This serves as public notice for the use of Direct Hire Authority. Applicants will be forwarded to the selecting official for consideration. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.This position is located in the Office of Consular Systems and Technology, Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA/CST), in the U.S. Department of State.Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.Applicants applying for the GS-14 grade level must meet the following requirements:Have IT-related experience demonstrating EACH of the four competencies AND specialized experience listed below:Attention to Detail: Experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been responsible for reviewing the work of others to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.Customer Service: Developing and maintaining relationships with customers, anticipating, and assessing the current and future information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products or services that are tailored to meet customer needs.Oral Communication: Briefing senior-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of complex technical information to a non-technical audience.Problem Solving: Identifying alternatives to address unique, highly complex, or sensitive information technology-related issues. I have anticipated information technology-related problems and have identified and evaluated potential sources of information to generate alternative solutions.AND have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position.Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:Experience with project management: Planning, procurement, execution, and completion of projects for large-scale IT programs and services and the Risk Management Framework.Experience with automated solutions: Managing the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) systems supporting the IT environment.Experience with Cybersecurity capabilities and services: Including security automation, identity and access management, compliance management, monitoring/incident detection and prevention, or threat hunting tools and capabilities in an organization.Experience with managing the cybersecurity posture: Of Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) systems in the area of networking, databases, servers, and operating systems.Experience with multiple architecture types: Concepts and trends including cloud services, migrating legacy on-premises data-center-hosted systems to IAAS, PAAS, or SAAS solutions, and an understanding of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.NOTE: In order to qualify for this position, your experience MUST be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate.There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.#J-18808-Ljbffr