SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST (SYSANALYSIS/NETWORK)

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as a first level supervisor, providing planning, directing, organizing, and exercising control over nonsupervisory employees assigned to the USSOCOM Enterprise Defensive Cyberspace Operations Branch.

Major duties

Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of USSOCOM Enterprise Defensive Cyberspace Operations Branch, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Responsible for planning, management, technical direction and 24x7 defensive cybersecurity operational readiness, Cybersecurity Service Provider, and Cybersecurity Incident Response Team supporting SOF personnel executing operations around the world across four (4) networks, 1100+ deployed satellite ground and shipboard units. Serves as the Enterprise Defensive Cyberspace Operations Branch senior technical expert in matters pertaining to the DCO for USSOCOM Special Operations Force Information Environment (SIE). Incumbent is responsible to ensure the core classified national information protection security disciplines of information are fully covered from a policy and programmatic view point to ensure overall information protection requirements meet mission requirements.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Information Technology (IT) Management Series, GS-2210 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the following four competencies: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving AND have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent in other pay systems which includes application of advanced level of IT systems analysis and applications software concepts, functions, techniques, and capabilities sufficient to evaluate new and emerging cybersecurity methods and principles, the feasibility of proposed new systems and applications software projects; maintain cyber defense systems and applications software and ensure successful integration with existing and anticipated infrastructure in the database environment. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in­-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Expert knowledge of DOD Cyber Security Service Provider objectives, Security Architectures, incident response, and security tool interdependencies with other IT services, as well as knowledge of a wide range of current and emerging IT, information operations, telecommunications, and intelligence systems theories, concepts, principles, practices, procedures, policies, standards, operational requirements, and the associated ability to relate this knowledge to SOF user requirements. Expert knowledge of the policies, processes and procedures used by DoD and USSOCOM for operational support, strategic planning, programming and budgeting, and acquisition management and how they apply to planning and programming of CSSP, IT security systems, and interdependent telecommunications systems. Expert knowledge of the operational and performance characteristics of Enterprise Scale security information technology, Enterprise Cloud integration, and the USSOCOM SIE sufficient to develop requirements, procedures, policies, standards, and practices for SOF use. Ability to lead a small to medium organization or working group to identify problems, formulate alternatives, select course of action, and implement solutions. Adjusts work objectives to meet changing programs, and to negotiate effectively with management to implement recommendations. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to identify, direct, or coordinate actions to establish priorities and develop executable plans. Ability to gather facts and use effective analytical and evaluative methods to assess information, plan the sequence of actions necessary, make sound decisions, and solve a variety of IT problems; and to analyze component interrelationships and evaluate network systems and computer applications from an operational perspective. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.