SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

Summary Serves as a Supervisory Information Technology (IT) Specialist (INFOSEC) under the Enterprise Office of the Chief Information Security Officer over the Cyber Testing & Evaluation Section. The incumbent will serve as an integral member of the Enterprise Cyber/CCRM team as a specialist in the development, security and operational testing, implementation, and operation of the CCRM Test Program for all Agency systems, networks, and/or enclaves. Responsibilities As a SUPERVISORY IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC) you will be responsible for the following duties: - Serve as INFOSEC/Information Technology Specialist Test Supervisor in Cybersecurity Compliance and Risk Management. - Investigate and analyze Independent Verification and Validation efforts, new technologies, processes, cyber/test methods, and techniques using a high degree of originality and sound judgment. - Create and maintain tracking information of software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests and usability. - Plan, coordinate, and direct software recovery activities. - May serve as a contract officer representative for a team of software testers. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative B) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 12/02/2024 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade (GS-/GG-12) in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Acting as a knowledge-based authority in a wide range of IT and telecommunications, cybersecurity, Software Development Lifecycle, agile testing, Cybersecurity/Test & Evaluations policies, Independent Validation and Verification, and Government Acceptance Testing, technologies, processes, test methods, and techniques using a high degree of originality and sound judgment in formulating, evaluating and testing. Creating software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, cyber, error or bug retests and usability. Briefing key stakeholders and leadership on risk impacts and assessments. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Cybersecurity - Protect and defend information and information systems in order to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability. (AKA Information Assurance) 2. Application Software - Application Software-design, documentation, development, modification, testing, installation, implementation, vulnerability management and support of new or existing applications software. 3. Software Testing and Evaluation - Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools for analyzing and developing software test and evaluation procedures. 4. Systems Testing and Evaluation - Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools for analyzing and developing systems test and evaluation procedures and technical characteristic of IT systems, including identifying critical operational issues. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional Information VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Other Notes: Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status. All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.