IT Cybersecurity Specialist (Infosec)

Department of the Air Force Headquarters • Lackland AFB, TX

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About The Position

The IT Cybersecurity Specialist serves as an experienced, senior-skill-level defensive cyberspace operations technical expert and Cyberspace Protection Team (CPT) mission element crew member supporting tasked Service, Combatant Command, and National Agency partners. This GG-13 position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS), in the GG-2210 Information Technology Management series, and involves work as a CPT mission lead, functional expert, and/or team member. The role performs cyber defense analysis and security investigations, penetration testing and assessments, and missions to detect and remove unauthorized, malicious, or adversary presence from operational systems, networks, and enclaves. The position also prepares mission documentation under applicable DoD, Air Force, CYBERCOM, CCMD, 24 AF, and local standards.

The position is designated special-sensitive and requires the ability to obtain and retain a Top Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information; a polygraph may be required depending on assignment. It is mission-essential, emergency-essential, and key to wartime and contingency operations. The employee must meet Cyber Mission Force training and readiness requirements and attain Combat Mission Ready certification within 18 months of assignment. The role may require work outside normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, and may require travel, deployment, extended temporary duty, driving, and physical exertion. A pre-employment physical examination is required, and the employee must meet applicable medical, fitness, deployment, and security requirements.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• IT-related experience demonstrating attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving.
• Specialized experience demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed for successful performance in the position.
• Broad knowledge of information assurance and mission assurance technologies, including COMSEC, COMPUSEC, EMSEC, and OPSEC; computer systems; digital communications systems; network protocols; computer architectures; and computer security penetration tools and techniques.
• Knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods for assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations, and of laws, regulations, policies, and precedents affecting information protection resources.
• Advanced knowledge and skill in two or more relevant areas, such as cyberspace security, programming, networking, operating systems, malware forensics, threat analysis, cyber incident response, penetration testing, or reverse engineering.
• Extensive knowledge and skill in at least one relevant area, such as operating systems and enterprise services, network operations and security, programming and scripting, malware identification and analysis, or system forensics.
• Ability to identify and analyze organizational goals, work processes, and administrative operations; develop or modify work methods and information protection procedures; and develop technical direction and plans involving system interoperability, implementation, communications, connectivity, and contingencies.
• Ability to present program objectives, managerial tasks, and technical information clearly in speech and writing to management and professional personnel.
• Ability to perform leadership and followership roles on teams that include military, federal civilian, and contractor employees.
• Ability to obtain and retain a Top Secret clearance with SCI access; sign a nondisclosure agreement; and meet any applicable polygraph requirement.
• Pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing.
• Possess a valid driver's license; the employee may be required to drive a motor vehicle.
• Sign an Air Force-wide mobility agreement; mobility is a condition of employment.
• Meet DoD Cyberspace Workforce Qualification requirements and applicable Cyber Mission Force training and readiness requirements, including CMR certification within 18 months of assignment.
• Complete a pre-employment physical examination and satisfy applicable medical, physical, and deployment requirements, including the ability to lift and carry a 50-pound suitcase or transit case unassisted.
• Accept a Continuing Service Agreement when required for position-related training or certification.
• Meet applicable emergency-essential requirements, which may include vaccinations and annual boosters.

Nice To Haves

• Current CPT Combat Mission Ready status may qualify an individual under the position description if other employment conditions and civilian grade requirements are met; documentation from the 867 COG Group Commander and IQT, MQT, and CMR dates is required.
• Relocation incentive may be authorized.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a CPT mission lead, functional expert, and/or team member conducting cyber defense analysis and security investigations on complex networks and system architectures.
• Conduct penetration testing and assessments of mission partner defense capabilities on complex networks and system architectures.
• Conduct missions to detect and remove unauthorized, malicious, or adversary presence from operational systems, networks, or enclaves to ensure reliability and availability of mission-critical capabilities.
• Prepare mission documentation in accordance with DoD, Air Force, CYBERCOM, CCMD, 24 AF, and local standards.
• Meet applicable Cyber Mission Force training and readiness requirements and attain Combat Mission Ready certification within 18 months of assignment.
• Continue emergency-essential duties during a crisis until relieved by proper authority and participate in readiness exercises.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits depend on position and eligibility.
• Eligible selectees in certain foreign-area circumstances may receive Living Quarters Allowance or government quarters, post allowance, and home leave, subject to approval.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to qualifying federal employees.

What This Job Offers

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