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IT Branch Manager - Security Operations #177
Legislative Branch
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The Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking a IT Branch Manager - Security Operations. The complete vacancy announcement and application can be found on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/1VNZQ. This vacancy announcement closes at 11:59pm EST on the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted.
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Summary
The Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking a IT Branch Manager - Security Operations. The complete vacancy announcement and application can be found on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/1VNZQ. This vacancy announcement closes at 11:59pm EST on the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted.
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Accepting applications
Location
Few vacancies in the following location:
Washington, DC
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No matching locations found.
Work site options
Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy. Relocation expenses reimbursed NoThe Senate Sergeant at Arms does not pay for relocation expenses. Salary $156,563 - $204,402 per year Pay scale & grade
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Promotion potential 0
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Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required - N/A
Appointment type Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service
Drug test No Security clearance Top Secret
Announcement number req1112 Control number 890851800
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U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Duties
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Sets technical performance standards for outsourced services, evaluates vendor contract compliance, and leads all phases of contract re-competitions, including requirements development and RFP management. Directs strategic planning and oversees branch operations, ensuring effective prioritization, resource allocation, personnel management, and project oversight. Develops and manages the branch budget, including forecasting, expenditure control, justification materials, and contributions to budget testimony; applies cost-benefit analysis to optimize service efficiency. Oversees all aspects of staff management, including recruitment, onboarding, training, development, motivation, and performance evaluation within the branch. Establishes and enforces branch and department policies, procedures, and operational standards. Prepares operational reports, approves procurement actions, and manages essential administrative functions. Other duties as assigned.
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Desired Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field preferred.
Experience: 8+ years in IT/program management, with at least 6 years managing teams in a cybersecurity environment.
Operational Leadership: Direct management experience leading a SOC, Incident Response, or Threat Hunt team (managing staff, not just as a senior individual contributor).
Certifications: Active CISSP or CISM preferred.
Clearance: Prior clearance history is a plus. Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Key Competencies: Strong analytical, critical thinking, and team development skills, with a track record of clearly briefing non-technical leadership.
Skills and Abilities
Technical Skills
Operating Systems: Deep working knowledge of Windows, Linux, and macOS internals. Exposure to Cisco IOS, Solaris, or mobile OS environments is a plus.
Detection Engineering: Hands-on experience authoring, reviewing, and tuning Sigma, YARA, Snort, and Suricata rules.
Forensics: Hands-on with major host forensic toolsets/artifacts across Windows, Linux, and macOS, plus packet capture and NetFlow analysis for network forensics.
Malware Analysis: Ability to perform triage-level analysis during incidents (script de-obfuscation, basic binary analysis, live process examination).
Red Team & Automation: Solid understanding of offensive tactics to validate detections and spot coverage gaps. Proficiency in at least one scripting language (PowerShell, Python, Bash, Ruby, or Perl) for operational automation.
Threat Intelligence: Ability to turn fragmented data into clear, actionable intelligence products.
Leadership & Management Skills
Team Development: Experience recruiting, mentoring, and retaining high-performing security staff through structured coaching and development plans.
Operations at Scale: Proven ability to manage shift-based or on-call operations, workload triage, and high-tempo incident escalations.
Cross-Functional Partnering: Skilled at collaborating across IT, legal, compliance, and senior executive teams.
Executive Reporting: Ability to turn complex technical findings into clean briefings and structured documentation that builds institutional knowledge.
Working Conditions
Work is performed in an office environment.
Work requires occasional walking, standing, bending, and safely carrying items weighing less than 50 pounds, such as laptops, desktops, servers, and routers.
Work requires extended periods of computer use.
To meet the needs of the U.S. Senate, individuals in this position may be required to be on call or report onsite on a rotational basis within 24 hours.
Occasionally, late-night and weekend work is required.
Essential Services are functions and activities that are critical to the continuous operation, security, and support of the United States Senate. These services must remain operational without interruption to ensure the Senate can conduct official business. Positions supporting essential services require employees to be available and prepared to work, including during inclement weather, holidays, weekends, late nights, and overnight hours. Due to the nature of Senate operations, essential services, including network operations and infrastructure, cannot be suspended while the Senate is in session, and maintenance activities may be required outside of normal business hours.
Excepted Services refer to functions and activities that are authorized to continue during a lapse of appropriations because they are necessary to the performance of the Senate's constitutional functions, address emergency circumstances that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the protection of property, or directly support essential services of the United States Senate. Employees in excepted positions are generally required to work and remain operational during a lapse of appropriations to ensure continuity of critical Senate functions. These positions may involve working non-standard schedules, including nights, weekends, holidays, and extended hours, to maintain uninterrupted service and operational readiness.
Security Clearance
Education
Bachelors Degree.
Additional information
The Sergeant at Arms is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with the requirements of Senate rules, regulations, and applicable Federal Laws. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Decisions to grant reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Please email SAARecruitment@saa.senate.gov with "Applicant Accommodation" in the subject line. No moving, relocation or pre-employment travel expenses will be paid for this position, or while in application for this position.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated by a panel on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Highly qualified candidates may be interviewed and a reference check conducted.
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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Subject to background/security investigation.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
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All applicants must apply for jobs online using this link: https://sen.gov/YO0NL. Paper application materials, resumes and attachments that are sent via email, mail or brought in-person will not be considered or accepted. All applicants MUST attach their documents to the online employment application.
Agency contact information
Email SAARecruitment@saa.senate.gov Address U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms
US. Senate Capitol Office Building
Washington, DC, Washington, DC 20001
Next steps
Qualified candidates will be contacted directly.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability New employee probationary period
Privacy Act Reasonable accommodation policy
Selective Service Signature and false statements
Social security number request
Required Documents
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Subject to background/security investigation.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
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All applicants must apply for jobs online using this link: https://sen.gov/YO0NL. Paper application materials, resumes and attachments that are sent via email, mail or brought in-person will not be considered or accepted. All applicants MUST attach their documents to the online employment application.
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Agency contact information
Email SAARecruitment@saa.senate.gov Address U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms
US. Senate Capitol Office Building
Washington, DC, Washington, DC 20001
Next steps
Qualified candidates will be contacted directly.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability New employee probationary period
Privacy Act Reasonable accommodation policy
Selective Service Signature and false statements
Social security number request
Senate
The Office of the Sergeant at Arms (SAA) is the largest in size of staff and budget in the Senate. It is responsible for all Senate computers and technology support services, recording and photographic services, printing and graphics services, and telecommunications services. The SAA also provides assistance to all Senate offices with their staffing, mailing, purchasing, and financial needs. The offices of the SAA that are responsible for providing these and other services include Capitol Facilities, the Operations Division, Customer Relations, Financial Operations, Human Resources, and Information Security. The SAA also shares responsibility for the U.S. Capitol Police, the Senate Page Program, the Senate Office of Training and Development, and the Capitol Telephone Exchange. The Sergeant at Arms is an excepted service agency. Employment with the Sergeant at Arms does not confer the "Competitive Status" that generally results from selection and service in Competitive Service agencies.
Agency contact information
Email SAARecruitment@saa.senate.gov Address U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms
US. Senate Capitol Office Building
Washington, DC, Washington, DC 20001
Summary
The Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking a IT Branch Manager - Security Operations. The complete vacancy announcement and application can be found on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/1VNZQ. This vacancy announcement closes at 11:59pm EST on the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted.
Learn more about this agency
Overview
Help
Accepting applications
Location
Few vacancies in the following location:
Washington, DC
Few vacancies
No matching locations found.
Work site options
Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy. Relocation expenses reimbursed NoThe Senate Sergeant at Arms does not pay for relocation expenses. Salary $156,563 - $204,402 per year Pay scale & grade
AD 00
Promotion potential 0
Learn more about pay scale and grade
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required - N/A
Appointment type Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service
Drug test No Security clearance Top Secret
Announcement number req1112 Control number 890851800
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