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IT Specialist (Information Security Officer)

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

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Category: GRC
Work arrangement: On-site
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Salary range: $75,776 to $144,116
Posted: Nov 2, 2026

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Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is hiring a IT Specialist (Information Security Officer) in Washington, District of Columbia. This is a GRC job in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $75,776 to $144,116. Review the full details below and apply directly with Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

This position is in the Department of the Chief Information Technology Officer, Product Development Office (PDO), System Readiness Division, Information Assurance Branch. PDO-SRD provides quality assurance, information security, and training for Judiciary applications and technologies by testing and validating systems, ensuring security compliance, and training judges, court staff, and Administrative Office employees on safe and reliable technology use.

Qualifications: Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) (preferably 5 years) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience in ALL of the following: Developing security documentation, managing risk for small and large-scale applications and knowledge of enterprise security tooling.

Full responsibilities and requirements are on Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts's application page.

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Location and market context

This job is based in Washington, District of Columbia on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts'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 Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts would apply NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, and security risk and control-assurance practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.