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Duties

You will serve as an IT Specialist (Information Security) specialist in support of U.S. INDO-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) computer networks. You will serve as a Cybersecurity Team member executing system authorization as defined in the National Institutes of Science and Technology and Department of Defense (DOD) guidance for the Risk Management Framework (RMF). You will track, review, and update all systems within the Authorizing Official’s (AO) purview. You will ensure the assessment and authorization process for systems or hosting environments, located in various types of computing environments and test facilities. You will make risk based recommendation to supervisor for assessments and authorizations. You will manage and ensure that all information systems in the AO’s scope of responsibility are properly authorized IAW RMF and configurations management policies and practices. You will support cybersecurity requirements definition by identifying controls to be put in place for the identified systems and networks. You will support technical procedures and processes within the command to document the status of IT capability assessment and/or authorization, by identifying configuration information, and ensuring the appropriate configurations are applied. You will conduct cybersecurity evaluations, audits, reviews, and assessments

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
• 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 maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test.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 is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• This is a Cybersecurity Workforce position. Personnel Security designator for this position is IT Level III.
• You must meet position requirements for certification at Level III in Cybersecurity Management within 6 months of appointment.
• Certification requirements may be found in DoD 8570.01-M Cybersecurity Workforce Improvement Program.
• You may be required to perform occasional travel inside the continental US (CONUS) and outside the continental US (OCONUS). Travel will be approximately 5 days per every 6 months.
• If OCONUS travel is required, an official passport is also required.

Qualifications

To qualify for the GS-2210-12 level your resume must demonstrate that you have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public applying IT security principles, methods, regulations, policies, products and services sufficient to develop specifications to ensure compliance with security requirements and performing the following: 1) Ensuring compliance with security requirements and assess organizational IT business requirements and recommending specific courses of action to management. 2) Planning the formulation process along with its missions, goals, and objectives to prepare IT polices and plans. 3) Applying knowledge of systems architecture, integration techniques, and testing methods sufficient to conduct feasibility studies. 4) Applying knowledge of Risk Management Framework with a focus on Assessment and Authorization; system; testing and evaluation; and performance management methods sufficient to implement and coordinate activities designed to ensure, protect, and restore IT systems, services, and capabilities; to monitor and evaluate systems compliance with IT security requirements. 5) Assisting in developing and evaluating program documentation to include: mission needs statements, operational requirements documents and support plans, specifications, and proposals. 6) Providing input for information security, providing advice and assistance on complex, technical, controversial, and precedent setting matters to improve the IT security/IA Awareness program. 7) Applying findings of assessments to mitigate IT security risks through the implementation of corrective actions. 8) Effectively communicating in orally and in writing communication to prepare, influence and present briefings to senior management officials on complex and controversial IT issues and to explain complicated technical requirements. To qualify for the GS-2210-11 level your resume must demonstrate that you have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public applying IT security principles, methods, regulations, policies, products and services to ensure compliance with security requirements and performing the following: 1) Ensuring compliance with security requirements and assess organizational IT business requirements and recommending specific courses of action to management. 2) Applying knowledge of systems architecture, integration techniques, and testing methods sufficient to conduct or assist in conducting feasibility studies. 3) Applying knowledge of Risk Management Framework with a focus on areas such as, Assessment and Authorization; system; testing and evaluation; and performance management methods 4) Applying findings of assessments to mitigate IT security risks through the implementation of corrective actions. 5) Effectively communicating in orally and in writing communication to prepare, influence and present briefings to management officials on IT issues and to explain complicated technical requirements. You may also qualify, for the GS-11 Level, using education to substitute for specialized experience. Please see the "Education" section of this announcement for details. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:???????https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/ 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

You may also qualify for the GS-11 level using education to substitute for specialized experience if you possess the following:
Possess a
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
OR
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
The Post Graduate education must be in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems, or networks.

There is no educational substitution for specialized experience at the GS-12 level in this series.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Education Substitution - 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.
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/%20-%20url=General-Policies

Foreign Education: 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
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address HEADQUARTERS US INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND HQ US Pacific Command Honolulu, HI 96701 US
• Name: Raymond Arney
• Phone: (808) 477-7591
• Email: [email protected]