Senior Cybersecurity Operations Lead

Defense Information Systems Agency; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Information Systems Agency seeks a senior cybersecurity professional under the Cyber Excepted Service (CES). This position does not convey eligibility for competitive service and supports the mission of US Cyber Command.

It sits in the Supervision/Management Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure and is located in the DISA - FE/Endpoint Svcs / Customer Spt Directorate.

Qualifications

• 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.
• To qualify at the GG-13, resume must show experience with cybersecurity tech support across IT disciplines.
• Qualifying experience: experience providing technical support and guidance related to cybersecurity over IT disciplines.
• There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GG-13 grade level.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical operation, defense, control, and management of the DISA provided portions of the Global Information Grid (GIG) that support CYBERCOM.
• Defines, develops, and implements systems security solutions that meet the goals established by the DISA and Defense Information Assurance (IA) Programs.
• Develops policies and procedures to ensure information systems reliability and accessibility and to prevent and defend against unauthorized access to systems, networks and data.
• Conducts risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs.
• Develops, validates, and coordinates Information Technology and Information Assurance operation and maintenance procedures and oversees development of risk assessments of current and planned IT systems.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Oral Communication

Problem Solving

Job description

Defense Information Systems Agency seeks a senior cybersecurity professional under the Cyber Excepted Service (CES). This position does not convey eligibility for competitive service and supports the mission of US Cyber Command.

It sits in the Supervision/Management Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure and is located in the DISA - FE/Endpoint Svcs / Customer Spt Directorate.