Job opening: Intelligence Specialist (Cyber)
Salary: $136 119 - 176 952 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Oct 10 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. Serves as a Senior Certified Remote Operator (RO) in one of the 780th MI BDE's subordinate BN's or Detachments using advanced software applications for network navigation, data collection, forensic analysis, and other Cyberspace Operations.
Duties
Assist with integrating Cyberspace Operations capabilities into operations/exercises design and integrating/synchronizing Cyber-related effects.
Provide and maintain draft documentation for Cyberspace Operations and Computer Network Operations tactics, techniques, and procedures as inputs to training programs.
Coordinate with Cyber Specialists and attend meetings and working groups to support Cyber planning operations and goals.
Mentor developmental and Basic Certified Interactive On-Net (ION) operators and serve on assessment panels for selection of ION candidates.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
- In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, individual must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
- Must be willing to undergo and successfully complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI) on a pre-appointment and periodic basis.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance based on a Single-Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain access to National Security Agency (NSA) facilities and networks.
- Temporary duty (TDY) travel will be required 25% or less.
- All INSCOM employees may be subject to extended TDY or worldwide deployments during crisis situations to perform mission essential functions as determined by management.
- Under crisis situations, may be subject to short notice expanded hours, possible recall situations, and irregular work hours, including weekends/holidays.
- Overtime/shift work may be required.
- Position is considered Non-Combat Essential (NCE) in support of the Army’s mobilization and wartime mission and could be assigned to any location worldwide.
- Certain levels of medical, security, performance, conduct, and overall fitness must be maintained to ensure suitability for assignment to an austere and stressful combat environment.
- Position is designated Mission Essential and must be able to remain on duty or make every effort to report to duty on time during emergency and/or crisis situations.
- Must be able to successfully complete, with a passing grade, the Remote Operator training course (FORGE) within the required timeframe (2 years).
- Must be able to obtain Senior level USCYBERCOM/ARCYBER JQR certification within 2 years of completing the Remote Operator training.
Qualifications
Who May Apply:
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans5-Point Veterans' PreferenceCurrent Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDisabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30%Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPrior Federal Service EmployeeUnited States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position
Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement.
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one (1) year of experience equivalent to at least the GG-12 grade level which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: Conducting offensive Computer Network Operations (CNO), network reconnaissance and vulnerability analyses of system networks and or hosts; exploiting computer components and architectures; and conducting open source data collection via various online tools. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level in the federal service (GG/GS-12).
Desired Experience/Training: Completion of FORGE/Remote Interactive Operator Training (RIOT) and certification at the Basic Level USCYBER-COM/ARCYBER Job Qualification Record (JQR) is desired. Other desired experiences include advanced knowledge of physical computer components and or architectures, including the functions of various components and peripherals, basic programming concepts, assembly codes, TCP/IP, the OSI models, underlying network protocols, security hardware, and software options including the network artifacts they induce and their effects on exploitation, encryption algorithms, tools, network constructions, topology, and administration.
Additional Examples of Desired Professional Certifications/Coursework:
CYBR3422 - Remote Operator Course (ROC) CNOQC
CYBR3450 - Remote Operator Course (ROC) Operations
CYBR3460 - Remote Operator Course (ROC) Evaluations
CYBR3550 - Advanced Windows Operations Course (AWOC)
CYBR3560 - Advanced Unix Operations Course (AUOC)
CYBR3420 - Remote Interactive Operators Training Course (RIOT)
Senior Army Cyber Operator (SACO)
Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE)
SANS SEC560 - Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking
SANS SEC660 - Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking
GIAC Python Code (CPYC)
PLEASE ENSURE YOUR RESUME REFLECTS ANY DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND/OR TRAINING WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
Progressively responsible experience is that which has included intelligence-related research, analysis, collections and /or operations. This experience should have included intelligence analysis and/or production, intelligence collection and/or operations, counterintelligence, or threat support directly related to the position to be filled. This experience should demonstrate: Knowledge of intelligence processes, cycle and organizations; Knowledge of and/or ability to use research tools such as library holdings, photographs, statistics, graphics and maps; Knowledge of the systems, procedures and methods of analyzing, compiling, reporting and disseminating intelligence data; and/or Knowledge of organization(s) for and methods of collecting and analyzing intelligence data.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Cyberspace OperationsData Collection and AnalysisInformation Systems/Network SecurityVulnerabilities Assessment
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address ST-IC-W09EAA 780TH MI BDE-781ST MI BN
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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