Futures Strategy and Policy Analyst with Security Clearance

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Job description

Duties CISA works with government and industry to identify, analyze, prioritize, and manage the most significant strategic risks to the nation's critical infrastructure. Through the National Risk Management Center (NRMC), CISA identifies and supports risk reduction activities by securing strategic analytical value in support of the American people. The NRMC was established in 2018 to serve as the Nation's center for critical infrastructure risk analysis. NRMC supports CISA leadership and operations; Federal partners; State, local, tribal, territorial partners; and the broader critical infrastructure community. It is through collaboration with these partners that CISA can identify the most significant risks to the nation and coordinate risk reduction activities to ensure critical infrastructure is secure and resilient both now and into the future. NRMC is dedicated to anticipating and evaluating emerging risks and using those insights to develop timely and actionable risk management advice to help mitigate national-level risks to critical infrastructure. The Strategic Foresight Subdivision leads our efforts to inform NRMC and CISA operational planning and to identify priority risk management topics to reduce the risk of strategic surprise. The Strategic Foresight Subdivision leads our efforts to forecast potential risks, develop mitigation strategies, and accelerate research to enhance the resilience of our critical infrastructure. These activities enable the critical infrastructure community to confront potential risks before they become real-world incidents. Duties/Responsibilities Supports anticipatory risk analysis efforts across all sixteen critical infrastructure sectors to identify and prepare for potential future risks, both those that are obvious and likely and the unlikely or unforeseen. Leads concept development to provide innovative operational approaches to risk-specific future challenges or opportunities such as artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, and other emerging risk areas. Consults with stakeholders and customers to identify the appropriate data, methodological approach, and design. Evaluates risk management policies, practices and capabilities to ensure applicability and completeness to address potential future risks. Provides technical advice in the development and analysis of pilot initiatives and applications and makes recommendations to management on the risks of emerging technology. Participates in cross-functional teams to understand the development, implementation, and oversight of new technologies and impacts on critical infrastructure security and resilience. Implements, tracks, and monitors large scale and extremely complex and multi-dimensional data analysis projects and their associated requirements and risks. Directs internal and external processes or system reviews, studies, projects, and data validation efforts, which provide a means for evaluating the performance of risk mitigation activities and identifying new and potential unforeseen threats and vulnerabilities. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a current permanent Federal employee Must have supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment. DHS 250-2 Application Form under "required documents" section. Must NOT have any pending/outstanding disciplinary actions Must have achieved a minimum of "meet expectations/proficiency" on latest performance appraisal/evaluation Must be currently at the grade level of the detail. No Temporary Promotion Opportunity The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors. Qualifications Qualifications required: Examples of specialized experience include leading efforts to resolve complex data management issues; researching, reviewing, and providing recommendations related to data and AI technology systems; overseeing large, complex multi-dimensional data analysis projects; interpreting extremely large and unstructured data sets utilizing advanced scientific, mathematical, and statistical principles and theories to provide organizational leadership with objective information, and assessing and advising on the benefits of implementing artificial intelligence to improve overall operations. Experience in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) related field, such as: Emerging Technologies R&D Computational Social Science Computer Science Data Analytics Economics Engineering Geospatial Analysis Mathematics Operations Research Quantitative Finance Statistics Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application: It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit appropriate documentation prior to the closing date. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it relates to this Joint Duty assignment opportunity announcement. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated based on your resume. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (Include series and grade of Federal Job) Duties (Be specific in describing your duties) Name of Federal agency Supervisor name, email, and phone number Start and end dates including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Education EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution for this position. Additional information DHS does not offer any additional benefits beyond that which the Federal employee is already receiving. If the position requires a security clearance, employees must have a SECRET or TOP SECRET clearance to placement AND must maintain that level of clearance while performing in the position. Selected applicants for a JDA are requested to fulfill the items below during the JDA: Complete the DHS Training Course 15 days prior to the arrival to the JDA. Complete the DHS Joint Duty Assignment Progress Plan to include: Phase 1: Establish assignment objectives within the first 30 days of the JDA. Phase 2: Complete a self-assessment of the duties performed at the mid-point of the JDA. Phase 3: Complete a final review within the last 30 days of the JDA. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your experience, education, and training will be rated using a job questionnaire based on the competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform this Joint Duty Assignment. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. After reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination will be made. You must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. Note: DHS continues to take necessary steps to keep our workforce safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. If you receive a final Joint Duty Assignment offer to onboard, please complete the onboarding requirements and/or forms and submit them electronically in an expeditious manner. Your start date may be delayed if the action above is not completed. Required Documents 1. Resume: Do not include any personally identifiable information (PII) i.e., home address, social security number, or date of birth. Your resume must clearly demonstrate you have experience which meets the requirements of this position as outlined in the "Qualifications" section. 2. SF-50: Submit a copy of your official SF-50 (no text version) or other official "Notification of Personnel Action" document which shows the following information: Your appointment in the Federal service Tenure Grade and Step Full performance level If your SF-50(s) does not provide the information needed to make a final determination for qualification, you will be found ineligible for the position. 3. DHS Joint Duty Assignment Application Form signed by your supervisor. Please click on the following link to access the required form DHS Form 250-02 . How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 10/01/2024 to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and other supporting documents, and complete the questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account select the Application Status link, and then select the more information link for this position. The Application page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete. Agency contact information DHS Joint Duty Program Email Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA US Learn mor

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