INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (SECURITY)

Duties

• Implements and administers the SAP information security program for the Advance Program Office (APO).
• Assistant Administrator for Wing Advanced Programs local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN).
• Implements the Advanced Programs Network Security Program.
• Provides customer technical assistance, training and support, both at home station and during deployed operations and exercises.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Eligible for a Cost-of-Living-Allowance (COLA) which is subject to change without notice
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• As a condition of employment, position is designated special sensitive and incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Special Access Required:
• and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. A nondisclosure agreement must be signed.
• The position is designated for drug testing. Incumbent will be subject to random testing for drug use.
• Consent to counterintelligence (CI) polygraphs and signature of non-disclosure agreements is a condition of employment. Refusal to sign said agreements or to polygraph will result in termination of employment.
• This position is Emergency Essential (E-E). The incumbent of this position must meet all requirements of E-E positions:
• and may be required as a condition of employment to take a series of vaccinations and annual boosters to immunize against anthrax and other diseases.
• During a crisis, the incumbent, or designated alternate, must continue to perform the E-E duties until relieved by proper authority. The incumbent or the designated alternate may be required to take part in readiness exercises.
• This position cannot be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the organization to function effectively.
• This meets the criteria of an E-E position and requires that the incumbent, or the designated alternate, be removed from any military recall status.
• All E-E employees must perform E-E duties during a crisis or after noncombatants evacuate. Failing to perform assigned E-E duties may result in disciplinary action against the incumbent up to and including removal from the Federal Service.
• This position is world-wide deployable, in support of one or more wing unit type codes (UTCs).
• Employee must maintain medical, physical, and personal readiness to deploy in support of world-wide taskings to both western and non-western areas of responsibility.
• This is a Mission-Essential position performing a Mission-Critical-Function which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions.

Qualifications

Conditions of Employment Continued:

• The employee will be required to frequently travel TDY (over 90 days per year) CONUS and/or OCONUS sometimes on short notice, traveling in military and/or commercial aircraft or by any other designated means, to western and non-western countries.
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours and tours of duty such as overtime, weekends, callback, uncommon tour of duty, holidays, etc. May be required to carry a phone.
• The employee will be required to have, or obtain, and maintain a valid driver's license in order to respond to security incidents at various locations geographically separated from the main office and during non-duty hours.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 95) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Information Assurance Certification is a condition of employment. This position includes information assurance (IA) work as a paramount duty requirement. Per DoD 8570.01-M, the incumbent of this position must achieve the appropriate IA certification within six months of assignment of these duties. A waiver of this six month requirement may be granted per DoD 8570.01-M, C3.2.4.2 or C3.2.4.3. Failure to receive the proper IA certification may result in removal from this position.
• Incumbent may be occasionally required to carry a firearm. Position will include training in the carrying and use of firearms because incumbent can be deployed to contingency locations and participate in wartime and contingency operations where and when there may be a requirement to carry firearms.
• A pre-employment physical examination is required. Selected applicant must meet requirements specified on SF 78, Certificate of Medical Examination for position at overseas/deployed locations due to the following. The duties of this position require moderate physical exertion involving walking and standing, possible use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weather. Manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints is required. Arms, hands, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order that applicants may perform the duties satisfactorily. Sufficiently good vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required to perform the duties satisfactorily. Near vision, corrective lenses permitted, must be sufficient to read printed material the size of typewritten characters. Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 35 decibels at 1000, 2000, and 3000 Hz levels. Since the duties of these positions are exacting and responsible and involve activities under trying conditions, applicants must possess emotional and mental stability. Any physical condition that would cause the applicant to be a hazard to himself/herself or others is disqualifying. The theater commander may specify theater unique medical/physical deployable criteria. Emergency Essential/ deployment related medical/dental/psychological examinations and required immunizations are at no expense to the employee.
• This position is a national security position.
• Employee is required to use a government computer and computer systems and programs such as Microsoft Office suite in the performance of their duties.
• Mobility is a condition of employment. The employee must sign an Air Force-wide mobility agreement.
• IAW DoDI 3020-42 this position has been locally or command designated as Mission Essential (ME); needed to ensure the continued operation of mission essential functions of the activity. Mission Essential personnel may be required to report for duty at normal times when the base is closed or delayed reporting, and remain on duty during phased or early release.

Qualifications:
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Individual Occupational Requirements for the Information Technology (IT) Management Series, GS-2210 (Alternate A).

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving AND one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-07 (or equivalent in other pay systems) which includes utilizing IT network systems design principles, methodologies, and approaches to plan, develop, test, install, operate, administer, and maintain network services that support functional security requirements; Applying network architecture, topology, and protocols to the planning, designing, developing, and integrating of network systems consistent with existing or planned network infrastructures; and Implementing problem resolution techniques and tools to resolve more complex customer problems.

OR

EDUCATION: Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or a degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks. (NOTE: YOU MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS)

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time--in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Knowledge of a full range of IT principles, methods, regulations, policies, products and services sufficient to manage a classified security enclave, computers, communications, industrial, information, physical and personnel security programs.
2. Knowledge of IT security requirements for certification and accreditation, network operations and protocols, systems testing and evaluation and performance management methods sufficient to plan and conduct security accreditations reviews for installed systems/networks and assess/advise on new or revised security measures and countermeasures based on the results of accreditation reviews.
3. Knowledge of Sensitive Compartmented Information and Special Access Program information, industrial, physical, operational and personnel security principles, practices and policies as they apply to information systems security.
4. Knowledge of operating systems, associated devices, and the interoperability of systems sufficient to install, upgrade, troubleshoot, test, and maintain those systems; to optimize the functionality and performance of systems; and to ensure the availability, integrity, efficiency, and reliability of servers.

Education

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs) continued:
5. Skill in organizing and prioritizing work tasks, even without direct intervention from the supervisor. Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, accurately and effectively, both orally and in writing.
6. Ability to establish and maintain effective professional working relationships with higher headquarters, superiors, coworkers and customers in order to coordinate teams of people to cooperatively meet mission priorities.
7. Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, accurately and effectively, both orally and in writing.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education:
IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

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The mission of the United States Air Force is: To fly, fight, and win ... Airpower anytime, anywhere. To achieve that mission, the Air Force has a vision of Global Vigilance, Global Reach and Global Power. That vision orbits around three core competencies: Developing Airmen, Technology-to-Warfighting and Integrating Operations. Core competencies and distinctive capabilities are based on a shared commitment to three core values -- integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.

Click to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide:

• AF DCIPS Interchange
• AF Internal Employee
• Cyber Interagency Transfer Authority (CITA)
• DoD Transfer (Excluding Air Force)
• EO 13473 Appointment of Certain Military Spouses
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Employee
• Military Spouse Preference
• Non-AF DCIPS Interchange
• PPP DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians
• PPP DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• PPP Mil Res (MR) and Nat Guard (NG) Pref Eligible Technician Receiving Disability Retirement
• Veterans Employment Opportunities Act

Additional information

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click for more information.

120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.

Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected, and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist.

Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement.

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Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 for additional information.