IT Cybersecurity Specialist

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in the Cyber Security (JB) organization of Information Technology (J). A successful candidate in this position will coordinate cyber defense, align interagency strategy, and protect critical infrastructure alongside security leadership. If you excel at orchestrating security initiatives, solving complex operational challenges, and safeguarding vital infrastructure, bring your expertise to our mission! PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : As an IT Cybersecurity Specialist, you will: Translate high-level technical frameworks into actionable operational plans for defensive cyber activities. You will track operational readiness, identify technical bottlenecks, conduct post-mission reviews, and ensure defensive tools and teams are perfectly synchronized against emerging threats. Serve as a trusted operational planning specialist representing BPA across external partners, federal task forces, and neighboring utilities. You will harmonize joint cyber exercises, deconflict collaborative defensive measures, and share actionable security intelligence. Manage priority cybersecurity projects from initial concept through full deployment. You will define project roadmaps, eliminate roadblocks, establish measurable performance milestones, and introduce streamlined methods to modernize operational workflows. Track, investigate, and coordinate responses to internal and external cyber audits, regulatory mandates, and federal compliance standards. You will turn audit observations into robust corrective action plans and verify that risk-mitigation measures are fully integrated across the enterprise. Serve as an indispensable right hand to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and senior security supervisors. You will coordinate with core business services-including procurement, finance, workplace services, and human resources-to secure the vital resources, vendor contracts, and staffing required for urgent mission needs. Deliver dynamic briefings and project status updates to senior agency leaders and technical counterparts. You will also organize high-impact security conferences, specialized training events, and interagency exercises by coordinating expert speakers, vendors, and interactive program agendas. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : BASIC REQUIREMENT: Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. To meet this requirement, you must demonstrate pr

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