IT Cybersecurity Specialist

Serves as the Cybersecurity Lead for the U.S. Tax Court, responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise cybersecurity solutions and managing the Court's information security and risk management program. Provides expert security engineering support across on-premises and cloud environments, ensures compliance with federal cybersecurity requirements, and is on the front line protecting the Court's information services.

**Qualifications:**
Minimum Required GS-13 Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, cybersecurity or related field 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, especially in a security engineering roles related to networks, mobile devices, or application development 6+ years of experience working with AWS, Microsoft 365, Azure, or other comparable cloud platforms 4+ years experience performing Configuration as Code (CaC) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using modern software and source code practices (e.g., DevOps, CI/CD) with languages such as Terraform, .NET, Go, Java, Javascript, Objective-C, PHP, Powershell, Ruby, Cisco IOS Maintain a CompTIA Security+ certification as well as two certifications from the preferred certification list or other identified by supervisor/hiring manager GS-14 Meet requirements for GS-13 12+ years of experience in cybersecurity, especially in a security engineering roles related to networks, mobile devices, or application development Preferred Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) 4+ years experience performing Configuration as Code (CaC) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using modern software and source code practices (e.g., DevOps, CI/CD) with languages such as Terraform, .NET, Go, Java, Javascript, Objective-C, PHP, Powershell, Ruby, Cisco IOS Amazon Web Service (AWS) Certified Security - Specialty Azure Security Engineer Associate Agile technique certification, i.e., Scrum, SAFe, or LeSS