
security incidents that interrupt ongoing cybersecurity operations
ensuring minimal damage, restoration of operations, maintenance of
system integrity and maximum system resilience.
- Working with HQ and/or Component system and network
administrators to ensure systems are not compromised during system
security changes or transitions from development to production and
assist others who are less seasoned.
- Collaborating with internal and external DHS stakeholders to
collect, organize, analyze, report and act on information related
to security activities and events on computer networks, systems,
and applications.
- Developing supporting documentation on incident response and
containment procedures in alignment with DHS or Component policies
and procedures. This position is in the Technical Track across a
range of career levels. Employees in this career track generally:
- Have between 5-15 years of cybersecurity work experience.
- Range from experienced cybersecurity professionals who apply
technical expertise and independent judgement to perform
cybersecurity work - to - recognized Federal cybersecurity
technical authorities with uncommon technical expertise who advise
on cybersecurity challenges impacting DHS and the Nation. DHS
Cybersecurity Service employees with a technical capability in
Security System Operations and Maintenance will generally:
- Implement, configure, and manage security devices and systems
(such as firewalls, intrusion detection and log collectors, and
vulnerability scanners) in accordance with policies, procedures,
and best practices.
- Install, manage, and monitor security measures to support
mitigation efforts; shares relevant information with system and
network administrators. DHS Cybersecurity Service employees start
at career levels and salaries matching their experience and
expertise. In recruiting for this opportunity, DHS may hire
employees at higher or lower career levels and associated salaries.
To learn more about DHS Cybersecurity Service career tracks and
levels, visit our application portal .
This position is focused on Security System Operations and
Maintenance.
DHS Cybersecurity Service jobs are structured cybersecurity
specializations - called technical capabilities. To learn more
about technical capabilities, visit our application portal .
Keywords: Department of Homeland Security, Idaho Falls , Security System Operations and Maintenance - Technical, IT / Software / Systems , Idaho Falls, Idaho
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