Job opening: IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)
Salary: $101 954 - 132 538 per year
Published at: Aug 31 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to :Serves as senior IT subject matter expert for the Air Force Life Cycle Management
CenteR(AFLCMC) and leads the cybersecurity program implementation for multiple Air Force (AF) Defense Business
Systems (DBS) acquisition and/or information technology (IT) programs
Duties
1. Serves as senior Information System Security Manager (ISSM).
2. Serves as the liaison to the Senior Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE).
3. Serves as the senior cybersecurity technical lead for program/system execution.
4. Serves as senior cybersecurity subject matter expert (SME) for Acquisition efforts.
5. Represents the organization with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- A security clearance may be required
- 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/
- Recruitment incentives may/may not be authorized
- This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- Position may be subject to random drug testing
- Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
- Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
- Employee must maintain current certifications
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
- This position meets the administrative exemption criteria for the Fair Labor Standards Act (5 CFR 551.206).
- This position has been designated as an acquisition position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
- The employee must meet, or be capable of meeting, Defense Acquisition Work Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.
Qualifications
Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, 2210 IOR. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
QSH: IAW OPM Qualification Standards Group Coverage for IAW Information Tech IT Management Series 2210 (Alt A) and IOR met w/GS-2210 for Transfer
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes Applicants must have at least one (1) year experience of conducting risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent. Experience must include developing policies and procedures to ensure information systems reliability and accessibility; developing and implementing disaster recovery operations. Support vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, security control allocation, and risk mitigation activities associated with policies and procedures. Oversee the Cyber Security Incident Response and DevSecOps processes. Maintain an acceptable risk posture of authorized infrastructure though Continuous Monitoring and other required activities NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
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-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.
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. Expert knowledge of applying a wide range of IT security principles, methods, techniques, and procedures related to access control; application development; contingency planning; cryptography; governance and risk management; laws, regulations, investigations, and compliance; networking, physical and environmental security; personnel, industrial, and information security; and secure systems operations and maintenance.
2. Comprehensive knowledge applying risk assessment and management principles, methods, techniques, and procedures to include identification and mitigation of threats and vulnerabilities, as well as likelihood and magnitude of business and/or mission impacts.
3. Expert knowledge of Systems Security Engineering (SSE) principles, methods, techniques, and procedures, as an integral part of the overarching systems engineering process to identify appropriate security needs and requirements; secure architecture, design, implementation, and integration; and verification and validation of these requirements; as well as supporting technical management and acquisition processes.
4. Expert knowledge of IT operations and service management principles, methods, techniques, and procedures, particularly those related to secure operations and maintenance of systems, e.g., access control, audit and accountability, secure configuration management, incident response, media protection, physical and environmental protection, personnel security, information security, industrial security, system and communications protection, and system and information integrity.
5. Comprehensive knowledge applying acquisition and integrated lifecycle management principles, methods, techniques and procedures, as needed to integrate IT security into organizationally managed programs/systems by working collaboratively with other functional disciplines, such as program managers, systems engineers, contracting officers, and financial managers.
6. Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy to a wide range
of audiences at various levels throughout the Air Force, DoD, other Federal agencies, contractors, and private industry.
7. Skill in applying emerging technologies and their applications to business processes and IT cybersecurity concepts, standards, federal laws and methods
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
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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.
Contacts
- Address Wright Patterson AFB
2000 Allbrook Drive
Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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