Mitigation and Response - Leadership

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is recruiting professionals to support a range of leadership roles in Mitigation and Response, including Vulnerability Response Section Chief, Lead Cyber Incident Response Coordinator, Targeted Notifications Section Chief, and Senior Cyber Incident Manager. All positions are in the DHS Cybersecurity Service.

Qualifications

This position is in the Leadership Track across a range of career levels. Employees in this career track generally: Have between 5-15 years of cybersecurity work experience. Have between 0-5 years of cybersecurity leadership experience. DHS Cybersecurity Service employees with a technical capability in Mitigation and Response will generally: Track and respond to prioritized urgent IT and cyber events and indicators of compromise (IOCs) to mitigate threats to networks, systems, and applications. Investigate and analyze response activities and employs various advanced response and recovery approaches as appropriate. Apply understanding of tactics, techniques, and procedures for investigative processes, including identifying adversaries' TTPs and applying corresponding defense or security controls. Conduct root cause analysis and response coordination, providing recommendations for mitigation. Execute recovery action plans and adapts plans to handle new developments. DHS Cybersecurity Service employees start at career levels and salaries matching their experience and expertise. To learn more about DHS Cybersecurity Service career tracks and levels, visit our application portal. This position is focused on Mitigation and Response. DHS Cybersecurity Service jobs are structured cybersecurity specializations - called technical capabilities. To learn more about technical capabilities, visit our application portal.