Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

DCSA Office of Chief Information Officer is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead the cybersecurity program for DCSA. The CISO is responsible for the Agency cyber risk management program and leading incident response. The incumbent establishes the direction of DCSA cybersecurity strategies and policies to include systems, personnel, management practices and budget priorities.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQ):

All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. Please limit your written statements to 2 pages per technical qualification.

1. Senior-level leadership experience and ability to bring about strategic change through use of information technology, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals.
2. Demonstrated ability and experience leading a large complex organization, with multiple missions and functional support requirements. Ability to lead people toward meeting a large complex and multifunctional organization's vision, mission and goals.
3. Demonstrated ability and experience working at senior levels of the Department of Defense to build strategic alliances, and coalitions internally, with Congress, other Federal agencies, private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve mutual goals.
4. Knowledge and expertise to evaluate, leverage and incorporate technical capabilities to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Ability to make decisions that produce high quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems and calculating risks.

Joint Duty Credit: All DCSA executive level positions require Joint Duty Credit. Unless a waiver is approved, only those candidates who meet the Joint Duty Credit requirement will be eligible to compete/be considered for a senior executive position. Employees will receive joint duty credit for almost any rotational assignment to another IC component and may also be eligible to receive credit for service outside the IC (military, other government, or private sector) that was at least at the GS/GG-11 or DCIPS Pay Band 3 level, that occurred on or after September 11, 2001. An external candidate, if selected, will be required to immediately apply for Joint Duty credit.

Note: Employees without Joint Duty Credit may apply for the position and can be considered. If selected, a waiver would be required prior to final appointment. DCSA seniors without Joint Duty at the same tier level may lateral into the position if selected without requesting a waiver.

Desired Certifications: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Project Manager Professional (PMP).