IT Cybersecurity Specialist (Custspt/Infosec)

Defense Finance and Accounting Service•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The IT Cybersecurity Specialist is responsible for setting up, quality-assuring, validating, and reporting schedules for major financial information systems. The role reviews production control logs, system lists (SYSLISTS), and operator messages to confirm that application programs execute successfully. It participates in Software Integration Testing (SIT), Software Quality Acceptance Testing (SQT), and Systems Acceptance Testing (SAT) for new or revised standardized systems. The position determines Control-M logic and codes; tests and debugs them; and prepares operator instructions and documentation. It analyzes existing systems and consults user representatives to obtain supplementary information. It creates procedures and job profiles for mainframe systems, assists leads and software developers with proposed changes to job streams and applications for System Change Requests (SCRs) or demands, issues system recovery or restart Control-M commands when warranted, and analyzes job schedules and flow-design deficiencies, modifying Control-M programming to prevent system abends. The position requires U.S. citizenship and a favorable suitability review and security clearance, as applicable to this national security position. It is subject to DoD 8140 qualification requirements, including completion of Foundational Qualifications within 9 months and Residential Qualification requirements within 12 months. Occasional travel is required. Moving expenses will be paid. Telework is limited and may be allowed only rarely on a case-by-case basis when Agency Leadership determines there is a compelling DoD need. The position may require a one-year probationary period.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Suitable for federal employment.
If applicable, must be registered for Selective Service.
A favorable suitability review and security clearance, as applicable, are conditions of employment; individuals must obtain and maintain a favorable security determination for sensitive positions.
Complete DoD 8140 Foundational Qualifications within 9 months and Residential Qualification requirements within 12 months.
Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check if new to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
Demonstrate IT-related experience in attention to detail, including reviewing IT work or data for accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards.
Demonstrate customer service experience maintaining customer relationships, assessing IT needs, and identifying or developing services tailored to those needs.
Demonstrate oral communication experience briefing mid-level management and IT staff on IT systems, projects, or operations, including communicating technical information to nontechnical audiences.
Demonstrate problem-solving experience identifying alternatives for complex IT issues by gathering and applying information from multiple sources.
Have one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade (GS-11), including troubleshooting, analyzing, evaluating, and diagnosing systems and recommending software or system changes or modifications, and testing software integration, quality, and acceptance using Control-M.
Meet applicable time-in-grade, specialized experience, education, 90-days-after-competitive-appointment, and other qualification requirements within the stated timeframe.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
Obtain and maintain a favorable security determination to occupy a sensitive position; failure to maintain eligibility may result in termination.

Nice To Haves

Professional education and certifications may be considered as selection criteria alongside experience and other criteria.

Responsibilities

Set up, quality-assure, validate, and report schedules for major financial information systems.
Review production control logs, system lists (SYSLISTS), and operator messages to ensure application programs execute successfully.
Participate in Software Integration Testing (SIT), Software Quality Acceptance Testing (SQT), and Systems Acceptance Testing (SAT) for new or revised standardized systems.
Determine Control-M logic and codes; test and debug them; and prepare operator instructions and documentation.
Analyze existing systems and confer with user representatives to obtain supplementary information.
Create procedures and job profiles for mainframe systems.
Assist leads and software developers with proposed and recommended changes to job streams and applications for System Change Requests (SCRs) or demands.
Issue system recovery or restart Control-M commands to appropriate system jobs when warranted.
Analyze job schedules and flow-design deficiencies, and modify Control-M programming to prevent system abends.