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Information Security Specialist
Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is hiring for the job of Information Security Specialist, Vienna, Virginia (On-site). This is a Cybersecurity job in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $121785 - $158322 Per Year. Review the full details below and apply directly with Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
Become part of the team that safeguards the financial system from the abuses of financial crime. At the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), we are at the forefront in preventing and detecting terrorist financing, money laundering, and other financial crime. Serve at the nation's financial intelligence unit and protect the United States financial system from criminals and terrorist financiers.
Qualifications: You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé. Specialized experience for the GS-13: You must have at least one year of experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal service which is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience in ALL of the following: Assisting with the planning and development of information security policies and procedures; AND Preparing information security and administrative processes required during the course of security operations; AND Determining classification, clearance levels, and appropriate access to sensitive and/or classified information. Examples of qualifying experience could include: Conducting inspections, surveys, and investigations of suspected security violations in order to determine compliance with laws and regulations; OR Serving as a technical contact for a wide variety of security management functions such as the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) SF-311 program; OR Conducting security surveys of assigned facilities; OR Reviewing derivatively classified documents to ensure compliance with program security classification.
Location and market context
This job is based in Vienna on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.
About cybersecurity governance jobs
Cybersecurity governance connects security control frameworks to business and regulatory risk, covering policy, risk assessment, and control assurance rather than hands-on operations. Jobs like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, and security risk and control-assurance practices.
How to position yourself for this cybersecurity governance job
Strong candidates emphasize security control frameworks, risk assessment, policy and standards, and translating technical security posture into governance and board-level reporting. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network would apply NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, and security risk and control-assurance practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.
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