IT Cybersecurity Specialist (Network/InfoSec)

Cybersecurity Jobs; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 122,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Cybersecurity Jobs is seeking a senior-level cybersecurity professional for a Fort Meade, MD-based role supporting U.S. Cyber Command missions. You will analyze cyber events, guide network operations, and ensure DoD information security requirements are met.

You will oversee the DoD Network (DoDNet) and liaise with DISA DJOC, providing technical guidance and leadership. The position requires Top Secret/SCI clearance, 9/12 month qualification timelines, and potential CI Poly.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required and the position is security sensitive.
• Must obtain favorable suitability review and a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Complete DoD 8140 Foundations in 9 months and Residential qualifications in 12 months.
• Drug testing required; mission essential role with possible CI Poly.
• May require relocation and/or reassignment based on mission needs.
• Experience reviewing own and others' IT work for accuracy and consistency.
• Ability to brief mid-level management and IT staff on status of IT systems and projects.

Responsibilities

• Analyze cyber events with divisional teams to delineate tactics and assess impacts on operations.
• Act as oversight for the DoD Network (DoDNet) and liaison to DISA DJOC.
• Provide guidance on researching and applying network operations best practices.
• Lead major network projects and ensure information security compliance.
• Define post-implementation procedures and ensure standards for hardware/software.
• Deliver briefings to DoD and DISA leadership.

Skills

Security awareness

Briefing leadership

Cybersecurity principles

Network operations

Policy interpretation

Education

No substitution of education

Job description

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 use 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).