SUPV IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

About the role

This position is located in the DISA MSO/RISK MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE. Serves as Division Chief within the Risk Management Directorate. Supervises, manages, and leads the activities of employees which plan and support red team and incident response team activities.

Responsibilities

• Directs the development of technical and procedural solutions to support high-level DOD objectives providing supportable solutions to the entire DOD community.
• Develops new theories, concepts, principles, standards, and methods related to Information Assurance, Incident Response, and Ethical Hacking.
• Represents the Agency in high level meetings, briefings, conferences, speeches, presentations and oversight hearings, in promoting awareness of security issues.
• Develops new program initiatives to address the emerging threat with solutions which balance operational requirements against security.

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 designated position.
• The incumbent supports the 24-hour, 7-day a week operational mission with DISA Organizations.
• Incumbent may be required to be in a stand-by or recall status in case of national emergency, mission critical systems outage, or other scenario as deemed appropriate; may be directly recalled to duty from a recall roster.
• Incumbent may be required to carry a pager or mobile phone.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements

• 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

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: Planning and executing both cyber incident response, full-spectrum red team operations, and adversary emulation to evaluate defensive capabilities and conducting comprehensive penetration testing across network and application layers to identify and exploit security gaps OR performing systematic vulnerability assessments and security audits using automated tools and manual verification techniques and developing actionable mitigation strategies to harden critical infrastructure against advanced cyber threats.

Volunteer Experience

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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 the announcement.

There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GG-15 grade level.