IT Cybersecurity Specialist (SYSADMIN/INFOSEC)
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for prose.
We need to ensure we include all substantive info from the posting.
Let's extract content:
Summary (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 Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.
- It is located in the DISA - HC/Data Center LOB.
We can combine into a paragraph.
Duties (Responsibilities):
- 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 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 (list):
- 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.
Additional Information (could be part of Qualifications or Benefits? It includes many details: excepted service, TLMS, trial period, telework, drug testing, polygraph, OGE Form 450, relocation, COLA, recruitment incentives, DoD Manual 8140, mission essential, veterans preference, etc. Some of these are benefits or conditions. We need to decide where to place them. The instruction: Use headings for sections like Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can put benefits-related info under Benefits heading. The additional info includes: Salary range includes a Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) ... (that's pay but not specific numbers). Telework availability will be based upon mission requirements and supervisory determination. Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions ... will be required to submit to urinalysis for illegal drugs prior to appointment or placement. This position requires pre-employment and periodic counter-intelligence polygraph exams. 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). We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date. Moving costs MAY be paid. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here. 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. This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual. This position has been designated as "Mission Essential." 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. 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. For more information on the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System, click here. For more information on veterans' preference, click here. For more information regarding qualifications requirements, click here. All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance. If selected, the authorized rate of pay may exceed the stated maximum salary rate range under certain circumstances. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Then benefits 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 need to include Benefits section with that prose.
We should not include application instructions (contact phone, apply electronically) as per instruction: remove application instructions. So we should omit the "All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically..." and contact phone. Also remove "Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits." maybe that's part of benefits but it's a link; we can keep the sentence about benefits but maybe remove the "Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits." as it's navigation/link. The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should strip navigation/link text. Keep the substantive benefits description.
Thus Benefits section:
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 might also include TLMS, COLA, moving costs, incentives under Benefits or maybe a separate "Compensation" but we don't have Pay heading because no specific numbers. However TLMS and COLA are pay-related. Could we include them under Benefits? The instruction says include Benefits section only if posting has real specific content for it. It does have TLMS, COLA, moving costs, incentives. Those are compensation/benefits. So we can include them in Benefits section as a list.
Thus Benefits section could contain a - for each benefit: Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS), Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), moving costs may be paid, recruitment/relocation/retention incentives may be authorized, etc. Also mention that salary plus COLA authorized, rate subject to change. Also mention that telework availability based on mission requirements. Also mention that position is mission essential, may require reporting/relocation in emergencies. Also mention veterans' preference. Also mention OGE Form 450, polygraph, drug testing, security clearance, etc. Some of those are conditions not benefits. Might be better to keep them under Requirements or Qualifications? The conditions of employment (citizenship, clearance, drug testing, polygraph, mission essential) are already in Requirements. The additional info like TLMS, COLA, moving costs, incentives, telework, veterans preference, OGE form, etc. could go under Benefits or a separate "Additional Information" but we only have allowed headings: About the
for prose. We need to ensure we include all substantive info from the posting. Let's extract content: Summary (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 Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. - It is located in the DISA - HC/Data Center LOB. We can combine into a paragraph. Duties (Responsibilities): - 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 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 (list): - 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. Additional Information (could be part of Qualifications or Benefits? It includes many details: excepted service, TLMS, trial period, telework, drug testing, polygraph, OGE Form 450, relocation, COLA, recruitment incentives, DoD Manual 8140, mission essential, veterans preference, etc. Some of these are benefits or conditions. We need to decide where to place them. The instruction: Use headings for sections like Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can put benefits-related info under Benefits heading. The additional info includes: Salary range includes a Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) ... (that's pay but not specific numbers). Telework availability will be based upon mission requirements and supervisory determination. Individuals tentatively selected for drug testing designated positions ... will be required to submit to urinalysis for illegal drugs prior to appointment or placement. This position requires pre-employment and periodic counter-intelligence polygraph exams. 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). We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date. Moving costs MAY be paid. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here. 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. This position is covered under DoD Manual 8140 which will be subject to future Cyber Workforce requirements as defined by the Manual. This position has been designated as "Mission Essential." 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. 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. For more information on the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System, click here. For more information on veterans' preference, click here. For more information regarding qualifications requirements, click here. All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance. If selected, the authorized rate of pay may exceed the stated maximum salary rate range under certain circumstances. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Then benefits 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 need to include Benefits section with that prose. We should not include application instructions (contact phone, apply electronically) as per instruction: remove application instructions. So we should omit the "All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically..." and contact phone. Also remove "Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits." maybe that's part of benefits but it's a link; we can keep the sentence about benefits but maybe remove the "Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits." as it's navigation/link. The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should strip navigation/link text. Keep the substantive benefits description. Thus Benefits section:
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 might also include TLMS, COLA, moving costs, incentives under Benefits or maybe a separate "Compensation" but we don't have Pay heading because no specific numbers. However TLMS and COLA are pay-related. Could we include them under Benefits? The instruction says include Benefits section only if posting has real specific content for it. It does have TLMS, COLA, moving costs, incentives. Those are compensation/benefits. So we can include them in Benefits section as a list. Thus Benefits section could contain a- for each benefit: Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS), Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), moving costs may be paid, recruitment/relocation/retention incentives may be authorized, etc. Also mention that salary plus COLA authorized, rate subject to change. Also mention that telework availability based on mission requirements. Also mention that position is mission essential, may require reporting/relocation in emergencies. Also mention veterans' preference. Also mention OGE Form 450, polygraph, drug testing, security clearance, etc. Some of those are conditions not benefits. Might be better to keep them under Requirements or Qualifications? The conditions of employment (citizenship, clearance, drug testing, polygraph, mission essential) are already in Requirements. The additional info like TLMS, COLA, moving costs, incentives, telework, veterans preference, OGE form, etc. could go under Benefits or a separate "Additional Information" but we only have allowed headings: About the