This position is in the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA), Chief Technology Office. FSA manages the administrative and oversight functions supporting programs authorized under Title I and Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) and the Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) program transferred to the U.S.
APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 200 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 200th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first. This position is eligible for Remote/Virtual work.
However, this position may fall under the Presidential Memorandum titled "Return to In-Person Work" which will require you to go into the office if you are located within 200 miles of a Department of Education facility in these locations: Washington, DC, Dallas, TX, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, Kansas City, MO, Chicago, Il, Atlanta, GA, Philadelphia, PA, New York City, NY, and location is negotiable. Actual salary will be based on location of selectee.
Locality pay tables available at www.opm.gov We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.
As a Supvy IT Spec (SEC) 'Cyber Ops Branch Chief' GS-2210-15, you will be responsible for: Develops and implements short and long range strategies when identifying security improvements and cost reduction opportunities with in the Security Operations Center (SOC) including the coordination of technologies, architecture, security tools and processes National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), laws Federal Information Security Management Act / Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) and their life cycle with the Department of Education Security Operations Center (EDSOC) and other partner Security Operation Centers.
Overseeing the creation and review of required security vulnerability mitigation documents and ensures completeness and adequacy of regulatory requirements, serves as an authoritative lead for the performance of assessments necessary to ensure compliance with all FSA and federal standards.
Serving as an expert advisor and provides oversight in cybersecurity on threats, incident management, breaches, remediation, risks, vulnerabilities for the overall cybersecurity programs and initiatives.
Analyzes and evaluates work concerned with the security of computer systems and programs working with FSA Business Units, ISOs, ISSOs, and other senior-level FSA Managers to aid them in incident response, vulnerability and Security Authorization testing and evaluation and cybersecurity awareness.
Developing, reviews and tracks cybersecurity policies, procedures, and metrics to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of FSA systems, networks, and data, applying available technologies and management principles to develop a broad range of security solutions, mitigations, and recommendations.
Responsible for team members and contract staff by ensuring work progresses to completion with required deadlines and quality standards, planning, directing, coordinating, and reviewing the work of subordinates while setting priorities and establishing schedules, developing performance standards and evaluating overall employee performance, and providing advice, counsel, and instruction to support the successful accomplishment of assigned functions.
Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level. Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education.
As an ED employee, you will also benefit from our family-friendly work environment. As part of our commitment to maintain a work life balance, we offer excused leave for Parent/Teacher Conferences (3 hours); excused leave for annual health screenings (4 hours); and matching leave for community volunteer service. Other flexibilities that may be available to you include alternative work schedules. You may be eligible to receive a recruitment incentive for this position.
To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon. You may be eligible to receive a relocation incentive for this position. To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon.
You may be eligible to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program as a recruitment incentive for this position. To receive student loan repayments, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon.
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corey.anderson@ed.gov · (202) 987-1313
This position is with Department of Education Headquarters, Department of Education.
The posted pay range is $147945 – $197200/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-20.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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