IT Spec (Infosec), GS-2210-14, FPL 14 (DH) (Open-Continuous)

Summary

This position is in the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA). FSA is modernizing the systems that serve over 17 million students and power more than $120 billion in financial aid each year. We are building a team of IT professionals to strengthen the technical foundation of one of the federal government's highest-impact digital ecosystems.

Duties

• This is an open continuous announcement to fill current and future vacancies, until 07/30/2026. This is an open continuous announcement with cutoff dates. Applications will be referred based on receipt of application and established cutoff dates as follows: 1st cutoff date: 07/10/2026 2nd cutoff date: 07/20/2026 Last cutoff date: 07/24/2026 We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application. As a IT Spec (INFOSEC), GS-2210-14, you will be responsible for: • Leading enterprise cybersecurity program oversight across the Federal Student Aid (FSA) environment with in‐depth knowledge of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), Department of Homeland Security Binding Operational Directives (DHS BODs), and related federal directives; ensure stakeholder security requirements are implemented across Zero Trust, segmented, and cloud architectures; and advise senior leadership on emerging threats and overall enterprise security posture. • Managing enterprise safeguards and compliance programs with expert knowledge of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publication 1075, Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) Safeguards Rule, NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 53, and NIST SP 800 171; oversee implementation and continuous monitoring of required controls across systems processing Federal Tax Information (FTI) and Controlled Unclassified information (CUI); and lead the full NIST SP 800 171 compliance lifecycle for Institutions of Higher Education (IHE). • Directing and leading Authority to Operate (ATO) and Operational Security Assessment (OSA) processes; perform Risk Management Framework (RMF)-aligned risk assessments, impact analyses, control evaluations, and continuous monitoring; serve as the technical authority for enterprise risk posture with strong skill in ATO, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), continuous monitoring, and enterprise risk analysis; and provide authoritative recommendations supported by strong written and oral communication and leadership. • Overseeing incident response & compliance case management: triage, investigation, documentation, corrective action tracking, and regulatory reporting; provide senior advisory support during high risk events affecting significant data/systems. • Driving enterprise risk management artifacts (risk register, dashboards), committee support (Enterprise Cyber Risk Committee (ECRC), Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Risk Committee), training, and cybersecurity communications; manage Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) tool and user support.

Requirements

Condition of Employment: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a probationary period or trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: • your performance and conduct; • the needs and interests of the agency; • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period OR trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Experience 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 employment. We will consider all qualifying experience, including any volunteer experience.

Education

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. Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level.