IT SPECIALIST (INFORMATION SECURITY)

Full Job Description

About the Position: You will serve as a key Communications Security (COMSEC) manager for HQ European Command, representing command equities across high-level DoD, NSA, and NATO forums to shape international security policy.

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.

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 Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.

Specialized Experience: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes: (1) Coordinating directly with internal and external customers to fulfill theater-wide Communications Security (COMSEC) requirements and represent command equities in multinational forums.

2) Managing the full lifecycle of automated information systems and technical architectures, from design to maintenance, to ensure compliance with DoD directives; 3) Directing the planning and coordination of telecommunications plans for all operations, contingencies, and exercises while providing leadership to the theater network control center.

The specialized experience must include, or be 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: Attention to Detail - Exercising continuing responsibility for the plans and assignments pertaining to the information assurance branch matters and acts as technical authority to outline solutions to objectives.

Customer Service - Analyzing to determine the scope of efforts, establish concepts, theories to resolve or to best fit customer needs and requirements.

Oral Communication -Continuing coordination with communications personnel and making presentations at meetings, seminars and/or training sessions.

Problem Solving - Isolating and defining unknown conditions to resolve critical problems of substantial numbers of people in the organization. Major Duties:

• Performs controlling authority and command authority responsibilities and duties for all ECTC COMSEC keys.
• Responsible for the development of COMSEC key effective statuses and call-out messages in support of command directed missions.
• Conducts reviews and provides advisement on COMSEC incidents, emergency supersessions, and HAZCOM conditions that potentially impact the command's area of responsibility (AOR).
• Coordinates COMSEC key support for US, NATO, and coalition forces alike in support of command directed missions.
• Maintains situational awareness on the modernization efforts of the key management infrastructure (KMI) construct.