Executive Director, Mission Center for National Resilience
DHS Headquarters · Department of Homeland Security
This job in plain English
This is a Senior Executive Service leadership job as Executive Director of the Mission Center for National Resilience. It sits in the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA), part of the Science and Technology Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security, in Washington, DC. The role leads work on cyber technology, infrastructure, and response and resilience tools, and it requires a Top Secret security clearance.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Federal employees (excepted service)Current federal employees in the excepted service; the announcement says which agencies count.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
- Senior executivesCurrent or former members of the Senior Executive Service and other qualified leaders.
- Federal employees (competitive service)Current or former federal employees with competitive status (career or career-conditional).
Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.
Open to all U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the United States, including current federal employees and senior executives. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.
What you would do
- Lead research and testing to secure the nation's critical information infrastructure.
- Coordinate with HSARPA leadership on planning, programming, and budgeting.
- Set the direction for DHS Science and Technology cyber and infrastructure protection.
- Coordinate with agencies, private sector, and international partners on system risks.
- Assess program quality, balance, and technical gaps across assigned technology areas.
- Ensure science and technology programs are integrated across funding categories.
Do you qualify for ES?
With experience: No number of years is stated. You must show experience that meets five Executive Core Qualifications (leadership skills such as driving efficiency and achieving results) and two Technical Qualifications: managing science and technology projects, and managing complex cyber or infrastructure issues.
With education: There is no educational requirement for this position.
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume of 2 pages maximum showing evidence of the ECQs and TQs
- Do not use the USAJOBS resume builder
- SF-50 if you hold or held a federal civil service job
- Block 5-B showing a career SES appointment, if you are a current career SES member
- Proof of SES reinstatement eligibility, if you are a former career SES member
- Certificate of Executive Qualifications, if you are an SESCDP graduate
- Most recent performance evaluation (strongly recommended)
How you will be rated: A panel of subject-matter experts first checks minimum qualifications, then rates how well your resume shows the ECQs and TQs. Top-rated candidates may be interviewed. Claims your resume does not support can remove you from consideration, and inflated qualifications can cost you consideration.
Tips for this job:
- Put evidence of all five ECQs and both TQs inside your two-page resume, since separate narratives are not reviewed.
- Do not use the USAJOBS resume builder; upload your own resume instead.
- If you hold or held a federal civil service job, include an SF-50 as a required upload.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time
Incentives and relocation: Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentive may be authorized at management's discretion. Relocation expenses are not reimbursed, and permanent change of station moving costs will not be paid.
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizenship required
- Selective Service registration for men born after 1959, or exemption
- Pre-employment and random drug tests with a negative result
- Top Secret/SCI security clearance, required before starting work
- Background investigation, including finances and criminal history
- File OGE Form 278e financial disclosure within 30 days and every year after
- One-year probationary period
- Disclose any political appointee service in the last 5 years
- E-Verify check of work eligibility
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $151,661 – $228,000 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- ES · Senior Executive Service
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Senior Executive
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Sensitive Compartmented Information
- Travel
- Occasional travel
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- Yes
- Occupation
- Program Management (0340)
- Announcement
- DE-13105320-ES-27-MW
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