Summary
This position is that of a Supervisory Attorney Advisor, located in the Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division (CCR), Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB). RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE PAID. THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WITHIN 90 DAYS.
Duties
The Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division (CCR) of the Federal Communications Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) helps ensure that communications networks are reliable, resilient, and secure by spearheading the Commission's work on cybersecurity, national security, communications reliability, and emergency alerting. CCR provides policy, technical, and legal advice to Commission and Bureau leadership on these issues and drafts rules, orders, public notices, studies, and analyses on a variety of national security-related communications issues. CCR also plays a major role in the Bureau's outreach and information clearinghouse functions by, among other things, analyzing the performance of communications networks during cybersecurity incidents, network outages, disasters, and emergencies and overseeing the work of the Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council. The Division keeps itself fully informed of technological and industry developments that may implicate cybersecurity, national security, and communications reliability and resiliency. As Deputy Chief of the Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, the incumbent is responsible for supervising and managing CCR resources and assignments and providing authoritative legal oversight and interpretations on matters related to cybersecurity, national security, privacy, and communications reliability issues. The incumbent ensures that written legal documents prepared by the Division are consistent with applicable statutory and regulatory provisions, including the Communications Act, Administrative Procedure Act, Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, War Powers Act, and Federal Advisory Committee Act, as well as Bureau and Commission precedent, and ensures that legal and policy documents prepared by the Division are well-reasoned and legally sound. As Deputy Division Chief of CCR, the incumbent helps the Division Chief to oversee and direct a staff of professionals involved in complex cybersecurity and communications reliability policy and rulemaking activities, as well as technical analyses. These activities have a primary impact on the Nation's communications networks and systems, including those used by the public safety community. The incumbent reports to the Chief of the Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division (Division Chief).
Requirements
Please note your resume must thoroughly support your responses to the vacancy questions. Your resume is an integral part of the process for determining if you meet the basic qualifications of the position and determining if you are to be among the best qualified. SF-50 Required: ALL FCC EMPLOYEES AND CURRENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MUST provide a legible Personnel Action, SF-50, that verifies your status and highest permanently held grade. If an SF-50 is not submitted, the application will be rated as ineligible. To request a copy of your SF-50 please send an email to [email protected]
Education
Refer to Educational requirements outlined within the "Qualifications" section.
How you will be evaluated
Optional Four Essay Questions At the time of application, applicants have the option of answering the following four short, free-response essay questions. 1. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience. 2. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes. 3. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you, and explain how you would help implement them if hired. 4. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples, and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position. Applicants will be required to certify that they are using their own words, and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]). The responses to each question cannot exceed 200 words per question. All candidates will be considered without regard to political or religious affiliation, marital status, race, color, sex, national origin, non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap, age, or any other non-merit factor. THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. All applicants will be rated on the extent and quality of experience and education relevant to the duties of the position. Applicants who do not submit a supporting resume will be rated ineligible. There are several parts to the application process that affect the overall evaluation of your application including: 1. the core questions 2. supplemental documentation (e.g., SF-50, transcripts, bar membership); and 4. your resume. Applicants will be rated ineligible, if they do not respond to job specific questions provide supplemental documents and submit resume. For more information, please click on Rating Process You may preview questions for this vacancy.