You will serve as an IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC) in the Cyber Operations & Oversight Branch (Code 10923), Information Cybersecurity Division (Code 1092), in the Information Technology (IT) and Cybersecurity Office (ITACS), Office (Code 109) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Portsmouth, VA.

Duties

You will provide proactive and real-time monitoring, detection, analysis, response, and reporting capabilities of Cyber events that pose a threat. You will perform complex system analysis to monitor, detect and counter against know cyber-threats. You will implement and operate defense in depth technologies that effectively detect, analyze, prevent and isolate anomalous activity. You will work closely with users and organizations to ensure that activities and incidents occurring on information systems and security enclaves are detected, contained and mitigated. You will provide rapid response, containment and mitigation of incidents to return compromised network resources to acceptable levels of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. You will monitor the security posture of the installed equipment by implementing IT systems compliance assessments. You will conduct risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks and protection needs.

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 wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

Experience: Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. IT-related experience must demonstrate each of the four competencies listed below: Experience must reflect skill in the following areas: attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving: Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. 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. 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. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. AND GS-12: 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: Experience applying Federal, Department of Defense, and departmental policy, rules and regulations regarding Information Technology and other IT standards and practices and extensive knowledge and skill in Information Assurance Management. Experience utilizing cyber security as well as a wide range of computer hardware, operating systems, and networked communications techniques and protocols. Experience displaying the application and enforcement of physical, personnel, emanations, and administrative security countermeasures and knowledge of and ability to monitor, detect, and counter against known cyber-threats to Norfolk Naval Shipyard Networks. Experience evaluating logs with assistance to determine possible causes of issues/problems to determine cause and corrective actions to be taken and advanced ability to provide data protection, data loss prevention, antivirus/antispyware, and rogue system detection. Experience applying security principals, monitoring, tuning troubleshooting techniques and ability to analyze, diagnose, and repair miscellaneous equipment and software GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Your experience must reflect skill in the following areas: attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving. Experience assisting with applying Federal, Department of Defense, and departmental policy, rules and regulations regarding Information Technology and other IT standards and practices and extensive knowledge and skill in Information Assurance Management. Experience assisting with the utilization of cyber security as well as a wide range of computer hardware, operating systems, and networked communications techniques and protocols. Experience assisting with displaying the application and enforcement of physical, personnel, emanations, and administrative security countermeasures and knowledge of and ability to monitor, detect, and counter against known cyber-threats to Norfolk Naval Shipyard Networks. Experience assisting with evaluating logs with assistance to determine possible causes of issues/problems to determine cause and corrective actions to be taken and advanced ability to provide data protection, data loss prevention, antivirus/antispyware, and rogue system detection. Experience assisting with applying security principals, monitoring, tuning troubleshooting techniques and ability to analyze, diagnose, and repair miscellaneous equipment and software problems. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/ OR https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-b/ . 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

A copy of your transcripts MUST be submitted to be considered for this position.


For GS-11:

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR
• 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. OR
• equivalent doctoral degree.

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]