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IT Cybersecurity Specialist
Bonneville Power Administration · Posted 9 days ago
On-site Portland, OR $136K – $176K Apply by Jun 26, 2026 Information Technology Management ENTJINTJINTPISTJ
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This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in the System Security Officer group of Cyber Security Office (JB), Information Technology (J). A successful candidate in the IT Cybersecurity Specialist position will serve as the lead and senior BPA System Security Specialist with responsibility for planning, managing, and leading programs, systems, and work processes that are necessary to perform the critical mission and support activities required of the group managed.
What You'll Do
- →As an IT Cybersecurity Specialist, you will: Serve as a special assistant, advisor, and expert policy consultant to the CISO and Authorizing Official (the BPA Chief Administrative Officer).
- →Lead multiple teams of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) personnel with significant cybersecurity responsibilities and is the primary contact for leading teams across BPA in Transmission Technology, Transmission Engineering, Mission Critical IT and all of the IT organizations.
- →Provide purpose, direction, and motivation, as well as cybersecurity technical leadership for these teams in performing their work and mitigating programmatic cybersecurity weaknesses.
- →Shares the role of Authorizing Official Designated Representative (AODR) with the CISO.
- →As AODR acts on behalf of the authorizing official (Chief Administrative Officer) to coordinate and conduct the day-to-day activities associated with managing risk to systems and organizations.
- →Ensure the tracking of Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM) to closure with evidence adequate to support proof that the actions have corrected the identified condition.
- →Establish annual and longer-range BPA Cybersecurity Strategy and strategic work plans and schedules for in-service and contracted work, independently of or jointly with higher management.
Requirements
- ✓In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire.
- ✓Answer to these questions is not scored or rated.
- ✓Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.
- ✓When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically.
- ✓You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully.
- ✓Key Requirements: You must be a United States Citizen.
- ✓This employer participates in the E-Verify program.
- ✓Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
- ✓You will be required to report in person to the official duty location.
- ✓Conditions of Employment: Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
- ✓May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
- ✓Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually.
- ✓This position requires an initial drug test prior to appointment and random drug or drug and alcohol testing thereafter.
- ✓Failure to test or a positive result on random drug or drug and alcohol tests conducted after appointment may result in removal from Federal employment.
Personality Fit
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