IT Specialist (PLCYPLN)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f.

Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at Fort Meade, MD.

CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT. YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS".

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.

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 1400.25, 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 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.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year 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 Specialized experience would be demonstrated by: 1) Coordinating with external partners regarding cyber-defense policies; AND 2) Analyzing cyber-defense policies to determine the effects on agency operations; AND 3) Providing technical advice to staff regarding malicious computer activity and cyberspace defense.

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 alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

• Analyzes and provides expert assessments to J3, the USCYBERCOM management team and supported CC/S/As of anticipated and new Joint and DoD policy and instructions relevant to Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO).
• Assesses potential effects on USCYBERCOM operations and recommends appropriate actions, including development of new/revised USCYBERCOM and supported CC/S/A policy and operations guides.
• Collaborates within USCYBERCOM J3 Directorates, JFHQ-DODIN, and supported CC/S/As to identify DCO, DoDIN OPS and cyberspace defense programs and strategies that are consistent with USCYBERCOM.
• Provides technical advice and consultation to USCYBERCOM J3 on all matters relating to malicious computer activity, malicious cyberspace actors (MCAs), DCO, DoDIN OPS, NETOPS, and cyberspace defense, and emerging trends.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with professional peers in Government, industry and private sector computer security, law enforcement, and technical research organizations to collect and exchange information useful to DCO.