IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (SYSANALYSIS/INFOSEC)

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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.

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.

Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

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.

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.

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

In addition to the Basic Competency Requirements listed above, 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 defined as: Providing support services and assisting in resolving complex Information Technology (IT) technical problems in the realm of major applications including installing, maintaining, modifying and testing software products, mobile device management (MDM), contact centers management and applications, video teleconferencing (VTC), telecommunication installation and configurations.

Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement.

Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in Federal Service.

** The effective date of your SF-50 must reflect that you will meet the 52-week time in grade requirement within 30 days of the announcement closing.

** You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

We may use this announcement to make a temporary promotion. For some positions, the temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition.

We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 120 days of the closing date. Major Duties:

• Ensures all users have the requisite security clearances and access authorization and are aware of their cybersecurity responsibilities for DOD IS and PIT systems under their purview before granting access to those systems.
• Participates in test readiness reviews and briefs technical and non-technical staff.
• Performs staff assignments to project planning, monitoring, and/or coordinating systems life cycle functions.
• Knowledge of the prevailing software development practices and standard in Federal, public and private sector automation to recommend alternative approaches, to resolve difficult programming problems, and to answer technical questions.