Cybersecurity Government Job Fair

by Steven McElwee

With the increasing attention to cybersecurity in the government sector and in critical infrastructure protection, the Department of Homeland Security announced in October that it would be hiring for as many as 1,000 cybersecurity jobs. DHS is moving forward on that promise with a virtual job fair.

The job fair can be accessed at http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/careers/cyberjobfair, and it works like a typical job board. There are currently 12 jobs posted, but it appears as though these are job titles, and that there are many positions to fill for each.

There are three different job titles, but each is available in four different pay grades, ranging from GS 12 through GS 15. This translate to salary ranges from $73K - $153K. The four titles are: Information Technology Specialist (Cyber Security); Intelligence Research Specialist (Cyber Security); and Security Specialist.

This comes at a time when the US and Russia are actively talking about limiting military use of cyberspace and strengthening Internet security (NY Times).

This is good news for the career outlook for security professionals. Will this become a security bubble?