Cyber Operations Planner

US-Joint-Activities; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

USCYBERCOM Fort Meade is seeking candidates for a Cyber Excepted Service position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. The role requires acknowledgment of CES Employment and Placement guidelines and one year of directly applicable experience in defense cyberspace operations.

Qualified applicants will explain how their background supports plans with higher echelons, collaboration on critical infrastructure, and identification of malicious cyberspace intent to safeguard national interests.

Qualifications

• One year of directly applicable experience in defense cyberspace operations or related fields.
• Experience interpreting malicious cyberspace activity to protect national interests.
• Ability to work with higher echelons on mission-aligned plans.

Job description

About the Position:

This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the USCYBERCOM Fort Meade, Maryland.

CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT. YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS".

Who May Apply:

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.
This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Applicant must have one year of directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying experience would be demonstrated by 1. Providing expertise for the defense cyberspace operations; 2. Conducting plans with higher echelons that are mission-aligned; 3. Working alongside defense critical infrastructure or key resources for cyberspace operations; and 4. Interpret and determine malicious cyberspace intent to protect national interest.