IT Specialist (INFOSEC)

Summary

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Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows:

Battle Creek, MI: $89,508 - $ 116,362

Columbus, OH: $93,400 - $121,422

Dayton, OH: $92,841- $120,696

New Cumberland, PA: $102,415- $133,142

Ogden, UT: $89,508 - $ 116,362

Philadelphia, PA: $98,630- $128,221

Richmond, VA: $93,499- $121,551

Duties

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• Ensures that the highly varied telecommunications/network hardware and software components, with diverse
  
  capabilities and limitations, operate in a secure environment while supporting DLA business processes.
• Makes technical judgments of the system's compliance in both technical and non- technical security features,
  
  system features and other safeguards.
• Conducts risk assessments and advise the applicable stakeholders on the potential impact of threats and
  
  vulnerabilities to the system.
• Manages the Enterprise continuous monitoring vulnerability management program inclusive of vendor
  
  vulnerabilities and Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIGS).
• Performs vulnerability management scanning and compliance validation.
• Plans, develops, and implements procedures for reporting and investigating violations and non-compliance
  
  breakdowns in IT security safeguards.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See for more information.
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Information Operations (J6) locations

Qualifications

To qualify for an IT Specialist (INFOSEC) your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to

successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12

level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under

other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements

including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum

qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable

specialized experience includes:

• Coordinates the implementation of security programs across IT platforms.
• Applies IT concepts, principles, methods, and practices sufficient to advise on and devise solutions on a broad range of IT issues.
• Applies IT architecture principles, standards, trends in technology, industry best Practices, and design and functioning of information systems having impact on multiple agency programs.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

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Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: _vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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