It Specialist; Information Security

Position: IT SPECIALIST (INFORMATION SECURITY)

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection provided pay range

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Base pay range

$89,508.00/yr - $/yr

Summary

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Location:

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Laboratories and Scientific Services, positions available in Chicago, IL, El Paso, TX, Buffalo, NY and Newark, NJ.

Duties

This position is located in the Office of Laboratories and Scientific Services (niki) within the Operations Support Office (OS), United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). You will serve as a subject matter expert in digital forensics in a laboratory, using various software and hardware solutions to conduct advanced laboratory analysis on digital evidence, including portable and electronic media devices.

Typical duties include: planning, preparing and conducting forensic examinations on digital evidence such as portable and electronic media devices; developing and implementing mobile device test plans for mobile forensic tool validation and verification; serving as the mobile device test analyst; providing on‑site training on digital media exploitation to CBP personnel at various CBP locations; testifying as a subject matter expert on analytical findings of seized digital evidence and matters of digital media expertise in federal and state courts.

Requirements

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position 나온. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service. Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years is required. All pre‑employment processes will be conducted in English. You may be required to pass a background investigation. CBP follows the DHS Drug‑Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.

As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, as well as the criminal conflict‑of‑interest statutes. Please review further details via the following link.

DHS uses E‑Verify, an Internet‑based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENT: Applicants must have information technology‑related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:

• Attention to Detail – Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Customer Service – Works with clients and customers to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services and is committed to providing quality products and services.
• Oral Communication – Expresses information to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information; makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to non‑verbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Problem Solving વસ્તુ – Identifies problems; determines accuracy prosecuting the information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

You qualify for this position if you meet the basic requirement listed above and possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Conducting technical and peer review of digital forensic laboratory reports.
• Assessing the effectiveness, performance, and accuracy of digital forensic tools and recommending implementation and/or modification.
• Providing digital analysis training and technical direction to journeyman analysts and other personnel in the security area.
• Collaborating with internal and external organizations on digital forensics.

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