You will serve as an Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Computer Scientist, in the DAiTA Group, Cyber Warfare Department of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. Top Secret clearing with SCI.

Duties

You will serve as the PEO primary engineering and scientific advisor for technical assessments of Cyber solutions and provides the sustainment of cyber ready systems operating in and supporting the PEO and PMA objectives. You will analyze Cybersecurity, Anti-Tamper and CYBERSAFE policies, guidelines and directives to develop requirements for acquisition documentation including contracts/statements of work. You will translates Navy/DoD goals into air weapon systems objectives, requirements, specifications and schedules. You will set standards for organizing and conducting risk and vulnerability assessments and approval including the potential need for external partners. You will define optimized SW/computer system design strategies to balance the need for user access with the need to protect data/assets and create a package of cybersecurity design/measures that provides protection within realistic cost restraints.

Requirements

• 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• Must obtain and maintain all required certification and/or license as a condition of employment.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-12/13 or pay band DP-04 in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience MUST demonstrate: 1) Advanced knowledge of technical and administrative planning, execution and oversight of Cyber and Systems Security Engineering (SSE) design for protection of weapons platforms and related systems; 2) Must be skilled in conducting detailed research and analysis related to cyber and SSE technical challenges, threat and vulnerability, use sound mitigation strategies, apply best practices, and consider lessons learned to implement integrated security solutions for operational readiness and survivability in cyber contested environments; 3) Experience leading and overseeing a diverse team of interdisciplinary scientists and engineers working a variety of research and development programs focused on Cyber technology and applications to include Cyber-related electronic warfare, adversarial exploits, tool and methodology development and spectrum dominance; 4) Serve as principal advisor to the PEO Leadership team on matters pertaining to application of evolving Cyber protection tools and methods for enabling warfighting mission and capability; 5) Ensure PMA's development efforts execute proper mitigations, solutions and controls for management of cyber and SSE risk. DAWIA Requirement: This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) and has been identified as a Career Field; E-ENGINEERING ECH MANAGEMENT, LEVEL II-PRACTITIONER. You are responsible for meeting applicable DAWIA certification requirements, including maintaining currency in your career field. Additional information on certification requirements can be found online at http://icatalog.dau.mil/onlinecatalog/CareerLvl.aspx Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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.

Education

EDUCATION IS NOT SUBSTITUTABLE FOR EXPERIENCE FOR THIS POSITION AT THIS GRADE LEVEL

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV Naval Air Warfare Center Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]