IT Cybersecurity Specialist (SYSADMIN/INFOSEC)
Defense Information Systems Agency · Whitehall, OH · 1 mo ago
Information TechnologyPart-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes Summary, Duties, Requirements, Qualifications, Additional information (which includes salary, benefits, etc). We need to use for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections when posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Summary: description of position, excepted service, mission, etc. Could be "About the role" section"? Probably "About the role" heading.
Duties: bullet list: Collaborate on installing, configuring, and maintaining servers, software, and essential IT infrastructure. Assist with routine vulnerability assessments. Report the condition of IT assets for compliance assessment. Serves as the system administrator expert for various operating systems under HC3.
Requirements: Conditions of employment: Must be US Citizen, males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. National security position requiring suitability review and security clearance. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination. DoD 8140 policy series: Foundational Qualifications in 9 months and Residential Qualification requirements overall in 12 months. Drug testing position. Mission Essential. Required to obtain and maintain TOP SECRET security clearance.
Qualifications: Basic Requirements: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, Problem Solving. Qualifying Experience: at least one year experience demonstrating competencies: responsibilities and oversight of operating systems, ensuring security, administering cloud-based environments; experience with installation, configuration and upholding operating systems, aligning systems with org IT framework and fulfilling business needs within the system. Education: No substitution of education for qualifying experience at GG-12.
Additional information: Contains many details: Excepted Service, 10 USC 1599f, etc. Salary range includes TLMS. Three year trial period may be required. Telework availability based on mission. Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions will be required to submit to urinalysis. This position requires pre-employment and periodic counter-intelligence polygraph exams. Covered position requiring OGE Form 450 within 30 days. May use announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days. Moving costs MAY be paid. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act makes certain reimbursements taxable. Salary plus COLA authorized. Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized. Covered under DoD Manual 8140. Position designated Mission Essential. Incumbent will be required to report to work or relocate within US in times of emergency. Veterans' Preference applied. Various links etc. Also benefits: career with US government provides comprehensive benefits package. Federal employee benefits. Eligibility depends on type of position. Contact hiring agency for more info.
We need to decide which sections to include: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (conditions of employment + maybe qualifications?), Qualifications (basic requirements + experience), Benefits (maybe from benefits paragraph), Pay (salary info), Schedule? Not present. Skills? Not explicit.
We must not create sections with placeholder or vague info like "commensurate with experience". We have actual salary info: "Salary range includes a Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) in accordance with Section 1599f of Title 10 U.S.C. and DoDI 1400.25, Volume 3006." Also "Salary plus Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is authorized." Also "Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized." That's somewhat vague but still specific. We can include Pay section with that info.
Benefits: The paragraph about federal benefits is generic but still substantive: "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." Also "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." That's somewhat generic but still about benefits. We'll include Benefits section.
We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we preserve all substantive info.
We need to format lists with
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections when posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Summary: description of position, excepted service, mission, etc. Could be "About the role" section"? Probably "About the role" heading.
Duties: bullet list: Collaborate on installing, configuring, and maintaining servers, software, and essential IT infrastructure. Assist with routine vulnerability assessments. Report the condition of IT assets for compliance assessment. Serves as the system administrator expert for various operating systems under HC3.
Requirements: Conditions of employment: Must be US Citizen, males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. National security position requiring suitability review and security clearance. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination. DoD 8140 policy series: Foundational Qualifications in 9 months and Residential Qualification requirements overall in 12 months. Drug testing position. Mission Essential. Required to obtain and maintain TOP SECRET security clearance.
Qualifications: Basic Requirements: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, Problem Solving. Qualifying Experience: at least one year experience demonstrating competencies: responsibilities and oversight of operating systems, ensuring security, administering cloud-based environments; experience with installation, configuration and upholding operating systems, aligning systems with org IT framework and fulfilling business needs within the system. Education: No substitution of education for qualifying experience at GG-12.
Additional information: Contains many details: Excepted Service, 10 USC 1599f, etc. Salary range includes TLMS. Three year trial period may be required. Telework availability based on mission. Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions will be required to submit to urinalysis. This position requires pre-employment and periodic counter-intelligence polygraph exams. Covered position requiring OGE Form 450 within 30 days. May use announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days. Moving costs MAY be paid. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act makes certain reimbursements taxable. Salary plus COLA authorized. Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized. Covered under DoD Manual 8140. Position designated Mission Essential. Incumbent will be required to report to work or relocate within US in times of emergency. Veterans' Preference applied. Various links etc. Also benefits: career with US government provides comprehensive benefits package. Federal employee benefits. Eligibility depends on type of position. Contact hiring agency for more info.
We need to decide which sections to include: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (conditions of employment + maybe qualifications?), Qualifications (basic requirements + experience), Benefits (maybe from benefits paragraph), Pay (salary info), Schedule? Not present. Skills? Not explicit.
We must not create sections with placeholder or vague info like "commensurate with experience". We have actual salary info: "Salary range includes a Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) in accordance with Section 1599f of Title 10 U.S.C. and DoDI 1400.25, Volume 3006." Also "Salary plus Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is authorized." Also "Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized." That's somewhat vague but still specific. We can include Pay section with that info.
Benefits: The paragraph about federal benefits is generic but still substantive: "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." Also "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." That's somewhat generic but still about benefits. We'll include Benefits section.
We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we preserve all substantive info.
We need to format lists with - . For duties, requirements, qualifications, maybe benefits? Benefits is prose.
We need to avoid repeating job title. No headings for Job ID.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
... summary ...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
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 testing position.
- This position has been designated as Mission Essential.
- This position is required to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements
- Attention to Detail - experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.
- Customer Service - experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs.
- Oral Communication - briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience.
- Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions.
Qualifying Experience
- To qualify at the GG-12, 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: experience with the responsibilities and oversight of operating systems, ensuring security, administering cloud-based environments; experience with the installation, configuration and upholding operating systems, aligning systems with the organizations IT framework and fulfilling business needs within the system.
- 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-12 grade level.
Pay
- 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.
- 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.
- Salary plus Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is authorized. This rate is subject to change without notice.
- Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized.
Benefits
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. 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 should also maybe include a section for "Additional information" like mission essential, veterans preference, etc. But we already covered mission essential in Requirements, and veterans preference maybe could be a separate section? However the instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could incorporate veterans preference into Requirements or Additional info. But we have not included veterans preference anywhere. It's substantive: "Because this position is in the Cyber Excepted Service, Veterans' Preference will be applied to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of the 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 veteran's preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package." This is a requirement related to application. Could be part of Requirements. We'll add a bullet under Requirements.
Also "Moving costs MAY be paid." Already in Pay? Could be in Pay or Benefits. We'll add to Pay.
Also "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable." Could be in Pay.
Also "We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date." Could be in Additional info but we can incorporate into Pay or maybe a separate "Notes" but we should avoid many sections. Could add to Pay as a note.
Also "This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual." Could be in Requirements or Qualifications.
Also "Incumbent will be required to report to work or relocate to a new duty location, within the United States, in times of local/national emergency." Could be in Requirements.
We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include those points somewhere.
Let's add them to Requirements as additional bullets.
Also "Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination" - could be in Requirements or maybe a separate "Work Arrangements" but we can add to Requirements.
Also "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." Already covered by drug testing but we can add detail.
Also "This position requires pre-employment and periodic counter-intelligence polygraph exams." Add to Requirements.
Also "This is a covered position and the person selected for this position must complete an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment pursuant to 5 CFR 2634.903(b) (DoD 5500.7)." Add to Requirements.
Also "Moving costs MAY be paid." Add to Pay.
Also "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable." Add to Pay.
Also "We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date." Add to Pay or maybe a separate "Notes" but we can add to Pay.
Also "This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual." Add to Requirements.
Also "Incumbent will be required to
About the role
... summary ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
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 testing position.
- This position has been designated as Mission Essential.
- This position is required to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements
- Attention to Detail - experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.
- Customer Service - experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs.
- Oral Communication - briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience.
- Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions.
Qualifying Experience
- To qualify at the GG-12, 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: experience with the responsibilities and oversight of operating systems, ensuring security, administering cloud-based environments; experience with the installation, configuration and upholding operating systems, aligning systems with the organizations IT framework and fulfilling business needs within the system.
- 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-12 grade level.
Pay
- 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.
- 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.
- Salary plus Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is authorized. This rate is subject to change without notice.
- Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized.
Benefits
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. 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 should also maybe include a section for "Additional information" like mission essential, veterans preference, etc. But we already covered mission essential in Requirements, and veterans preference maybe could be a separate section? However the instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could incorporate veterans preference into Requirements or Additional info. But we have not included veterans preference anywhere. It's substantive: "Because this position is in the Cyber Excepted Service, Veterans' Preference will be applied to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of the 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 veteran's preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package." This is a requirement related to application. Could be part of Requirements. We'll add a bullet under Requirements. Also "Moving costs MAY be paid." Already in Pay? Could be in Pay or Benefits. We'll add to Pay. Also "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable." Could be in Pay. Also "We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date." Could be in Additional info but we can incorporate into Pay or maybe a separate "Notes" but we should avoid many sections. Could add to Pay as a note. Also "This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual." Could be in Requirements or Qualifications. Also "Incumbent will be required to report to work or relocate to a new duty location, within the United States, in times of local/national emergency." Could be in Requirements. We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include those points somewhere. Let's add them to Requirements as additional bullets. Also "Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination" - could be in Requirements or maybe a separate "Work Arrangements" but we can add to Requirements. Also "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." Already covered by drug testing but we can add detail. Also "This position requires pre-employment and periodic counter-intelligence polygraph exams." Add to Requirements. Also "This is a covered position and the person selected for this position must complete an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment pursuant to 5 CFR 2634.903(b) (DoD 5500.7)." Add to Requirements. Also "Moving costs MAY be paid." Add to Pay. Also "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable." Add to Pay. Also "We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date." Add to Pay or maybe a separate "Notes" but we can add to Pay. Also "This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual." Add to Requirements. Also "Incumbent will be required to