Cyber Assessments Officer

Joint Activities • Columbia, MD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Department of Defense Cyber Excepted Service (CES) position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f, located at the Columbia Annex, Maryland. The position is in the Professional category at the Full Performance level within the CES Occupational Structure and is a Cyber Warfare position aligned under the Digital Technology Career Field Career Management Directorate.

The Cyber Assessments Officer develops and documents analytical methodologies to identify lessons learned rigorously and objectively, using models that resonate with leadership and produce actionable recommendations. The officer contributes to the planning and execution of exercise and training programs, facilitates the identification and capture of lessons learned, and leads after-action analyses with technical and functional subject matter experts. The role tracks and analyzes solutions that do not meet criteria for further action, monitors solutions and best practices against organizational criteria, and advises CNMF leadership on incorporating lessons learned into operations. The officer collaborates with J7 and other functional leads to document and incorporate lessons learned into products that support the CNMF as a learning organization.

The employee must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET SCI clearance, complete a counterintelligence scope polygraph, and meet NSA/CSS personnel security requirements. The position is a Testing Designated Position and requires compliance with drug-use prohibitions and drug testing requirements. Work may involve travel away from the normal duty station up to 25% of the time, and the employee may be recalled, required to work outside normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, or holidays, and required to work overtime.

Requirements

• Meet the specialized experience requirement: one year of experience demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for success in the position.
• At the GG-13 level, specialized experience includes collecting mission or training information in compliance with established directives; analyzing reports such as situation reports, mission reports, or after-action reviews to determine a course of action and/or lessons learned; and preparing materials such as assessment worksheets and evaluator instructions to conduct exercise assessment activities.
• At the GG-12 level, specialized experience includes collecting mission or training information in compliance with established directives; analyzing reports such as situation reports, mission reports, or after-action reviews to determine lessons learned; and preparing materials such as assessment worksheets and evaluator instructions to assist in planning assessment activities.
• Qualification must be based on experience; education cannot substitute for the required experience.
• Obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET SCI security clearance and complete a counterintelligence scope polygraph examination.
• Meet NSA personnel security requirements outlined in NSA/CSS Policy 5-1.
• Refrain from illegal drug use and submit to required or authorized drug testing, which may include random, reasonable suspicion, and safety mishap or accident testing.
• Satisfactorily complete required training and obtain the required certification or recertification under DoDM 8140.03.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Complete a three-year probationary period and meet the agency's continued-employment public-interest certification requirement.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Submit documentation supporting eligibility under an applicable employment authority category; veterans claiming preference must submit documentation verifying eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Document analytical methodologies that ensure rigorous, objective identification of lessons learned and generate actionable recommendations.
• Contribute to all phases of defining and planning exercise and training programs.
• Facilitate the identification and capture of lessons learned by colleagues and stakeholders.
• Track and analyze solutions that do not meet criteria for further action, and identify and facilitate adjustments to tools or methodologies.
• Monitor and evaluate solutions and best practices against criteria established by organizational subject matter experts, confirming implementation and effectiveness.
• Advise CNMF leadership on integrating lessons learned into operations, drawing on cyberspace operations expertise and knowledge of DoD and federal directives.
• Collaborate with J7 and other functional leads to capture, document, and incorporate lessons learned into products.
• Conduct after-action analyses to identify lessons learned and lead contributions from technical and functional subject matter experts.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives, advanced leave accrual, and/or an advanced in-hire rate may be authorized.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized when determined to be in the Government's interest.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed