Duties

• You will serve as the Cyber Operations Manager in the Cyber Security Division serving as the principle staff advisor to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) on all matters relating to vulnerabilities and threats.
• You will service as Cyber Operations Member and Service as a subject-matter-expert (SME) providing guidance for the development of long and short term plans and policies as it relates to Computer Network Defense (CND).
• You will coordinate technical vulnerability testing and network assessments with the Cyber Security Directorate for computer incident notifications with focus on prevention and protection from computer intrusions and countermeasures actions.
• You will provide specific guidance to infrastructure personnel exposures and remediation requirements as it relate to Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM).
• You will perform project management activities through all phase of the project lifecycle (initiation, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing).
• You will perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random drug testing.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a final TS/SCI security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of security clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You may be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications

For all Information Technology position applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:

1. CYBERSECURITY-Protect and defend information and information systems in order to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability. (AKA Information Assurance)
2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CUSTOMER SUPPORT-Provide functional and/or technical support to customers to ensure validation of requirements and delivery of Information Technology capabilities.
3. ORAL COMMUNICATION-Demonstrates ability to clearly and effectively articulate, present, and promote varied ideas and issues (to include sensitive or controversial topics) before a wide range of audiences. Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively; clarifies information as needed.
4. PROBLEM SOLVING-Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; seeks/generates and evaluates alternative perspectives/solutions; makes timely/effective recommendations, based on potential implications of findings or conclusions. Critically evaluates to identify the causes of problems, and chooses courses of action that balance the interests of the mission and stakeholders.

AND

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

(1) Experience and knowledge of establishing and implementing a system for issuing, protecting, and changing system passwords, performing security audits and creating documentation and remediation plans.

(2) Experience and knowledge of monitoring network operational performance, CND activities and systems, and exercises appropriate action to correct operational deficiencies.

(3) Experience and knowledge developing project charters, scope, management plan, work breakdown structure, deliverables, communications plan, risk mitigation, and activity schedule to facilitate project execution from start-to-finish ensuring correlation with customers, stakeholders and organizational goals.

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

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.

Additional information

This position is in the excepted service and does not confer civil service competitive status.

This position is eligible for part time, full time or ad-hoc situational tele-work at the discretion of management.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf .

If you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.