This position is with the Office of Information Technology, Division of Information Security. The purpose of this position is to organize, coordinate and manage assigned information technology security projects as an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Modernization Security Architect and Engineer. The incumbent reports to the EHR Modernization Security Branch Chief or designee.
To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENTS Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-13: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level. Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Working in a healthcare organization on issues relating to cybersecurity architecture and engineering for an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. Develop procedures to document, track, approve, and implement modifications to security appliance applications and firewalls to control firewall & security change requests. Design information technology infrastructure services to mitigate vulnerabilities and identify attempted unauthorized intrusions. Organize, coordinate and manage information technology security projects, such as, network architecture security segmentation, cloud system security engineering and cloud system security documentation to support an Authorization to Operate (ATO). NOTE: You must meet all examples of specialized experience listed above. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: IT Specialist Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Modernization Security Architecture and Engineering Engineer, design, and oversee the implementation of technologies to ensure network & systems infrastructure, and any related systems and devices are secure, reliable, and accessible. Engineer (plan) suitable, cost-effective environments for Testing, Development, Production, and Disaster Recovery purposes. Design and structure information technology infrastructure services to mitigate vulnerabilities and to identify attempted unauthorized intrusions. Develop, test, and assign logical role-based permissions to enterprise resources. Develop procedures to document, track, approve, and implement modifications to security appliance applications and firewalls to control firewall and security change request. Oversee physical and logical architecture design initiatives to ensure alignment with Indian Health Service (IHS) and federal policies and standards. Information Assurance Recommend and assist with the procurement of suitable tools and associated training to maintain a secure monitoring infrastructure that provides alerts upon security policy violations or threshold criteria met that helps to audit connected devices. Provide expertise to assist IHS in developing or improving organization-specific governance structures and policies. Receive, interpret, schedule, and accomplish enterprise network and system-related task orders and other data calls from higher authorities. Collaborate with other IHS systems and/or network engineers and commercial-sector experts for emerging technologies and/or security policy changes and develop and brief senior information technology leaders on their potential impact on IHS enterprise and our end-point customers. Participate in or has access to investigations involving personally identifiable information (PII) and/or protected health information (PHI) to ensure that other employees' duties are discharged honestly and with integrity. Oral and Written Communication, Presentations, and Conferences Prepare position papers, executive submittals, presentations, memoranda, and other correspondence in response to most far-reaching proposals related to system assurance, enterprise-wide information security and/or system development life cycle policies and standard requirements or modify existing organizational arrangements. Participate in strategic and tactical planning to ensure achievement to meet its mission and provide best value to business and program sponsors, tribes, and other customers. Analyze short, medium, and long-range projects for solutions of complex operational or policy issues in areas such as information security, information security reporting, system development life cycle, quality assurance, and others as directed. Represent IHS in conferences and technical discussions with professional, public, and private organizations with a responsibility to further the understanding, clarify the IHS position, develop a coordinated approach to problem solution, and recommend new IHS policy as appropriate.