IT Cybersecurity Specialist (INFOSEC)

Created at: June 19, 2025 00:09

Company: Defense Contract Audit Agency

Location: Irving, TX, 75014

Job Description:

Reemployed annuitant: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants.
All qualification and time-in-grade (if applicable) requirements must be met within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp. Basic Requirement: Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating the following competencies appropriate to, or above, the level of this position. For vacancies below the full-performance level of the position, the basic requirement will be evaluated on a developmental basis. Your resume and work experience should clearly support your ability to meet these competencies and will be evaluated as part of the entire application process. Attention to Detail- experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with standards. Customer Service- experience maintaining relationships with customers, assessing current information technology needs of customers, and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs. Oral Communication- briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems, projects, or daily operations, including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience. Problem Solving- identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions. In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must have one year specialized experience at the GS-13 or equivalent level. Specialized experience includes: Developed, implemented, monitored and reported upon the elements of an information security management program, an IT audit program, and/or a system assurance program Worked with federal information systems at DCAA, DISA, DOD, OMB and NIST Provided direction on missions and functions of the agency including interpreting cybersecurity policy. Communicated complex technical and programmatic information, often in the form of verbal and visual operational updates, situation reports and briefings. Identified significant actual and potential cybersecurity problems, trends, and weaknesses and developed protections from them. Volunteer Experience: 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 to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Serves as a cybersecurity subject matter expert (SME) on all matters related to Zero Trust technical implementation, architectures, research and development, industry best practices, technical standards, and commercial technology trends.
Develops long and short-term plans, policies and remediation for agency level cybersecurity posture management and improvement.
Protects DCAA infrastructure and systems hosted internally and externally, including: develops of cyber security countermeasures necessary to protect DCAA networks .
Ensures adequate security measures are implemented to enhance the security posture and implement zero trust in DCAA; identifies cyber security deficiencies and provide innovative solutions.
Established and maintains close contacts with the DOD, intelligence, working groups and other agencies\industries to ensure DCAA compliance with requirements.
Applies broad knowledge of government and/or commercial industry practices, policies, procedures, techniques and requirements to develop timely and executable plans of action.
Develops comprehensive agency-wide strategies, architectures and implementation plans for key enterprise security systems supporting ZT architecture, including identity and access management, data-centric security root of trust, and mission enclave.
Serves as the agency program manager for the implementation of the DoD Zero Trust (ZT) initiative.


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