Computer Systems Security Mana
Computer Systems Security Mana
RESPONSIBILITIES The professionals at the National Security Agency (NSA) have one common goal: to protect our nation. The mission requires a strong offense and a steadfast defense. The offense collects, processes and disseminates intelligence information derived from foreign signals for intelligence and counterintelligence purposes. The defense prevents adversaries from gaining access to sensitive classified national security information.The need to maintain our core Computer Science group is vital to provide the technical capabilities necessary to successfully execute NSA's mission. The increased complexity of supporting NSA's mission requires world class researchers, programmers, and developers who operate in teams in areas such as software engineering, information technology infrastructure, high performance computing, data science, architectures, computer security, and networking in order to design and develop advanced tools, techniques, and systems.Description of PositionComputer Systems Security Managers at the NSA play a vital role in maintaining the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of the Agency computing infrastructure. As a Computer Systems Security Manger, at the NSA, your responsibilities may include:- Supporting a program, organization, system, or enclave - Reviewing investigative processing of security incidents- Developing or interpreting computer security policies- Overseeing, evaluating and supporting the security authorization process - Providing leadership, management and direction of cybersecurity activities- Advising senior leadership (e.g., Chief Information Security Officer [CISO], Authorizing Official [AO]) on risk levels, and changes affecting the organization's cybersecurity posture - Advising senior leadership or of information security programs, policies, processes, systems, and mission elements SKILLS The ideal candidate is someone with a desire for experiential learning and strong problem-solving, analytic and interpersonal skills who is: - Able to work effectively across several different functional areas in a collaborative environment- Able to communicate effectively (both orally and written)- Well-organized and able to handle multiple assignments- Willing to take the initiative - Willing to be innovative to ac