IT Specialist - Stuttgart, United States - Department of Defense

Description

Duties * Serving as Watch Officer and Information Security Advisor to maintain Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4) and AISR situational awareness in support of command and control (C2).

* Coordinating authorized service interruptions (ASI) for the theater, to include all events impacting Command, Component, operating and tactical locations.

* Providing technical oversight to external collaboration of Information Assurance (IA) security processes to ensure effective support of theater networks.

* Developing and implement Information systems security programs, policies, procedures and tools. * Providing technical information and customer support to senior leaders on network operations. * Providing technical oversight of branch information security services and customer support initiatives. Position requires continuous rotational shift work in a 24 hours-per-day, 7 days-per-week AFRICOM Network Control Center (ANCC) watch. Requirements Conditions of Employment * One year trial/probationary period may be required. * Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. * Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. * You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. * Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction * Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI V1230, DoD

Civilian Personnel Management System:
Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights. Visit * Position includes continuous rotational shift work in a 24 hours-per-day, 7 days-per-week watch center. * Duties of this position require the employee to obtain and maintain a top secret/SCI security clearance.

* Position requires that employee pass screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and subsequent periodic drug screening thereafter.

* Position is "Mission Essential" and is not subject to administrative dismissal in emergencies based on inclement weather conditions, or other emergency situations, as appropriate.

* This position includes information assurance (IA) work as a paramount duty requirement.

Per DoDM , the incumbent of this position must achieve and maintain IA certification within six months of assignment of these duties.

* This position includes information assurance (IA) work as a paramount duty requirement.

Per DoDM , the incumbent of this position must achieve and maintain IA certification within six months of assignment of these duties.

Qualifications Who May Apply:
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. * 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Excepted Service Overseas Family Member Appointment
• Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experiene requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

Specialized and Other Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes: overseeing information security and network systems to include: briefing senior level leadership, applying security practices such as Authorized Service interruptions (ASI) for the theater and developing guidance and/or instructions such as standard operating procedures (SOPs), tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-11.

IT-related experience demonstrates each of the four competencies: 1.


ATTENTION TO DETAIL:
Reviews moderately complex data from multiple sources and determines relevant information to a given situation. Drafts, edits, and disseminates written reports and status updates that are factual, timely and relatively error free. 2.


CUSTOMER SERVICE:
Maintains relationships with customers with diverse needs. Provides moderately technical or complex information about products and services. Assesses customers' needs and identifies products and/or services to meet their needs.

Resolves fairly complex or non-routine problems, questions, or complaints; directs the most complex problems, questions, or complaints to the appropriate person.

3.


ORAL COMMUNICATION:

Communicates, explains or defends complex information technology ideas and information clearly and adapts to the audiences level of knowledge.

Thoughts are well organized. Listens to others and recognizes potential miscommunications. 4.


PROBLEM SOLVING:

Uses logic to identify alternatives to solve complex or sensitive technological problems; anticipates problems and identifies and evaluates potential sources of information and generates alternatives to solve problems where precedents do not exist.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Customer Service
• Information Assurance
• Information Systems/Network Security
• Network Management Time in

Grade Requirement:

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Additional information * Direct deposit of pay is required. * U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement. * Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.

* If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation , the DoDEA and the Military Department responsible for providing related services will ensure that the child, if eligible for special education, receives a free appropriate public education, including related services pursuant to DoDI and DoDM * If an employee brings an infant or toddler (up to 3 years of age) to an overseas location, and that infant or toddler, but for the child's age, is entitled to attend the DoDEA on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation , then the Military Department responsible for EIS will provide the infant or toddler with the required EIS in accordance with the eligibility criteria consistent with DoDI and DoDM * Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care.

Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.

* Pay retention may be offered to selected applicants for positions at overseas locations. Pay retention will not be offered as an incentive for employees moving between overseas positions.

* Selectees may receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc.

Selectees will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and DoDI volume * For positions in a foreign country, that country's laws or international agreements may have a direct impact on the ability of an employee's same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits.

If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information and direct questions concerning a specific country (Foreign Duty Location) to the appropriate Army Human Resources point of contact prior to the acceptance of employment and your entrance on duty.

* This is a(n) Information Technology / Cyber Management Career Field position. * The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months. * Defense National Relocation Program will not be authorized. * Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

* When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable.

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