Supervisory Information Technology (Security)

Summary

This position is in the Department of the Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Security Office, Security Operations Division. The Security Operation Division protects the judiciary from cyber threats, strengthens the judiciary's security posture and threat awareness, eliminates threats before they can harm operations, and provides evaluation services to strengthen systems and programs.

Duties

The Supervisory Information Technology Specialist (Security) is a recognized IT security expert with a strong offensive and defensive cybersecurity background, program management experience, and coordination expertise. The Supervisory Information technology Specialist (Security) serves as the Threat Emulation and Readiness Branch Chief, a senior-level cybersecurity leader and performs multiple and varying assignments under the direction of the Chief, Security Operations Divisions. The incumbent serves as the primary adversary emulation coordinator and coordinates and manages these activities across the federal judiciary. Leading, directing, and overseeing the Threat Emulation and Readiness Branch, which delivers time-bound services in support of judiciary risk management objectives. Directing the development of adversary emulation methodologies to continually improve risk identification within the judiciary's information technology environment. Overseeing defensive validation and collaboration (purple team) activities to assess detection coverage, response effectiveness, and operational workflows in coordination with the Security Operations Center and Security Operations Support Branch. Leading the design and execution of tabletop events and cybersecurity exercises to evaluate local court, circuit, and enterprise capabilities for incident response. Ensuring threat emulation and readiness activities are conducted as scoped services offerings with defined objectives, rules of engagement, authorization, and post-engagement reporting. Establishing engagement models, prioritization criteria, and workflow processes to align branch reporting with the Judiciary Information Security Framework. Overseeing the development of scalable threat emulation and readiness service offerings that meet those typically achieved in a full red team engagement through automation, modular design and dynamic risk context. Overseeing delivery of engagement results and lessons learned, and making risk-informed recommendations to court and Department of the Chief Information Officer leadership. Managing branch personnel, contractor support, and resource planning to sustain a scalable, engagement-based service model across all assigned teams.

Requirements

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications and evaluation

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.

Education

This position does not require education to qualify.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 09/10/2026 to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account. You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application. You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13031759

Required documents

For this job announcement the following documents and/or information are required: Resume - Any written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications. Citizenship - Include country of citizenship on resume. Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) - All applicants outside of the AO must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 to verify current or former Federal employment status. Veterans Preference documentation - Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), if applicable Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (SF-15) and an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying to the veteran's present receipt of compensation.

Additional information

The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.