IT Specialist (Data Protection)

This position is in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Administration (OA), Office of the Chief of Information Technology (OAIT), Data Protection Division (DPD). Data Protection provides technology services to the EOP, including but not limited to, ensuring the security of information systems that store or process EOP data and ensuring the capture, preservation, and transfer of electronic records content to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Major duties: As a IT Specialist (Data Protection), GS-2210-14, your typical work assignments may include the following: Develops and maintains guidance and recommendations to peers, subordinates, and leadership at various levels of the organization regarding data protection issues, including data security and records management issues. Collaborates with stakeholders to identify and categorize data sources based on their records statutes, hosting environments, data types, and other applicable metadata and establishes and maintains a central repository of these data sources. Plans, implements, and delivers cybersecurity initiatives and ensures the application of EOP policies and standards, federal requirements, and industry best practices to securing EOP information systems. Collaborates with organizational partners to identify system security risks and technology process gaps that create security risk, including directing security assessments. Serves as the primary point of contact and decision-maker for security and records management matters and work prioritization between EOP leadership, contract technology implementation teams, NARA, and additional external partners. Directs the assessment of technology systems to identify data protection risks and to identify, recommend, implement controls to protect EOP data, including through new system assessments, support of the system authority to operate process, continuous monitoring.