IT Specialist (PLCYPLN/INFOSEC)

DLA Careers; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Careers seeks an IT Specialist (PLCYPLN/INFOSEC) to serve as a liaison within the Assured Logistics Cyber Center and ASOC, integrating cybersecurity into defense logistics operations. You will coordinate with MSCs, regional commands, and J6 to protect mission-critical systems.

This federal role requires U.S. citizenship, a set tour, and stringent suitability checks; it emphasizes cybersecurity policy alignment, contingency planning, and information analysis to support leadership decisions.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in information analysis from critical infrastructure, networks, and contingency planning.
• Experience acting as a cyber liaison to ensure decisions align with cybersecurity policies.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Assured Logistics Cyber Center Liaison Officer linking CuOPs, FuOPs, and cybersecurity activities.
• Coordinate with MSCs, regional commands, and DLA J6 to develop a cyber-focused Common Operational Picture for leadership.

Skills

InfoSec analysis

Cyber liaison

Operational liaison

Job description

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

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• Act as the Assured Logistics Cyber Center (J613) Liaison Officer, providing a critical linkage between current operations (CuOPs), future operations (FuOPs), and cybersecurity activities.
• Supports DLA efforts in support of Combatant Command (CCMD), Service, Joint Staff (JS), Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD), and other Agency customers by integrating cybersecurity and resilience into the mission.
• Co-located in the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Agency Synchronization Operations Center (ASOC), which serves as the hub for operational fusion for the DLA enterprise.
• Serves as an Assured Logistics Cyber Center (ALCC) Liaison in the ASOC, responsible for monitoring cyber impact on the mission.
• Coordinates with Major Subordinate Commands (MSCs), regional commanders, and DLA J6 to develop a Common Operational Picture focused on cyber resilience for DLA Senior Leadership.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Special Sensitive with SCI
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Pre-Employment Physical: Not Required
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.

Qualifications

To qualify for an IT Specialist (PLCYPLN/INFOSEC) your resume and supporting documentation must support:

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• Extracts and analyzes information from critical infrastructure, applications, networks, contingency planning and findings from exercises to identify cybersecurity trends and emerging threats.
• Prepares and provides logistical analyses with updated metric data, identifying potential impacts and actionable intelligence to optimize support to the organization.
• Participate in routine and special meetings as the cyber liaison to ensure decisions are consistent with business practices and cybersecurity policies.

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 directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

This position will close when it receives 100 applications which may be sooner than the close date.

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to:

http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants:

This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a \"Drug Test Statement of Understanding\" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal

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