You will serve as a SECURITY PECIALIST (INFOSEC) in the COMMAND OPERATIONS GROUP, SECURITY DIVISION of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST. ***This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, HOW TO APPLY, and WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT sections below for instructions.***

Duties

You will be responsible for the proper handling and safeguarding of all EKMS (Electronic Key Management System) hardware and software. You will serve as the Unix System Administrator for the EKMS platform. You will create, modify and delete System Administrator and Key Processor Accounts. You will perform diagnostics, required database backups and UNIX system backups. You will maintain the Common Account Data (CAD), account registration and credentials. You will oversee the implementation of and compliance with Over-the-air Re-key (OTA) and Over-the-air Transfer (ORT) procedures. You will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the records maintained for the Command's COMSEC account. You will be responsible for recording and disposition of individual classified documents, electronic and physical keying material, and equipment.

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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• 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

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Fully administrator of the Navy's Electronic Key Management System; 2) Knowledgeable of the Navy's COMSEC Material System, the organization and its functions; Using communication systems, circuitry, and appropriate usage of COMSEC materials within these systems; 3) Expertise required in the highly specialized area of physical, automation, and communications security (COMSEC); 4) Develops guidance for applying security policy, procedures, techniques, and methods to a variety of security related matters; 5) Knowledgeable of distribution and management of COMSEC material and/or the handling of classified and sensitive DON or DOD information I have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov). ???????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

If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education. Website for OPM General Policies: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=General-Policies

Education for GS-11

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
OR
LL.M., if related.

FOR ALL EDU:

Have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST Fleet Readiness Center Southwest PO Box 347058 San Diego, CA 92135-7058 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]