IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)
Defense Information Systems Agency · Fort George G. Meade, MD · 1 mo ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyPart-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to parse the posting.
Let's extract content:
Summary: "This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does not convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It has been identified as a position necessary to carry out and support the mission of the US Cyber Command. It is in the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the DoD Cyber Defense Command (DCDC)."
That's about the role.
Duties: multiple bullet-like sentences. Let's list:
- Serves as a Software Developer to design, program, build, deploy, and maintain software, ensuring systems remain functional and secure.
- Develops software testing and validation procedures, writes secure code, performs quality assurance testing, and applies cybersecurity functions to reduce exploitation.
- Applies coding and testing standards, conducts code reviews, writes program documentation, and confers with analysts and engineers to design and correct applications.
- Applies coding and testing standards, conducts code reviews, writes program documentation, and confers with analysts and engineers to design and correct applications. (duplicate)
- Leads technical studies, performs in-depth target and technical analysis for exploitation activities, and applies authorized cyber capabilities to access targeted networks.
We need to deduplicate duplicate line.
Requirements: Conditions of employment:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
- In accordance with the DoD 8140 policy series, the position is subject to completing Foundational Qualifications in 9 months and completing Residential Qualification requirements overall in 12 months.
- This is a drug test position.
Qualifications: Basic Requirements: list of competencies with descriptions:
- Attention to Detail - experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been responsible for reviewing the work of others to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards
- Customer Service - developing and maintaining relationships with customers, anticipating and assessing the current and future information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products or services that are tailored to meet customer needs
- Oral Communication - briefing senior-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of complex technical information to a non-technical audience
- Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address unique, highly complex, or sensitive information technology-related issues. I have anticipated information technology-related problems and have identified and evaluated potential sources of information to generate alternative solutions.
Qualifying Experience: description: "Qualifying experience is described as experience such as: designing, building, or maintaining software; developing software system testing and validation procedures; or conducting technical analysis for target infrastructure exploitation and adversarial threat simulation activities."
Then: "In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must possess qualifying experience. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Experience refers to any paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work and Military service, that would be considered equivalent to work normally performed at the next lower grade level in the federal service. For this position, qualifying experience is defined as: Designing, building, or maintaining software; or developing software system testing and validation procedures; or conducting technical analysis for target infrastructure exploitation activities."
Volunteer Experience: description.
Then: "Candidates must describe how they meet the qualifying experience and/or selective placement factor(s) within the body of their resume. All qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement."
Education: "There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GG-14 grade level."
Additional information: includes many paragraphs about Excepted Service, TLMS salary range, trial period, drug testing, etc. We need to extract substantive info like salary range includes TLMS, three year trial period may be required, drug testing, etc. Also benefits section later.
We must create sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (conditions of employment), Qualifications (basic requirements and qualifying experience maybe), Skills (maybe the basic requirements list?), Benefits (benefits paragraph), Pay (salary range info), Schedule (maybe not present). We should only include sections if there is real specific content.
Check if Pay info present: "Salary range includes a Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) in accordance with Section 1599f of Title 10 U.S.C. and Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1400.25, Volume 3006." That's specific enough for Pay section.
Schedule: Not mentioned. No info about full-time/part-time etc. There is mention "Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent." That's generic but not specific schedule. Probably we should not create Schedule section because no explicit schedule.
Benefits: There is a paragraph: "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered."
We can keep that as Benefits section.
Now we need to avoid boilerplate like "Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits." That's maybe part of benefits but we can keep the substantive sentences.
We must not include application instructions, contact phone numbers, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
Now decide sections:
- About the role: summary paragraph.
- Responsibilities: duties list (unique items).
- Requirements: conditions of employment list.
- Qualifications: maybe combine basic requirements and qualifying experience? Could split into Qualifications and Skills? The instruction says use headings for sections like Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have basic requirements (competencies) which could be Skills. Qualifying experience could be Qualifications. Let's map:
Skills: list of basic requirements (Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, Problem Solving) with descriptions.
Qualifications: qualifying experience definitions and requirements (including education note). Also maybe include "Education" note.
We must not repeat content.
Let's extract Skills content: The four bullet items with descriptions.
Qualifications content: The paragraphs about qualifying experience, volunteer experience, candidates must describe, all qualifications must be met within 30 days, Education no substitution, etc.
Also maybe include "Additional information" about Excepted Service, TLMS, trial period, drug testing, etc. That could go under Requirements? Actually those are additional info about appointment type, salary supplement, trial period, drug testing, veterans preference, etc. Could be part of Requirements or maybe a separate section like "Additional Information". But we only have allowed headings; we could put under Requirements or Qualifications? Probably better to include under Requirements as they are conditions of employment (excepted service, trial period, drug testing). However we already have Conditions of employment list; we can add more items there.
Let's compile:
About the role (
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to parse the posting.
Let's extract content:
Summary: "This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does not convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It has been identified as a position necessary to carry out and support the mission of the US Cyber Command. It is in the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the DoD Cyber Defense Command (DCDC)."
That's about the role.
Duties: multiple bullet-like sentences. Let's list:
- Serves as a Software Developer to design, program, build, deploy, and maintain software, ensuring systems remain functional and secure.
- Develops software testing and validation procedures, writes secure code, performs quality assurance testing, and applies cybersecurity functions to reduce exploitation.
- Applies coding and testing standards, conducts code reviews, writes program documentation, and confers with analysts and engineers to design and correct applications.
- Applies coding and testing standards, conducts code reviews, writes program documentation, and confers with analysts and engineers to design and correct applications. (duplicate)
- Leads technical studies, performs in-depth target and technical analysis for exploitation activities, and applies authorized cyber capabilities to access targeted networks.
We need to deduplicate duplicate line.
Requirements: Conditions of employment:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
- In accordance with the DoD 8140 policy series, the position is subject to completing Foundational Qualifications in 9 months and completing Residential Qualification requirements overall in 12 months.
- This is a drug test position.
Qualifications: Basic Requirements: list of competencies with descriptions:
- Attention to Detail - experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been responsible for reviewing the work of others to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards
- Customer Service - developing and maintaining relationships with customers, anticipating and assessing the current and future information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products or services that are tailored to meet customer needs
- Oral Communication - briefing senior-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of complex technical information to a non-technical audience
- Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address unique, highly complex, or sensitive information technology-related issues. I have anticipated information technology-related problems and have identified and evaluated potential sources of information to generate alternative solutions.
Qualifying Experience: description: "Qualifying experience is described as experience such as: designing, building, or maintaining software; developing software system testing and validation procedures; or conducting technical analysis for target infrastructure exploitation and adversarial threat simulation activities."
Then: "In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must possess qualifying experience. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Experience refers to any paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work and Military service, that would be considered equivalent to work normally performed at the next lower grade level in the federal service. For this position, qualifying experience is defined as: Designing, building, or maintaining software; or developing software system testing and validation procedures; or conducting technical analysis for target infrastructure exploitation activities."
Volunteer Experience: description.
Then: "Candidates must describe how they meet the qualifying experience and/or selective placement factor(s) within the body of their resume. All qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement."
Education: "There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GG-14 grade level."
Additional information: includes many paragraphs about Excepted Service, TLMS salary range, trial period, drug testing, etc. We need to extract substantive info like salary range includes TLMS, three year trial period may be required, drug testing, etc. Also benefits section later.
We must create sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (conditions of employment), Qualifications (basic requirements and qualifying experience maybe), Skills (maybe the basic requirements list?), Benefits (benefits paragraph), Pay (salary range info), Schedule (maybe not present). We should only include sections if there is real specific content.
Check if Pay info present: "Salary range includes a Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) in accordance with Section 1599f of Title 10 U.S.C. and Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1400.25, Volume 3006." That's specific enough for Pay section.
Schedule: Not mentioned. No info about full-time/part-time etc. There is mention "Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent." That's generic but not specific schedule. Probably we should not create Schedule section because no explicit schedule.
Benefits: There is a paragraph: "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered."
We can keep that as Benefits section.
Now we need to avoid boilerplate like "Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits." That's maybe part of benefits but we can keep the substantive sentences.
We must not include application instructions, contact phone numbers, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
Now decide sections:
- About the role: summary paragraph.
- Responsibilities: duties list (unique items).
- Requirements: conditions of employment list.
- Qualifications: maybe combine basic requirements and qualifying experience? Could split into Qualifications and Skills? The instruction says use headings for sections like Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have basic requirements (competencies) which could be Skills. Qualifying experience could be Qualifications. Let's map:
Skills: list of basic requirements (Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, Problem Solving) with descriptions.
Qualifications: qualifying experience definitions and requirements (including education note). Also maybe include "Education" note.
We must not repeat content.
Let's extract Skills content: The four bullet items with descriptions.
Qualifications content: The paragraphs about qualifying experience, volunteer experience, candidates must describe, all qualifications must be met within 30 days, Education no substitution, etc.
Also maybe include "Additional information" about Excepted Service, TLMS, trial period, drug testing, etc. That could go under Requirements? Actually those are additional info about appointment type, salary supplement, trial period, drug testing, veterans preference, etc. Could be part of Requirements or maybe a separate section like "Additional Information". But we only have allowed headings; we could put under Requirements or Qualifications? Probably better to include under Requirements as they are conditions of employment (excepted service, trial period, drug testing). However we already have Conditions of employment list; we can add more items there.
Let's compile:
About the role (About the role
):
This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does not convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It has been identified as a position necessary to carry out and support the mission of the US Cyber Command. It is in the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the DoD Cyber Defense Command (DCDC).
Responsibilities (Responsibilities
):- Serves as a Software Developer to design, program, build, deploy, and maintain software, ensuring systems remain functional and secure.
- Develops software testing and validation procedures, writes secure code, performs quality assurance testing, and applies cybersecurity functions to reduce exploitation.
- Applies coding and testing standards, conducts code reviews, writes program documentation, and confers with analysts and engineers to design and correct applications.
- Leads technical studies, performs in-depth target and technical analysis for exploitation activities, and applies authorized cyber capabilities to access targeted networks.
Requirements
):- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
- In accordance with the DoD 8140 policy series, the position is subject to completing Foundational Qualifications in 9 months and completing Residential Qualification requirements overall in 12 months.
- This is a drug test position.
- Position is in the Excepted Service and does not convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service; recruited under 10 U.S.C. 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service (CES).
- If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment.
- A three year trial period may be required if you have not previously completed a trial or probationary period in the excepted or competitive service.
- Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions at the Defense Information Systems Agency will be required to submit to urinalysis for illegal drugs prior to appointment or placement.
- Because this position is in the Cyber Excepted Service, Veterans' Preference will be applied to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005.
Skills
):- Attention to Detail – experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been responsible for reviewing the work of others to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.
- Customer Service – developing and maintaining relationships with customers, anticipating and assessing the current and future information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products or services that are tailored to meet customer needs.
- Oral Communication – briefing senior-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of complex technical information to a non-technical audience.
- Problem Solving – identifying alternatives to address unique, highly complex, or sensitive information technology-related issues. I have anticipated information technology-related problems and have identified and evaluated potential sources of information to generate alternative solutions.
Qualifications
):Qualifying experience is described as experience such as: designing, building, or maintaining software; developing software system testing and validation procedures; or conducting technical analysis for target infrastructure exploitation and adversarial threat simulation activities.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must possess qualifying experience. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Experience refers to any paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work and Military service, that would be considered equivalent to work