IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC) TITLE 32

As a IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC) TITLE 32, GS-2210-11, you will serve as the unit Information Assurance Specialist during day-to-day in-garrison planning and execution of information assurance and to serve as planner for deployed operations requiring the same.

Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list: Protect and maintain the availability, integrity, confidentiality, and accountability of information system resources and information processed throughout the system's life cycle.

Continuously identify and analyze threats and vulnerabilities to the information systems to maintain an appropriate level of protection. Recognize potential vulnerabilities and oversees the installation of physical and technical security barriers to prevent others from improperly obtaining such information.

Responsible for ensuring the protection of COMSEC materials and to determine and enforce limited access of such materials to proper individuals based on training, clearance and a need to know.

Develop, implement, and monitor security systems for the protection of controlled cryptographic cards, documents, ciphers, devices, communications centers, and equipment. Execute computer security plans and enforce mandatory access control techniques such as trusted routers, gateways, firewalls, or other methods of information systems protection.

Implement procedures to ensure protection of information transmitted using local or wide area networks, the worldwide web or other communications modes. Implement procedures to ensure the safeguarding and accounting of all COMSEC materials received, distributed, shipped, stored, and destroyed; conducts inventories on all COMSEC.

Report to Major Command (MAJCOM), Air Force Communications Agency (AFCA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team (AFCERT) all incidents involving viruses, tampering, or unauthorized system entry.

Provide technical training and instruction on Information Awareness training program procedures to supervisors, employees, and/or unit security representatives.

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S. Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence: The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.

The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees. The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible. The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership. The FIFTH area of consideration will be U.S. Citizens.

Military Grades: Minimum Rank Requirement - TSgt, Maximum Rank MSgt.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-11 Level - MUST possess specialized experience which includes at least 12 months at the lower-level GS-09, experience, education, or training that approaches techniques and requirements appropriate to an assigned computer applications area or computer specialty area in an organization, experience planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment where this entailed coordination with others outside the organizational unit and development of project controls, experience that required adaptations of guidelines or precedents to meet the needs of the assignment, and experience preparing documentation on cost/benefit studies where is involved summarizing the material and organizing it in a logical fashion.

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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words.

You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above.

Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.