IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST - Miami, United States - Department of Defense

Description

Duties * Coordinates incident response functions and provides technical support to cyber defense technicians to resolve incidents.

* Provides guidance, support, and technical expertise on the security of DAO uniform constructed networks (to include NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and mission partner environments).

* Provides technical expertise on network security aspects. Maintains extensive, up-to-date knowledge of the community data network's architecture.

* Provides timely reporting and referral of insider threat information to enable effective response and mitigation by investigative and command authorities.

* Collaborates in the development of policies, training, and standards and in ensuring referrals and recommended actions are managed, tracked, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

* Investigates security incidents occurring within the footprint or assists the JDOC with investigations as applicable.

Requirements Conditions of Employment * Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

* Three year trial/probationary period may be required.

* Incumbent of this position must be able to obtain and maintain Top Secret security clearance and eligibility with access to sensitive compartmented information (SCI).

* Incumbent of this position must be able to pass urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter according to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program.

* Incumbent of this position must complete the appropriate training and obtain the required certification/recertification.

* Incumbent of this position must be willing and able to perform 24x7 rotating shift work, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

* Incumbent of this position must be willing and able to perform duties of on-call team after normal duty hours, on weekends, and on holidays.

* Incumbent of this position must maintain a valid driver's license and operate a government vehicle as outlined by AR * Incumbent of this position is designated as mission essential.

* Incumbent is required to report for duty during inclement weather, natural disasters, and other emergency situations as directed by the supervisor and may be required to remain on duty after the official shift ends.

* Incumbent of this position is required to travel for duty (TDY) up to 10% of the time. * This is an obligated position.

You will be asked to sign an agreement acknowledging that you are aware of the obligation and willing to be displaced under reduction in force procedures upon the return of the former incumbent.

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.

Position may be filled as a CES temporary promotion, detail, or temporary change to lower grade not to exceed 1 year by a current permanent Army CES employee.

Temporary promotions, details, or change to lower grades may be extended up to a maximum of 5 years and may be made permanent without further competition.

For other Federal employees, you will be converted to a CES term appointment NTE 13 months without return rights back to your permanent position.

CES Term appointments may be extended up to a maximum of 5 years and may be made permanent without further competition to a CES permanent appointment.

To be converted to permanent, the employee must have completed at least 3 years of continuous service with at least a "Successful" overall performance rating of record.

* Current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee

• Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee
• Current Civilian Employees of the Organization
• Current Civilian Employees of the Organization

Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Current DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee (non-Army)
• Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)
• Current Permanent DoD Civilian Employee (non-Army) Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD)

Transfer Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction , Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement".

If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience 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 .

* * This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one-year of specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.

Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled.

Specialized experience would be demonstrated by (1) coordinating incident response functions and provide technical support to cyber defense technicians to resolve incidents as it pertains to cyber and insider threat security; (2) performing cyber response triage to identify specific vulnerabilities to enable remediation; (3) analyzing insider threat indicators from user activity monitoring (UAM), cybersecurity, law enforcement (LE), counterintelligence (Cl), personnel security (PERSEC), and other sources; (4) managing all security related inquiries and incidents that include but not limited to data exfiltration, insider threats, computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, hoaxes, etc.

My specialized experience includes, or was supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined:
(1)

Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include completing work independently that rarely requires editing or review by others.

(2) Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include resolving simple and routine problems, questions, or complaints and providing support and guidance to customers on non-routine issues; serving as a primary resource for customers, requesting assistance with complex issues when necessary; and participating in meetings and providing advice to customers in own area of expertise.

(3) Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include expressing facts and ideas in a clear, concise, convincing, and organized manner; clearly conveying moderately complex ideas, concepts, and information to customers; exhibiting active listening by demonstrating understanding of audience comments and/or questions.

and (4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include:

identifying and solving problems by gathering and applying information from a variety of materials or sources that provide several alternatives; recognizing and taking action to address non-routine problems; soliciting feedback from multiple stakeholders to understand an issue or problem and accurately assess its root causes and potential solutions; seeking supervisory review where appropriate.

Additional information * If you are a current federal career/career-conditional employee, you will be placed on an excepted appointment. * 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. * Direct Deposit of Pay is required. * Must be able to obtai