IT Cybersecurity Specialist (INFOSEC)

Cybersecurity Jobs; Whitehall (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Public service pension

Job summary

DLA Information Operations J-6 seeks a Lead mission-critical cybersecurity operations expert to serve as principal technical authority for the SOC, directing accreditation, sustainment, and enterprise risk governance. The role requires engaging senior leadership on threat intelligence and cyber defense posture from Whitehall, OH.

The position emphasizes DoW compliance, RMF-based risk management, and coordination with defense cyber workforce standards, with a requirement for U.S.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Security requirements: Special Sensitive/SCI.
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule.
• Appointment is subject to completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination; reciprocity may not apply, and unfavorably adjudicated background checks may result in removal.
• FLSA: Exempt.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt.
• Mission Essential (ME): Incumbent may be required to report to work during natural disasters, inclement weather, or crises.
• Specialized experience (GS-14 level): one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 or equivalent under other pay systems.
• Specialized experience includes managing enterprise-level cybersecurity operations or SOC programs; implementing NIST RMF-based cybersecurity risk management; directing advanced threat analysis or red and purple team assessments; and providing authoritative technical leadership and contract oversight for mission-critical cyber defense initiatives.
• Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience for this grade level.
• Selectees must have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as principal technical authority and program manager for the SOC program, directing strategic development, accreditation, and sustainment.
• Define and govern the enterprise compliance roadmap aligned to DoW mandates and federal statutes, leveraging NIST RMF 2.0 to manage risk and optimize cyber posture.
• Establish strategic plans for Cyber Emergency Response Team adherence to NIST SP 800-61r3, integrating complex IT services and shaping DoW cyber programs.
• Advise senior leadership on cybersecurity policies, emerging technologies, and threat intelligence to advance enterprise cyber defense posture.
• Direct complex external assessments, including red and purple team operations, and analyze outcomes to identify systemic risks and architectural weaknesses.
• Lead authority to defend Cyber Key Terrain by fusing disparate intelligence data and briefing executive leadership on mission assurance risks.
• Serve as the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR), authoring complex technical requirements, statements of work, and performance standards.
• Provide final technical authority to accept or reject contractor deliverables to ensure contract outcomes align with enterprise cybersecurity objectives.

Job description

Lead mission-critical cybersecurity operations as a principal technical authority for the Security Operations Center (SOC) program at the U.S. government. This role combines program management, accreditation and sustainment, and enterprise-level cyber risk governance using widely adopted standards, with opportunities to influence senior leadership decisions on threat intelligence and cyber defense posture. Onsite work is located in Whitehall, OH.

As a Defense Cyber Workforce position, successful performance includes meeting qualification requirements within required timeframes and supporting the Defense Logistics Agency Information Operations, J-6.

Responsibilities

• Serve as principal technical authority and program manager for the SOC program, directing strategic development, accreditation, and sustainment.
• Define and govern the enterprise compliance roadmap aligned to DoW mandates and federal statutes, leveraging NIST RMF 2.0 to manage risk and optimize cyber posture.
• Establish strategic plans for Cyber Emergency Response Team adherence to NIST SP 800-61r3, integrating complex IT services and shaping DoW cyber programs.
• Advise senior leadership on cybersecurity policies, emerging technologies, and threat intelligence to advance enterprise cyber defense posture.
• Direct complex external assessments, including red and purple team operations, and analyze outcomes to identify systemic risks and architectural weaknesses.
• Lead authority to defend Cyber Key Terrain by fusing disparate intelligence data and briefing executive leadership on mission assurance risks.
• Serve as the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR), authoring complex technical requirements, statements of work, and performance standards.
• Provide final technical authority to accept or reject contractor deliverables to ensure contract outcomes align with enterprise cybersecurity objectives.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Security requirements: Special Sensitive/SCI.
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule.
• Appointment is subject to completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination; reciprocity may not apply, and unfavorably adjudicated background checks may result in removal.
• FLSA: Exempt.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt.
• Mission Essential (ME): Incumbent may be required to report to work during natural disasters, inclement weather, or crises.
• Specialized experience (GS-14 level): one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 or equivalent under other pay systems.
• Specialized experience includes managing enterprise-level cybersecurity operations or SOC programs; implementing NIST RMF-based cybersecurity risk management; directing advanced threat analysis or red and purple team assessments; and providing authoritative technical leadership and contract oversight for mission-critical cyber defense initiatives.
• Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience for this grade level.
• Selectees must have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See: https://www.tsa.gov/real-id

Technologies

• NIST RMF 2.0
• NIST SP 800-61r3
• Red and purple team operations
• Cyber Emergency Response Team

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

How this announcement is structured

• This is a Streamlined Direct Hiring Authority notice open to the public.
• This position may be used to fill future vacancies for various shifts located anywhere within DLA Information Operations, J-6.

Additional information

• Reasonable accommodation requests related to USA Hire Competency Based Assessments should include documentation and the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form.
• DLA provides Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities as required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106.
• Drug-Free Workplace Policy applies; drug testing is conducted according to DLA requirements. Use of CBD products may result in a positive test for marijuana under federal law.
• The position is a Defense Cyber Workforce Position and requires completion of qualification requirements within required timeframes.

Agency contact: Jesime McCullough, [e-mail] (DLA Information Operations J6), 8725 John J Kingman Rd, Ft Belvoir, VA 22060-6221