IT Cybersecurity Specialist (Network/InfoSec)

Support U.S. Cyber Command mission needs by analyzing cyber activity, guiding network operations, and applying DoD information security and assurance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Analyze cyber events with divisional teams to delineate tactics and assess impacts on current and future operations, supporting DISA Center for Operations.
• Act as oversight and reporting authority for Department of Defense Network (DoDNet), providing guidance to IT Services and serving as a liaison to the DISA Joint Operations Center (DJOC).
• Provide direction and guidance on researching, interpreting, analyzing, and applying complex network operations tactics, techniques, procedures, and best practices.
• Lead and oversee major network projects and improvement initiatives, ensuring rigorous application of information security and assurance policies when delivering network services.
• Define procedures for post-implementation support and operations; ensure technical standard compliance for network hardware/software.
• Deliver briefings to DoD and DISA leadership.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen required.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or be exempt.
• National security position that may require access to classified information: favorable suitability review and security clearance are conditions of employment.
• Security clearance required: Top Secret/SCI.
• DoD 8140 policy series requirement: complete Foundational Qualifications in 9 months and complete Residential Qualification requirements overall in 12 months.
• Drug Testing Position.
• Mission Essential role.
• May require a Counter-Intelligence Polygraph (CI Poly) examination.
• May require physical reporting to an alternate duty station to plan for and assess Operations during COOP activation or during an Exercise.
• Experience reviewing own IT-related work or data and reviewing others’ work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.
• Experience maintaining customer relationships, assessing customer IT needs, and developing or identifying IT products/services tailored to customer needs.
• Ability to brief mid-level management and IT staff on status of IT systems, projects, or daily operations, including communicating technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to identify alternatives for complex IT issues by gathering and applying information from multiple sources to generate potential solutions.
• Experience applying cybersecurity and network operations principles, policies, and procedures to analyze operational requirements, provide technical guidance to leadership, and support secure and effective delivery of network services.
• Must describe how qualifying experience and/or selective placement factor(s) are met within the body of the resume; all qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of the announcement.

Additional Job Information

• Recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.
• Professional Work Category: Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.
• Duty location: Fort Meade, MD (onsite).
• Salary: USD 121,785 - 158,322 per year.
• Experience level: Minimum 1 year.
• Education note: No substitution of education for qualifying experience at the GG-13 grade level.
• Telework availability: based on mission requirements and supervisory determination.
• Three-year trial period may be required if previously not completed trial/probation in excepted or competitive service.
• Accepting the position may require 3 years with evaluation of fitness and continued advancement in public interest.
• Moving costs MAY be paid.
• Relocation/recruitment/retention incentives MAY be authorized.
• RITA and taxable reimbursements may apply under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
• Covered under DoD Manual 8140 and subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual.
• Mission Essential designation: incumbent required to report to work or relocate within the United States during local/national emergency.
• Veterans’ Preference applied to preference eligible candidates in accordance with CES employment procedures.
• Announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.
• Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions must submit to urinalysis prior to appointment or placement.

Evaluation Criteria

• Evaluation based on how well the applicant meets the qualifications.
• Resume and supporting documentation reviewed against responses to the applicant questionnaire.
• If qualifications/experience are found to be inflated, consideration may be lost.
• Competencies: Operations Support; Information Systems/Network Security; Leadership; Technical Competence; Decision Support; Oral Communication.

Required Documents

• Resume: two-page maximum.
• Complete initial Eligibility Questionnaire.
• Transcripts (if applicable).
• SF-50 (if applicable): required for current/former federal employees, reflecting highest grade held on a permanent basis for at least 52 weeks, tenure, and appointment type.
• Veterans Preference documentation (if applicable).
• PPP documentation for Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians (as applicable): submit the appropriate self-certification checklist.
• Retained Grade PPP self-certification checklist (as applicable).

How to Apply

• Provide a complete Application Package.
• Resume must include, for each job listed: job title; duties; month & year start/end dates; and full-time or part-time status (including hours worked per week).
• Do not include classified or government sensitive information; Social Security Number; photos; personal information such as age, sex, or religious affiliation; or encrypted and digitally signed documents.
• Complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents.
• Use the Submit My Answers button to submit the application.
• Check status via USAJOBS: Application Status, then More Information for this position.

Agency Contact

• HR Customer Care Center
• Phone: (317) 212-0454
• Email: [email protected]
• Address: DISA - FE/Endpoint Svcs /Customer Spt Directorate, 6910 Cooper Road, Fort Meade, MD 20755-7088, US