IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST ( NETWORK/INFOSEC)

Full Job Description

Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) mission is to lead the Department of Defense (DoD) in finance and accounting by ensuring the delivery of efficient, exceptional quality pay and financial information.

Human Resources will determine your qualifications for each entry grade level based on your interest and the additional following criteria.

Resumes for federal government positions need more detailed work descriptions and accomplishments than a typical private sector resume.

Please be sure to clearly describe the full scope of your work experiences in your resume. Combinations of education and experience may also be sufficient.

**This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants.

Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, HOW TO APPLY and WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT sections below for instructions.

Basic Requirement: Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating the following competencies appropriate to, or above, the level of this position.

Your resume and work experience should clearly support your ability to meet these competencies and will be evaluated as part of the entire application process.

BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR ENTRY AT THE GS-13 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?

IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE:.

FOR ENTRY AT THE GS-13: One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade GS-12 in the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized Experience is described as: Designing, installing, maintaining, modifying and testing operating systems and associated network software products for Local Area Networks (LAN), Enterprise Local Area Network (ELAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), and cloud development projects; analyzing and configuring network software and utilities; and conducting feasibility tests of network products in accordance with customer and mission needs.

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. Major Duties:

• Serves as a technical expert and senior project leader for installing, maintaining, modifying, and testing operating systems and/or all associated network products.
• Develops, maintains and modifies configuration control standards, and methods of operations for network software required for Mid-Tier platform, Enterprise Local Area Network (ELAN), and Wide Area Network (WAN) operations.
• Performs feasibility studies and business case analysis to provide technical solutions for the customer.
• Provides technical assistance and advice to peers, other programmers, customers, and all levels of management.