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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

Department of Defense

Posted today

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Monterey, CA
Top Secret Polygraph Unspecified
Career Level not specified
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Job Description

Duties

  • You will act as the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) Information System Security Manager (ISSM).
  • You will be responsible for managing all Cybersecurity (CS) requirements.
  • You will be responsible for the coordination, management, and security oversight of system integration, software configuration management, and security liaison.
  • You will prevent and defend against unauthorized access to systems and associated data.


Requirements

Conditions of employment
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Must be able to obtain an interim and/or final Top Secret/SCI security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the applicant fails to report to the scheduled drug test appointment. This position is subject to random testing.
  • This position may require 5% travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport. Requires evening and weekend work.
  • This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role code 722, proficiency level INTERMEDIATE the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
  • This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Examples of Your experience must reflect skill in the following areas: attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving.

1- Attention to Detail- Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Mitigate network and application specific security problems through Incident handling Methods to ensure security levels and reporting are within required guidelines.
2- Customer Service- Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Coordinate with Host Based Security System (HBSS) Administrator, program managers and Information System Security Managers (ISSM) to apply proper security system module policies to security managed assets.
3- Oral Communication- Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Brief managers on the condition of an organization's information technology (IT) security program.
4- Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. In addition to my experience demonstrating the four competencies above, I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector such as experience planning, designing and implementing infrastructure security to include all required certification and accreditation policies and practices in an Information System environment; experience supporting the protection of the confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation, and availability of systems, networks, and data through planning, analysis, development, penetration testing, access control, implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of information security systems, programs, policies, procedures, and tools experience managing security equities (e.g., strategic, personnel, infrastructure, policy enforcement, emergency planning, and other resources) for a program or other area of responsibility; and experience planning, developing and/or managing processes across the information systems/services life cycle to ensure Information Technology capabilities meet current, future, organizational and enterprise mission.

In addition, specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
  • Experience implementing Information Systems Security, specifically working within DoD or Intelligence Community compliance frameworks.
  • Experience performing Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes (such as the Risk Management Framework), the ability to assess and mitigate system vulnerabilities, and an understanding of Multi-Level Security (MLS) guidelines.
  • Experience preparing for this role in a developmental position (such as an ISSO or junior security analyst) would have experience drafting security documentation, conducting compliance audits, and coordinating vulnerability remediations with technical staff.
  • Experience applying written and oral communication abilities to effectively interpret security policies, draft procedures, and collaborate across diverse departmental lines.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: .

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
  • Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
  • A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

PPP Applicants: Will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference: Applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
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