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Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement.

Fort Lee, VA: $132,437-$178,355 (includes 22.28% locality)

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Duties

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• Commands and directs all cyber defense operations as the designated Incident Commander, leading the 24/7/365 Security Operations Center (SOC) through real-time threat analysis, alert triage,and incident response to protect agency information systems.
• Leads and oversees the agency's proactive defense programs, directing the enterprise-wide Vulnerability Management lifecycle and commanding adversarial penetration testing ("Red Team") activities to test and validate the defensive posture.
• Provides and directs technical leadership for critical security functions, overseeing the engineering and maintenance of defensive tools (SIEM, EDR) and managing Digital Forensics, Insider Threat, and Privileged Access Management programs.
• Serves as the lead technical authority for large-scale cybersecurity support contracts, defining complex Performance Work Statements (PWS), enforcing Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and evaluating contractor performance to ensure mission value.
• Supervises a team of civilian cybersecurity experts by planning and assigning work, establishing priorities, setting performance standards under DPMAP, and evaluating work performance to improve production and quality.
• Manages and develops a highly specialized workforce by identifying training needs, supporting career development plans, executing personnel actions to fill vacancies, and ensuring compliance with training and certification requirements.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Security Requirements: Special Sensitive, Sensitive Compartmented Information
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Selectees may start work before drug test results are finalized. A negative result must be confirmed within 30 days of the start date to maintain employment.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Supervisory Cybersecurity IT Specialist (Infosec), your resume and supporting documentation must support:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in, or related to, this position. To qualify for the NH-04 level, specialized experience must be at the NH-03 or GS-13 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Leading a cyber defense function responsible for protecting an enterprise network, which includes activities like incident response, vulnerability management, and security operations.
• Exercising supervisory or team lead responsibilities for a technical workforce by assigning and directing work, managing priorities, and ensuring accountability for team performance and development.
• Functioning as a senior technical authority responsible for validating enterprise-wide cybersecurity controls and communicating complex technical risks to non-technical senior leadership.
• Overseeing the technical lifecycle of cybersecurity service contracts by defining technical requirements and monitoring contractor performance to ensure alignment with government objectives.
• Directing technical teams and implementing crisis leadership principles to make critical, time-sensitive decisions during active cybersecurity incidents, major system compromises, or critical network outages.

For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below.

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

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.

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.

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

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

• This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: DoDI 1400.25-V300.
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• FLSA: Exempt
• Bargaining Unit: No
• If selected for an interview, you may be required to provide your last three performance appraisals to the panel.
• Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period.
• Financial Disclosure Required
• Supervisory Probation Required
• Military spouses working remotely are exempt from in-person work under the conditions explained by OPM's February 12, 2025 memorandum and the March 20, 2025 Frequently Asked Questions.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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