IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

Defense Information Systems Agency; Fort Meade (MD); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Information Systems Agency seeks a cyber IT specialist to support staff on IT systems and security operations, including on-site and remote analyses of information systems and network processing. The role involves developing methods to monitor risk, compliance, and assurance across information systems.

The position requires evaluating cybersecurity frameworks and delivering technical recommendations to leadership, with duties that support the mission of US Cyber Command.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail in reviewing IT-related work and ensuring accuracy and consistency with standards.
• Customer service experience in maintaining relationships and identifying IT needs for customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and guidance on IT systems and security operations across the organization.
• Implement, maintain, and conduct on-site and remote analyses of information systems and network processing for information security.

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 DISA -CYBER IDENTITY SERVICES SECTION (ID222).

Duties

• Provides technical support and guidance to staff on IT systems and security operations across the organization.
• Implements, maintains, and conducts on-site and remote analyses of information systems and network processing across all levels of information security.
• Develops methods, standards, and metrics to monitor and measure risk, compliance, and assurance efforts for information systems.
• Evaluates cybersecurity frameworks, policies, and guidelines to deliver objective technical analysis and recommendations to agency leadership.

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 Top Secret/SCI/ ADPII security clearance levels for this position.
• This is a Testing Designated position.
• Incumbents must successfully complete periodic Counter-Intelligence Polygraph (CI Poly) examinations, with No Deception Indicated (NDI), for the duration of federal employment and while maintaining access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• This position requires the incumbent to travel to CONUS and/or OCONUS locations up to 25% of the time.

Qualifications

Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating the following competencies appropriate to, or above, the level of this position. For vacancies below the full-performance level of the position, the basic requirement will be evaluated on a developmental basis. Your resume and work experience should clearly support your ability to meet these competencies and will be evaluated as part of the entire application process.

Basic Requirements

• Attention to Detail- experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.
• Customer Service - experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs.
• Oral Communication - briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions.

Qualifying Experience

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must possess qualifying experience. To qualify based on your experience, 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.

To qualify at the GG-13, 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: Providing technical support and guidance to staff on information technology (IT) systems and security operations across the organization; implementing, maintaining, and conducting on-site and remote analyses of information system standard security products and network processing to determine technical features and required security protections or developing methods, standards, and metrics to monitor and measure risk, compliance, and assurance efforts.

Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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 the announcement.

• Combination of education and experience is not applicable for this position.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GG-13 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.
• Accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 3 year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• 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.
• This position requires pre-employment and periodic counter-intelligence polygraph exams.
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.
• This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual.
• 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.
• If selected, the authorized rate of pay may exceed the stated maximum salary rate range under certain circumstances.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.