IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (SYSANALYSIS/INFOSEC)

Defense Information Systems Agency; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in the United States is seeking a senior IT professional to support mission-critical mainframe and cloud initiatives. The role focuses on interoperability, system integration, and secure infrastructure across branches.

Responsibilities include advising customers and vendors, designing secure cloud architectures, and delivering technically sound solutions while aligning with DoD policies and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Attention to Detail: experience reviewing IT-related work for accuracy and consistency with standards
• Customer Service: building and maintaining relationships to meet IT needs of customers
• Oral Communication: briefing senior-level management and IT staff on status of systems and projects
• Problem Solving: identifying alternatives for complex IT-related issues and evaluating sources of information

Responsibilities

• Promotes interoperability, integration, systems compatibility and connectivity.
• Performs needs analyses and consults with customers and vendors to define requirements for new or improved business processes and technologies.
• Supports efforts to acquire, develop, deploy, and secure systems and infrastructure for mainframe environments across branches.
• Provides expert analysis, design, development, deployment, configuration, and evaluation of secure cloud architectures.
• Offers authoritative technical advice to system administrators, cybersecurity engineers, and managers on existing and future service offerings and sustainment.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Oral Communication

Problem Solving

Job description

Summary

This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It has been identified as a position necessary to carry out and support the mission of the US Cyber Command.

It is in the Professional Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) HC/Mainframe LOB.

Duties

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• Promotes interoperability, integration, systems compatibility and connectivity.
• Perform needs analyses and consult with customers and vendors to define requirements for new or improved business process solutions and emerging technologies.
• Supports efforts to acquire, develop, deploy, and secure the systems and infrastructure for all branches with mainframe.
• Expert in analysis, design, development, deployment, configuration, and evaluation of secure cloud architectures.
• Provide authoritative technical advice and assistance to system administrators, cybersecurity engineers, and managers on existing and future service offerings and their sustainment.

Requirements

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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.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) as a condition of employment.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

Basic Requirements

Attention to Detail - experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been responsible for reviewing the work of others to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards

Customer Service - developing and maintaining relationships with customers, anticipating and assessing the current and future information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products or services that are tailored to meet customer needs

Oral Communication - briefing senior-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of complex technical information to a non-technical audience

Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address unique, highly complex, or sensitive information technology-related issues. I have anticipated information technology-related problems and have identified and evaluated potential sources of information to generate alternative solutions

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Qualifying Experience

To qualify at the GG-14, your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Experience refers to any paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work 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 in networking; advising on and developing IT policies for enterprise architecture, systems planning, and lifecycle management; analyzing IT systems to define strategic requirements for on-premise and cloud infrastructures; or evaluating IT systems to identify and manage risks from changes to hardware and operational support models.

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 this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experienceat the GG-14 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.
• A three year trial period may be required if you have not previously completed a probationary period in the excepted or competitive service.
• Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination
• Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions at the Defense Information Systems Agency will be required to submit to urinalysis for illegal drugs prior to appointment or placement..
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.
• Moving costs MAY be paid.
• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here.
• This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual.
• The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. It applies to former Federal civilian employees receiving a retirement annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund that are hired within the DoD on or after November 24, 2003. The policy also applies to annuitants (appointed in DoD on/or after November 24, 2003) who move from one position to another within DoD through voluntary reassignment, promotion, change to lower grade or transfer between military departments. Please see this policy here.
• Because this position is in the Cyber Excepted Service, Veterans' Preference will be applied to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of the 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 veteran's preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.
• For more information on the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System, click here.
• For more information on veterans' preference, click here.
• For more information regarding qualifications requirements, click here.
• If selected, the authorized rate of pay may exceed the stated maximum salary rate range under certain circumstances.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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