About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the Fort Eisenhower, Georgia.

Duties

Responsible for assisting and advising the Senior Operations Officer (SOO) in the execution of all operational matters and procedures. Prepares plans, white papers, reports, and presentations for the command. Communicates with other defense organizations within and outside of the command, and sister services for making inputs on potential/emerging threats so that the organization and leadership can make threat assessments to the decision-making levels. Monitors all ongoing operations and exercises involving DoD personnel deployed to the area of responsibility. Coordinates with other commands, Theater Signal Commands, Regional Cyber Centers and other Cyber Centers on DODIN and Defensive Cyber Operations events that require escalation to resolve technical deficiencies. Provides technical direction, coordination, advice, assistance, and staff oversight to the watch civilian and military workers assigned to shift.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Must undergo and successfully complete an initial and periodic counter-Intelligence Polygraph (CI Poly) examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI).
• Must pass an initial and periodic urinalysis screening for illegal drug use.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain access to NSA and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) accredited facilities and networks. [Military External Affairs Division (MEAD) Security In-Processing (SIP) process.]
• Temporary duty travel may be required approximately 5% of the time.
• This is a 24x7 position and is subject to rotating shift work including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• This position is mission critical and emergency essential. The employee will be required to report for duty, as necessary, in an emergency (regardless of holidays, weekends, nights and furloughs)
• or may be required to remain on duty or report for duty during severe weather or other installation closings or emergencies.
• Department of Defense Directive 8570.1, signed in August of 2004, requires every full and part-time military service member, defense contractor, civilian and foreign employee with privileged access to a
• Department of Defense system, regardless of job series or occupational specialty, to obtain a commercial certification credential that has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
• The approved base line certification for this task requirement is IAT Level II certification of DoDD 8571.01, and the incumbent must achieve IAT Level II certification within six months or less of entrance on duty.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• A pre-employment and recurring comprehensive background investigation that includes, but is not limited to, contact with all references,
• employers, co-workers, personal associates, and a review of your driving record, credit history, criminal history, and military service are required.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a three year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in DoDI 1400.25 V3005,
• Cyber Excepted Service, Employment and Placement. While serving a probationary period the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights.
• This is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Appointment to this position does not confer competitive status.
• Prior to appointment applicants are required to sign a statement indicating they understand the conditions of employment or assignment to the position and acknowledge the consequences of failing to meet and maintain those required conditions.

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. Current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) EmployeeCurrent Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian Employees This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. Army CES 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 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe One Year Of specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by Mastery and understanding of the current missions, capabilities, organization, and operations of ARCYBER Command, component commands, and military groups is required. Expert level skill in developing tactics, techniques, and procedures sufficient to support DODIN operations communities with operation of all DA networks and represents ARCYBER IWOC in working groups. Coordinates with various commands concerning operational procedures and requirements for computer Network Defense, Information Assurance (IA) and Information Systems security to support the U.S. Cyber mission. Expert in a variety of automated staff action tracking and requirements tools sufficient to plan and implement both policies and approaches to various actions such as various automated routing and tracking sheets, formatted or keyword specific summary systems or specified intra-agency or interagency staffing tool. Working knowledge of joint doctrine joint plans, policies and practices supporting the full spectrum of military operations, including operations other than war, and military support to civil authorities sufficient to advise on and make recommendations concerning staff planning, including military decision-making processes, execution, and monitoring of joint military operations regarding information security at the operational through strategic levels. My specialized experience includes, or was supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined: (1) Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: completing thorough and accurate work independently, even in the most difficult or stressful situations; occasionally reviewing work completed by others; (2) 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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: resolving routine and non-routine problems, questions, or complaints; developing and maintaining strong, mutually supportive working relationships with customers; conducting evaluation of support to determine quality of services and customer satisfaction, and recommending procedural changes based on customer need or changes in policy and/or regulation; (3) 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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: convincingly conveying complex information to customers; presenting thoughts that are well-organized and demonstrating confidence in the facts and ideas; adjusting style when working with individuals with different levels of understanding; using various methods to explain and convey information; and (4) Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: solving complex or sensitive problems by developing and proposing strategic alternatives; identifying possible conflicts and shared benefits; helping team anticipate problems and identifying and evaluating potential sources of information; providing feedback and coaching to others to help solve problems; engaging appropriate stakeholders when developing solutions in order to understand and incorporate multiple perspectives and needs; evaluating the effectiveness of decisions and adjusting future decisions as appropriate.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address KB-W6Z7AA USA CYBER CMD ACOIC DO NOT MAIL Fort Meade, MD 20755 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk