SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

Full Job Description

You will serve as Manager of the Cybersecurity Branch (Code 1043), Information Technology Division (Code 104), Corporate Operations Department (Department 10), of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWC PHILA DIV).

This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-6 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-05 pay band (GS-13/14 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: administering an Information Technology program to ensure security policies, procedures, or measures are implemented to safeguard information systems or networks.

Examples of qualifying experience may include: Analyzing, assessing, and documenting cyber security/information assurance capabilities and services.

Ensuring compliance with cyber security/information assurance requirements. Resolving vulnerabilities in information technology systems.

Ensuring networks are certified and accredited for information security. Providing authoritative advice or guidance on a wide variety of cyber security/information assurance issues.

Your experience must reflect skill in the following areas: attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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 directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will be responsible for planning, acquisition, implementation, support and maintenance of the command's Information Assurance Program systems and tools.
• You will architect and implement an effective Information Assurance Systems Program, including life cycle maintenance planning.
• You will analyze business and technical requirements of components, systems, and/or networks to evaluate risk and make recommendations regarding security compliance.
• You will advise appropriate senior leadership or Authorizing Official of changes affecting the organization's cybersecurity posture.
• You will ensure that cybersecurity inspections, tests, and reviews are coordinated for the network environment.
• You will ensure that cybersecurity requirements are integrated into the continuity planning for that system and/or organization(s).
• You will interpret patterns of noncompliance to determine their impact on levels of risk and/or overall effectiveness of the enterprise's cybersecurity program.
• You will supervise or manage protective or corrective measures when a cybersecurity incident or vulnerability is discovered.
• You will track audit findings and recommendations to ensure that appropriate mitigation actions are taken.
• You will oversee policy standards and implementation strategies to ensure procedures and guidelines comply with cybersecurity policies.
• You will ensure that plans of actions and milestones or remediation plans are in place for vulnerabilities identified during risk assessments, audits, inspections, etc.
• You will assure successful implementation and functionality of security requirements and appropriate information technology (IT) policies and procedures that are consistent with the organization's mission and goals.