IT Cybersecurity Specialist
U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
Full Time, Permanent
Pay scale and grade: GS 14 (Promotion potential 14)
Apply by: 19 November 2026
Salary: $143,913 – $187,093 per year
Security clearance: Secret. Travel Required: 25% or less.

Summary

This vacancy is for a GS-2210-14, IT Cybersecurity Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, SFLC ESD ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SEC -SFLC-ESD-NAME-ELEC SYS in BALTIMORE, Maryland. (Job location: Glen Burnie, MD.)

This job is open to the public. U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Subject position(s) will be filled through Direct Hire Authority.

Duties

You will serve as a/an IT Cybersecurity Specialist and be responsible for activities associated with protecting HM&E information and information systems from unauthorized system activity or behavior and providing these systems with the appropriate levels of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This role provides security engineering knowledge and expertise in the support of the design, review, and analysis of shipboard Platform Information Technology (PIT) and PIT Systems.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:
Assisting Information System Owners (ISO) and Information System Security Officers (ISSO) with the RMF process including collection of information, analysis of security features, verification of controls, recommendations for implementation of controls, and other duties as defined by Coast Guard policy.
Identifying, quantifying, and evaluating the costs/benefits of security functions and considerations to inform analysis of alternatives, engineering trade-offs, and risk treatment decisions.
Performing system security analyses in support of decision making, risk management, and engineering trades.
Assessing the adequacy of the security controls and their ability to protect the system and its information and ensure system confidentiality, integrity, and availability as well as compliance with applicable security requirements.
Serving as the Information Systems Security Engineer providing security engineering support for HM&E PIT and PIT systems.
Investigating and resolve system security problems and conditions in HM&E systems and equipment impacting costs, efficiency, safety, and performance.
Inspecting, reviewing, and commenting on security engineering work for HM&E systems during and after installation projects.
Reviewing plans, specifications, and drawings for security engineering features in designs.

Requirements

Key Requirements:
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation. This position requires a secret clearance.
This is not a Bargaining Unit position.
Selectee must be able to obtain/maintain a valid state driver’s license.
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.

Qualifications

To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the federal or private sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

Specialized experience may include the following:
Resume reflects at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level working within the engineering department to design and create systems, processes, and procedures that maintain the safety, reliability, controllability and security of Operational Technology (OT) systems in the face of intentional and incidental cyber events.
Demonstrated ability to obtain and maintain DoD 8140 Advanced Proficiency Level for DCWF-652, NCWF Code: DD-WRL-009 or management determined equivalent within 9 months of entry into this position.
Demonstrated ability to identify problems; determine accuracy and relevance of information; use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and demonstrate broad understanding of technical concepts and their application to make recommendations to solve complex technical problems.
Demonstrated sustained capability of troubleshooting, optimizing, and improving systems or processes independently and as member of a team.
Demonstrated ability to serve as a key technical expert and advisor to management, staff, and users on cybersecurity policy.

NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.

Education: This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Additional information:
Recruitment incentives may be authorized. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued.
USA Hire Assessment: After submitting your application, if an additional assessment is required, you will receive an email invitation. Please note that this assessment must be completed within 48 hours of the vacancy closing date and as specified in the email.
Announcement number: 27-13108663-NE-DLG-DHA. Control number: 892205300.
Agency contact: Dexter Greene, Dexter.L.Greene@uscg.mil. Address: SFLC ESD ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SEC -SFLC-ESD-NAME-ELEC SYS, DO NOT MAIL, BALTIMORE, MD 21226, US.