Supervisory IT Cybersecurity Specialist (APPSW)

U.S. Army Intelligence and Security CommandSan Antonio, Texasusajobspublished 10/20/2026
Must-have:Security

Your tasks

  • Serves as a Cyber Solutions Developer (CSD) with the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade, Operations Support Element (OSE).
  • Plans, coordinates, and leads one or more specialized research and development project teams that are developing capabilities in support of Joint and National Cyberwarfare requirements.
  • Provides technical guidance, advisory support, leadership, and assistance on projects and/or major phases for broad and varied operations.
  • Participates on multi-service and multi-agency cyberspace working groups to support the development of National, DoD, and Army cyberspace requirements documentation and capability development, assessment, and fielding plans.
  • Advises higher level officials of the feasibility of different approaches which provide a basis for action or the solution to specific problems.
  • Serves as a subject matter expert for multiple disciplines related to offensive cyber development activities for the Army.
  • Applies knowledge of Army, Joint and National Cyberspace missions and priorities to advise on policies and strategies related to the acquisition and development of offensive cyber capabilities.
  • Participates in the development processes of new or improved tools and weapon systems for offensive, defensive, command and control of cyberspace operations missions as identified by Army Cyber Command and U.S. Cyberspace Command.
  • Leads and executes crucial software and digital initiatives designed to deliver effective, innovative solutions to highly complex problems.
  • Guides design decisions, manages implementation trade-offs, provides detailed documentation of architecture decisions and reasoning, and assists in developing software solutions tailored to unique mission requirements.

Requirements

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

  • Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee
  • Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
  • Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
  • Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)
  • Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement
  • Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
  • Prior Federal Service Employee
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible
  • Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade
  • Preference Eligible

Other

About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade, Operations Support Element (OSE), located in San Antonio, Texas.

Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one (1) year of experience equivalent to at least the GG/GS-13 grade level in the Federal service which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: Directing the development of complex software systems to protect organization networks from critical digital security threats; synchronizing resource allocation across multiple engineering teams to prevent operational delays across the development lifecycle; and, managing strategic workforce plans to maximize organizational capability through targeted technical training and targeted skill development. Specialized experience is progressively responsible intelligence-related security work directly related to the position being filled. Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector or in another government agency as long as it was at a level at least equivalent to the next lower band in the series.