The IRS Internal Recent Graduates Program affords a developmental opportunity to IRS employees, who have graduated within the previous 2 years from a qualifying educational institution or program. In addition, the IRS implemented the new IRS Recent Graduate Program that includes an additional year of formal development, training, networking, project teams, and may include rotational assignments.
Upon successful completion of the program requirements, you will be permanently placed at the grade level within the position's career path, not higher than the full-working level of the position selected, to which you meet qualifications and time-in-grade requirements. If for any reason do not successfully complete the program you will be returned to the previous grade of the same or similar position you previously held within IRS prior to being selected for the Recent Graduates Program. Program requirements include but are not limited to:
- Successful completion of at least 1 to 2 years of continuous service depending on the position;
- Completion of at least 40 hours of interactive training;
- Mentorship;
- Demonstration of successful job performance; and
- Meet the qualification position standards.
If selected, you will be placed in a developmental position as a Information Technology Specialist (INFOSEC), GS-2210-5/7/9 with promotion potential to GS-12 in the division(s) listed below:
Information Technology (IT)
A description of the business units can be found at:
https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.
The work of this position includes the development, implementation, and coordination of activities designed to ensure, protect, and restore IT systems, services, and capabilities. Specific assignments include many of the following:
- Evaluating, recommending the acquisition of, implementing, and disseminating IT security tools, procedures, and practices to protect information assets.
- Planning and coordinating the delivery of an IT security awareness-training program for end users at all levels in the organization.
- Updating the local organization's contingency or disaster recovery plans to respond to new security requirements or changes in the IRS IT architecture, and presenting updated plans to the security manager for review and approval.
- Planning and conducting security accreditation reviews for installed systems or networks (Tier I, II or III), and recommending new or revised security measures and countermeasures based on the results of the accreditation reviews.
This position has career progression. If you are selected at a grade level lower than the full working level, you may be non-competitively promoted as your career progresses. For example, you may be hired as a GS-05, but if the position has career progression to GS-11, then you may move from a GS-05 to a GS-11 in as little as three years.
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or