INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST

You will generate and manage highly complex infrastructure and IT requirements across multiple security levels.

You will administer, adhere to and/or execute security policies and constraints w/facilities contracting requirements and configuration and data management best practices.

You will plan, execute, and recommend actions under general direction from program leadership while exercising independent judgment.

You will oversee the day-to-day technical operation, maintenance, and security of the program’s IT architecture and cybersecurity strategies and recommend solutions to program leadership regarding technical and/or organizational challenges.

You will maintain consistent, clear, and continuous communication with all team members and leadership, identifying areas of risk or concern early and often.

You will direct and mentor a diverse team specializing in configuration and data management (CDM), facilities management, network administration, system administration, information security, COMSEC, and high-performance computational engineering.

You will plan, prioritize, and coordinate work assignments for the team based on program priorities, and collaborates with other program team to ensure requirements are accurately captured and products are delivered on schedule.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the DS-04 (GS-11/12) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate some or all of the following: Understanding of policies, practices and procedures pertinent to security (cyber, traditional, personnel, special access program) and classification standards; Deriving IT requirements, planning and executing IT deployments and support, writing a System Security Plan, reviewing system Concept of Operation documents for IT and Cybersecurity, working a Plan of Action & Milestones for a Special Access Program; Carrying out Project Management principles and application with cloud, server, and desktop-based tools; Executing agile methodologies and tools for connected or disconnected environments; Managing Information Assurance Vulnerability Management and application of Security Technical Implementation Guide defined boundaries; Administering RMF policy, processes, and tools, and working within JSIG programs as a System Administrator; AND Implementing and supporting RMF as applied within the Intelligence Community (IC) and/or Special Access Programs.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/ 1.

Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Conducting cyber self-inspections of programs for adherence to the command wide programs and policies and communicating deficiencies or opportunities for improvement to program and command leadership. 2.

Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Communicating with engineers and physicists, program managers, external stakeholders, and command leadership, utilizing simple language to express complex ideas to a wide audience with differing levels of familiarity with the subjects being discussed. 3.

Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Collaborate with stakeholders to understand strategic cybersecurity requirements and translate them into actionable plans and solutions. 4.

Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: Driving the design and integration of complex IT solutions ensuring scalability, security, and efficiency across the enterprise.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.