Job details
Salary $191,273 - $273,400 a year job type full-time
Full job description
Duties
Summary
This position is located in the fdic tech lab (fditech) of the federal deposit insurance corporation in washington, d.c.
The fditech cyber resilience architect may work from any of the fdic regional offices or headquarters, with the expectation that he or she spends a reasonable amount of time at headquarters on a reoccurring basis, at the conclusion of mandatory telework.
Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $273,400.
Responsibilities
Develops cyber, infrastructure and resilience strategies, policies, approaches, and implementation activitiesReviews existing and proposed strategies, as well as develop strategies to support and align with organizational cyberspace and infrastructure security missions and initiatives.
Leads modernization efforts and evaluates service providersConducts successful coordination with partners, including senior level agency and interagency officials and stakeholders to attain and implement fdic and chief innovation officer mission priorities, goals, and outcomes, while maintaining and promoting information sharing that enables effective and efficient mission execution and advances teamwork.
Monitors the fdic`s and promoted technology innovation products and solutions for compliance to the information security and privacy policies and proceduresEnsures that compliance is maintained; gathering key security metrics to demonstrate compliance.
Provides highly specialized technical advice concerning software security implementation and presents briefings to senior management officials and contractor management officials on complex and controversial issues.
Stays abreast of all current and emerging technologies related to the development and design of business processes and applications in support of the security architecture.
Travel required
25% or less - this position requires overnight travel.
Supervisory status
No
Promotion potential
Cx
Job family (series)
2210 information technology management
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Requirements
Requirements
Conditions of employment
Employment conditions.
U.sCitizenship is required.
Registration with the selective service.
Completion of financial disclosure may be required.
Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.
Ability to obtain and maintain a top secret national security clearance is required.
Qualifications
Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sectorExperience 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 employmentYou will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experienceAdditional qualifications information can be found here.
In order to qualify for this position, applicants must have at least one year of executive-level specialized experience in private industry or a government agency (equivalent in the federal government to cg/gs-15 or above)Specialized experience is defined as experience in the following:
Creating policies and programs regarding resilience in the banking system.
Developing, evaluating, implementing, and maintaining enterprise resilience policies and translating (including but not limited to critical infrastructure protection, cyber security, threat actor and climate based issue) them into implementable or actionable steps for organizational teams; and
Evaluating governance issues, enterprise controls, threat information, and emerging technologies.
Additional experience: selective placement factor (mandatory): senior-level experience developing and leading an innovative enterprise cyber resilience and critical infrastructure protection program for banking that incorporates industry best practices and business needs.
Applicants must explicitly describe experience of this nature (i.eSpecialized experience and spf) in the resumeIt must be evident to the reviewers that the duties claimed to have been performed or credit will not be provided.
Applicants must provide details of the duties performed as they relate to the qualifying experienceExperience must be explicitly stated in the resume, as experience not specifically described in the resume cannot be assumedResumes that are vague or do not address the specific requirements will not receive maximum consideration.
Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.
Education
There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.
Additional information
To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for federal employment, click here.
If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type.
Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.
Fdic corporate experts (cx) are in the federal competitive service and not the senior executive service (ses)As a cx at the fdic, you will provide executive leadership, and coordinate the corporation`s programs and policies.
The range of pay shown includes base pay plus supplemental locality adjustmentsThe locality rates for these duty locations range from a low of 8.93% to a high of 47.85%Pay will vary by grade level and the locality rate for the geographic location where the position is locatedFor more on fdic locality rates, click hereCurrent or former political appointees: the office of personnel management (opm) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointeesIf you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political schedule a, schedule c or non-career ses employee in the executive branch, you must disclose this information to the hr office.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcementTherefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualificationPlease ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.
If you are found minimally qualified, a rating panel of executive managers (ems) and/or corporate experts (cxs) will review your qualifications and experienceThe rating panel will place applications in one of three quality categories: i.eBest qualified, highly qualified, or qualifiedThese quality category assignments are a measure of the degree in which your background and responses to the assessment questions match the competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (ksas) listed below.
Top ranked (best qualified) candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.
The competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (ksas) you will be assessed on are listed below.
Skill in developing innovative information security and privacy programs, policies and procedures, as well as successfully executing programs that meet the objectives of excellence in a dynamic environment.
Skill in leading modernization and coordination efforts in the security program areas.
Knowledge of laws, regulations, and directives governing it security, including the privacy act of 1974, nara, controlled unclassified information (cui), fisma, omb circular a-130, federal risk and authorization management program (fedramp), federal information processing standards (fips), national institute of standards and technology (nist) guidance, health insurance portability and accountability act (hipaa), and personally identifiable information (pii) definitions.
Skill in advising management officials of the advantages and disadvantages of various approaches for modeling operations, architecture development and implementation, defining critical problems by identifying the need for areas of analysis in fdic business practices, formulating proposals for original studies, and justifying such proposals.
Knowledge of state-of-the-art information security technologies and tools, including those commercially available, government supplied, and custom developed (e.g., maintaining security, assessing and evaluating security; security incident forensic work).
You do not need to respond separately to these ksasYour answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the ksas.
To preview questions please click here.
Background checks and security clearance
Security clearance
Top secret
Drug test required
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Critical-sensitive (cs)/high risk
Trust determination process
Suitability/fitness, national security
Required documents
Required documents
Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration statusPlease review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application: veterans employment opportunity act (veoa) eligibles and special hiring authorities for veterans: if you are applying for consideration under veoa and special hiring authorities for veterans, click hereYou must submit documentation (e.g., dd-214, va letter, sf-15, etc.) to demonstrate veterans’ eligibilitySpecial appointing authorities for people with disabilities: if you are applying for consideration under special appointing authorities for people with disabilities, you will be required to provide proof of disability documentation to specify that you are a person who (1) has a severe physical disability; (2) an intellectual disability; or (3) a psychiatric disabilityThe documentation does not need to detail your specific disability, medical history, or need for accommodation, however; the letter must clearly state that you are eligible for appointment under this authority and that your eligibility is based on a severe physical disability; an intellectual disability; or a psychiatric disabilityThe documentation must have been obtained from: (a)Licensed medical professionals; or (b)State or private vocational rehabilitation specialists; or (c)Any government agency (e.g., va, etc.) that issues or provides disability benefitThe documentation must include: a statement that you are eligible based on one of the following: severe physical disability, an intellectual disability, or a psychiatric disabilityTo view sample schedule a proof of disability letters, click here, and for more information on this special appointing authority, click herePlease note that employees hired under this schedule a hiring authority will be required to complete a standard form 256 to identify their disability status.
Current federal employees or reinstatement eligibles with competitive status: a copy of your most recent sf form 50, notification of personnel action that shows: (1) permanent or career-conditional tenure (codes 1 or 2, in block 24), and (2) position occupied in the competitive service (code 1, in block 34)If reinstatement eligible include your career/career conditional sf-50To be considered as a non-competitive eligible candidate, the sf-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applyingExcepted service employees: if you are in the excepted service, your current agency must have an interchange agreement with opm (for a list of agencies with current interchange agreements please click here; excepted service employees without an interchange agreement are eligible to use any other applicable special appointing authorities or must apply under the public non-status announcement for considerationCurrent or former career ses members: the fdic corporate experts (cxs) are in the federal competitive service and not the senior executive service (ses)Current or former career ses members are eligible for reinstatement to a competitive service position if the individual was previously employed under a career or career-conditional appointment prior to the ses appointmentSes members without competitive service career status are eligible to use any other applicable special appointing authorities or must apply under the public non-status announcement for considerationMultiple sf-50s showing current or former career ses appointment and proof of career or career-conditional tenure must be submitted by the closing date to receive consideration as a status applicantBoth ses and competitive service sf-50s must be uploaded as one document to avoid overriding your first attachment or upload one sf-50 under the “sf-50” placeholder and the other under the “other supporting documentation” placeholderIf you have any questions regarding which sf-50s to submit, it is highly recommended that you contact the person listed on this job opportunity announcement before the closing dateFdic employees: submit a final digitally signed copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal and evaluation formThe final pdf form is also acceptableIf you want to be considered non-competitively include a copy of your sf-50The sf-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the u.sDepartment of education in order for it to be credited towards qualificationsTherefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the u.sDepartment of education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Benefits
Benefits
A career with the u.sGovernment provides employees with a comprehensive benefits packageAs a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewardingOpens in a new windowlearn more about federal benefits.
The fdic offers comprehensive benefits to its employeesThese benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.
In addition, under fdic’s group life insurance program, basic life insurance coverage for corporate experts and executive managers is automatically equal to 3 times their salary (rounded to the next higher thousand) up to a maximum of $800,000Executives may also choose from two other lower coverage optionsThe corporation pays for the cost of the basic coverage unless employees also elect to be covered under the federal employees group life insurance program (fegli).
To find out more, click here.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittentContact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Help
This job is open to
Individuals with disabilities
Federal employees - competitive service
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees - excepted service
Current excepted service federal employees.
Military spouses
Peace corps & americorps vista
Senior executives
Those who meet the five executive core qualifications (ecqs).
Special authorities
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Veterans
Clarification from the agency
Applicants with status (i.e., current permanent federal employees in the competitive service and former federal employees with reinstatement eligibility); those eligible for appointment under special hiring authorities; and veterans eligible for veoa appointmentApplicants without status should apply under fdic public announcement 2021-em-pjn-0030 to be considered.
