IT Cybersecurity Specialist (InfoSec)

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program Office, is seeking an experienced IT Cybersecurity Specialist (InfoSec) to lead security architecture decisioning, define reference architecture and guardrails, and support coherent, secure delivery across the program. The incumbent partners closely with the Solution Architecture Chapter, led by the Chief Solution Architect, as well as security, engineering, and operational stakeholders to promote consistent adoption of architecture patterns and drive program-wide security alignment.

The incumbent must have strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders; plan, organize, and work effectively under demanding circumstances and time constraints; identify and address cross-cutting security risks and dependencies; and collaborate effectively across architecture, engineering, compliance, and operational teams. The duties of this position include, but are not limited to: Defining and governing the CMM security reference architecture and security guardrails aligned to zero trust principles, AO enterprise architecture, and least privilege expectations. Leading security architecture decisioning for cross-cutting epics, integrations, shared services, and other enterprise-impacting solution areas to maintain consistency and coherence across pods and release trains.

Socializing, documenting, and enforcing security non-functional requirements for solutions, including identity and access management, encryption, secrets management, secure integration patterns, and related security architecture expectations. Partnering with Cloud and DevSecOps personnel and platform operations stakeholders to embed secure delivery patterns into pipelines, environments, and operational readiness expectations. Coordinating with risk and compliance personnel and AO security stakeholders to translate control requirements into implementable architecture standards, solution requirements, and release evidence expectations.

Providing security design review and consultation support to delivery teams, with a focus on the highest-risk and highest-dependency work across the program. Identifying, surfacing, and driving resolution of security risks, exceptions, and tradeoffs through established governance, decision, and escalation pathways. Operating within the solution layer and security workstream to standardize security solution patterns, facilitate architecture decisions, and promote consistent enforcement of security requirements across the program.

Providing guidance and decision leadership on solution and software tooling choices across the program, ensuring appropriate security scrutiny is applied to solution component decisions, including FedRAMP alignment, third-party assurance, and enterprise security expectations.

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.

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

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.

The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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 05/19/2026 to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application.

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Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12960014.

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. Proof of desired certifications, if applicable.