Serves as a Cyberspace Operations Technical Lead and senior deployed civilian at the GG-14 grade level responsible for planning, assigning, and leading the work of civilian and military analysts and operators executing Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) and Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN) Operations.

Duties

You will direct the work of teams collecting information from a variety of Defense Cyber Operation resources. You will identify and analyze malicious and/or anomalous network activity. You will conduct cyber threat detection and analysis action in support of Defense Cyber Operations. You will develop countermeasures and network defense strategies to mitigate identified cyber threat activity. You will routinely engage with internal and external stakeholders to overcome issues affecting personnel, equipment, and training shortfalls. You will lead procurement, sustainment, and requirements generation for equipment necessary to conduct operations. You will design and facilitate individual, small group and team cyber training scenarios to sustain and increase proficiency across all mission areas. You will analyze assigned billets, manning and projected rotations to determine effectiveness and prevent future issues. You will characterize and attribute cyber incidents. You will use information collected from a variety of computer network defense resources to identify, analyze, and report events that occur or might occur within their environment. You will issue products containing information related to indications and warnings of emerging threats and vulnerabilities, incident response and cyber threat analysis in accordance with policies and procedures.

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
• You must obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). Failure to do so may result in the withdrawal of an offer or removal. Indicate the level and date of your clearance in your resume.
• 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test.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.
• You must acknowledge in writing that you are accepting an appointment in the DCIPS (excepted service) which does not confer competitive status, prior to appointment.
• 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.
• This position may require a 2-year DCIPS Trial Period.
• This position may require work outside of traditional working hours (Mon-Fri 0800-1600).
• This position may require a polygraph examination.
• 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.
• This position has been designated as a Cyber IT/Cyber Security Workforce position in specialty area [511 - Cyber Defense Analyst].
• PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. Must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the following four competencies, as defined: 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. In addition to your experience demonstrating the four competencies above, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS/GG-13) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing duties such as: Leading, managing, assigning and planning the work of personnel to ensure proper distribution levels. Developing tools and techniques to identify vulnerabilities within network devices and operating systems. Utilizing information collected from a variety of computer network defense resources to identify, analyze and report events that occur within an environment. Designing and facilitating individual, small group and team cyber training scenarios to sustain and increase proficiency across all mission areas. Identifying and analyzing malicious and/or anomalous network activity. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-versight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address CWG-SIX 9800 Savage Road Fort Meade, MD 20755 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]