Summary
This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does not convey eligibility for conversion to the Competitive Service. It has been identified as a role essential to support the mission of the United States Cyber Command. The role sits in the Supervision/Management Work Category at the Expert level within the CES Occupational Structure. Location: Ford Island, Hawaii, assigned to DISA OC/PACIFIC.
Eligibility
Open to the public. This position is open to U.S. Citizens, Nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the United States. Clarification from the agency confirms it is open to U.S. Citizens.
Duties
- Maintains and operates the Regional Network Operations and Security Center RNOSC supporting USINDOPACOM capabilities and services.
- Directs network assurance activities in support of USCYBERCOM directives and missions, ensuring continuous defense in depth of the DoDIN.
- Safeguards, operates, and defends the DoDIN supporting Combatant Commanders, Military Departments Operation Centers, DoD and non-DoD Agencies, Joint Staff, and Allies and Partners.
- Provides conceptual and technical guidance and advice on complex technical and operational matters related to the Division’s functions and responsibilities.
- Directs and oversees the activities of over 100 civilian, military, and contract personnel engaged in operational support for defensive cyber operations, communication networks, and information systems.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
- In accordance with the DoD 8140 policy series, the position is subject to completing Foundational Qualifications in 9 months and completing Residential Qualification requirements overall in 12 months.
- This position requires the incumbent to travel away from their normal duty station to other locations within the continental United States (CONUS) and/or other locations outside the continental United States (OCONUS) up to 10 percent of the time.
- The incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450 Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon entering the position and annually thereafter.
- This is a Key Position. This position cannot be vacated during an emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the organization to function effectively.
- This position requires the incumbent to work an alternative or shift work schedule.
- This is a Mission Essential position. The nature of the position's duties and the organization's operational mission requires the incumbent to physically report to their duty station in certain situations where non-essential employees are excused.
- This is a drug testing position.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements: Applicants must have IT related experience demonstrating the competencies appropriate to, or above, the level of this position. For vacancies below the full-performance level of the position, the basic requirement will be evaluated on a developmental basis. Your resume and work experience should clearly support your ability to meet these competencies and will be evaluated as part of the entire application process.
- Attention to Detail - experience reviewing IT related work or data and ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.
- Customer Service - developing and maintaining relationships with customers, anticipating and assessing current and future information technology needs, and identifying IT products or services to meet those needs.
- Oral Communication - briefing senior level management and IT staff on the status of IT systems, projects, or daily operations, including conveying complex technical information to a non-technical audience.
- Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address unique, highly complex, or sensitive IT related issues; anticipating problems and identifying potential sources to generate alternative solutions.
Qualifying Experience: In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must possess qualifying experience. To qualify based on experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Experience includes paid or unpaid work, including volunteer service and military service, that would be considered equivalent to work normally performed at the next lower grade level in the federal service.
For this position, qualifying experience is defined as experience directing enterprise network and security operations; directing and managing the 24/7 operations of a large-scale, globally distributed Network Operations Center (NOC) and Security Operations Center (SOC).
Volunteer Experience: Experience includes paid and unpaid work, including volunteer service through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Candidates must describe how they meet the qualifying experience and/or selective placement factor(s) within the body of their resume. All qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of the announcement. Combination of education and experience is not applicable for this position.
Education
There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GG-15 grade level.
Additional information
- This position is in the Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It is being recruited under 10 U.S.C. 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system.
- If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment.
- This appointment does not confer eligibility to be non-competitively converted to an appointment in the competitive service.
- Salary range includes a Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) in accordance with Section 1599f of Title 10 U.S.C. and Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1400.25, Volume 3006.
- A three year trial period may be required if you have not previously completed a trial or probationary period in the excepted or competitive service.
- This position is subject to completion of 1 year probationary period for assignment to a supervisory position.
- Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination.
- This is a covered position and the person selected for this position must complete an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment pursuant to 5 CFR 2634.903(b) (DoD 5500.7).
- Moving costs MAY be paid.
- Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized.
- This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual.
