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SUPV IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

Defense Information Systems Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$114,566 - $180,186

per year

Closes

February 12, 2026

SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of cybersecurity experts to manage and protect IT systems for the Department of Defense, focusing on risk analysis, compliance, and defending against threats in a global network that includes enterprise, hybrid, and cloud technologies.

It requires supervising staff, coordinating projects, and ensuring secure IT services while briefing leaders on complex issues.

A good fit would be an experienced IT professional with strong leadership skills, a background in cybersecurity, and the ability to solve tough technical problems while communicating clearly with non-experts.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of experience at the GG-12 level or equivalent in managing risk analysis, compliance, or information system security using IT principles and emerging technologies
  • Demonstrated IT-related competencies: Attention to Detail (reviewing work for accuracy and consistency), Customer Service (anticipating IT needs and tailoring solutions), Oral Communication (briefing on technical topics to non-technical audiences), and Problem Solving (addressing complex IT issues with alternative solutions)
  • Experience providing technical leadership and safeguarding critical systems in a worldwide organization supporting Enterprise, Hybrid, and Cloud technologies
  • Supervisory experience directing and leading technicians in cybersecurity missions
  • Ability to coordinate IT programs, oversee multiple projects, integrate schedules, and manage deliverables including benefits, life cycle, and governance
  • Skills in assessing security events, implementing corrective actions, and applying information security policies to ensure IT services reliability and defense against threats

Full Job Description

This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.

It has been identified as a position necessary to carry out and support the mission of the US Cyber Command.

It is in the Supervisory Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the DISA DKAWCS-HCC23.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

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

For vacancies below the full-performance level of the position, the basic requirement will be evaluated on a developmental basis.

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 - Experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been responsible for reviewing the work of others to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.

Customer Service-Developing and maintaining relationships with customers, anticipating and assessing the current and future information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products or services that are tailored to meet customer needs Oral Communication-Briefing senior-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of complex technical information to a non-technical audience Problem Solving-Identifying alternatives to address unique, highly complex, or sensitive information technology-related issues.

I have anticipated information technology-related problems and have identified and evaluated potential sources of information to generate alternative solutions.

Qualifying Experience: To qualify at the GG-13, your resume must describe at least one year of experience that demonstrates the competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.

Experience refers to any paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work and Military service, that would be considered equivalent to work normally performed at the next lower grade level in the federal service.

For this position, qualifying experience is defined as: Managing Risk Analysis, Compliance or Information System Security Management using IT principles and emerging technologies, providing technical leadership and safeguarding critical systems in a worldwide organization supporting Enterprise, Hybrid, and Cloud technologies and leading technicians tasked with performing the mission; in addition to IT related experience demonstrating Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving as described in the vacancy announcement.

Candidates must describe how they meet the qualifying experience and/or selective placement factor(s) within the body of their resume.

All qualifications must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

  • Serves as a Section Chief directing and supervising employees highly skilled in the Cyber Security discipline.
  • Coordinates management of an IT program to include providing oversight of multiple IT projects, integrating dependent schedules and deliverables, and related activities (for example, benefits management, life cycle management, program governance).
  • Assesses security events to determine impact and implementing corrective actions and ensures the rigorous application of information security information assurance policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of all IT services.
  • Plans, manages, directs, and coordinates work efforts of subordinates and contractor personnel.
  • Develops policies and procedures to ensure information systems reliability and accessibility, preventing and defending against unauthorized access to systems, networks, and data.
  • Conducts risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs, promoting awareness of security issues among management.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/5/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/5/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CES-DISA-12877492-26QC