Secure Network Operations - Leadership
Company: Department of Homeland Security
Location: Pensacola
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is recruiting
professionals to support a range of leadership roles in Secure
Network Operations, including Systems Administrators, Network
Engineering Leads, Distributed Systems Engineering Leads, and
Network Operations Managers.There are a variety of Secure Network
Operations opportunities across the Department, including
supporting several specialized programs at the DHS Office of
Strategy, Policy, and Plans (PLCY), 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 Secure Network Operations, will generally apply their
expertise to perform a range of tasks, including:
- Working with stakeholders to develop and implement best
practices, security guidance and documentation to ensure compliance
with DHS or Component information systems (IS) and network
policies.
- Overseeing and/or leading a team(s) scanning computer networks
that DHS or Components rely on to access, share, and store
information, diagnosing network connectivity issues or addressing
network vulnerabilities.
- Leading a team installing and maintaining network
infrastructure device operating system software (e.g., Windows,
Linux, iPhone Operating System IOS , firmware).
- Proposing, overseeing and/or organizing collaborative efforts
to implement DHS Headquarter (HQ) or Component information security
programs, policies, procedures, and tools to optimize asset
security and advise on network operations efforts.
- Proactively assessing effectiveness of security controls
through testing and maintaining network infrastructures including
software and hardware devices.
- Leading or managing a team(s) monitoring computer network,
desktop, mobile, and mainframe operating systems and their
applications to include network capacity and performance.
- Engaging with system and network administrators to manage the
operation, administration, and maintenance of networks,
telecommunication systems, linked systems, and peripherals.
- Overseeing assessments of the configuration and optimization of
network hubs, routers, and switches (e.g., higher-level protocols,
tunneling) in accordance with Departmental or Component policies
and best practices supporting the installation and replacement of
network hardware.
- Customizing communications on developing and testing new system
design procedures and quality standards to integrate new systems
into existing architecture.
- Working with stakeholders across Department or Component
providing feedback on network requirements, including network
architecture and infrastructure when recommending security
requirements for minimizing network user risk. This position is in
the Leadership Track across a range of career levels. Employees in
this career track generally:
- Have between 5-15 years of cybersecurity work experience.
- Have between 0-5 years of cybersecurity leadership experience.
DHS Cybersecurity Service employees with a technical capability in
Secure Network Operations will generally:
- Understand the installation, configuration, testing, operation,
maintenance, and management of networks and their firewalls,
including hardware and software, which permit the sharing and
transmission of all spectrum transmissions of information to
support the security of information and information systems. 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 Secure Network
Operations. 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, Pensacola , Secure Network Operations - Leadership, Other , Pensacola, Florida
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