About the Position: This position is located at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for IT Specialist (InfoSec): Specialized and Other Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing IT and network support; and conducting risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). The specialized experience must include, or be supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined: (1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: completing work independently that rarely requires editing or review by others. (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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: resolving simple and routine problems, questions, or complaints and providing support and guidance to customers on non-routine issues; serving as a primary resource for customers, requesting assistance with complex issues when necessary; and participating in meetings and providing advice to customers in own area of expertise. (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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: expressing facts and ideas in a clear, concise, convincing, and organized manner; clearly conveying moderately complex ideas, concepts, and information to customers; exhibiting active listening by demonstrating understanding of audience comments and/or questions. (4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: identifying and solving problems by gathering and applying information from a variety of materials or sources that provide several alternatives; recognizing and taking action to address non-routine problems; soliciting feedback from multiple stakeholders to understand an issue or problem and accurately assess its root causes and potential solutions; seeking supervisory review where appropriate. OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree from an accredited or pre-accredited institution in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management; or, three full years of graduate education from an accredited or pre-accredited institution that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems, or networks.
Develops, implements, interprets and tailors directives, regulations, policies and guidelines that address the protection of classified information to meet the requirements of the Command.
Identify automation security problems and requirements through studies, analysis, and research.
Maintain current IS accreditation statements and initiates re-accreditation when security-impacting changes have occurred.
Maintain Life Cycle Management (LCM) for the Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) documentation.
Serves as primary technical specialist for information system security.
Evaluate the security impact of system changes including interfaces with other systems.
Serves as the Information Assurance Manager, responsible for protecting data.
Provides leadership and direction to network environment personnel by ensuring that IA security awareness, basics, literacy, and training are provided to operations personnel commensurate with their responsibilities.
Reports the compliance to higher authority for tracking and maintains a local database for the command information. In cases where the command is unable to meet deadlines responsible for submission of mitigation Plan of Action and Milestones.
Performs all other current and future tasks and responsibilities of 722 Information Systems Security Manager personnel.
Actively coordinates and participates in risk assessments and the management and contingency planning for all assigned computer systems, and materials.