Defense Logistics Agency

Supervisory IT Specialist (PLCYPLN/INFOSEC)

Defense Logistics Agency$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of specialized experience in cybersecurity or related fields
  • Technical authority experience in directing cybersecurity integration
  • Proven ability in enterprise cyber risk management
  • Experience ensuring mission assurance across complex IT infrastructures
  • Demonstrated leadership of multi-disciplinary teams for developing cyber policies
  • Competency in managing Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms)
  • Experience executing cyber readiness exercises compliant with federal or DoD directives

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and direct ALCC workforce performance and development
  • Manage and coordinate program management for ALCC and Enterprise Risk Management
  • Develop and maintain DLA-wide cyber policies and procedures
  • Act as primary liaison for J6 Audit and ALCC
  • Serve as a technical authority for cyber risk management
  • Conduct mission-level cyber risk management and reporting
  • Plan and execute cyber mission assurance exercises

Benefits

  • Access to a comprehensive benefits package as a federal employee
  • Eligibility for benefits based on position type (full-time, part-time, or intermittent)
  • Family benefits designed to enhance federal career satisfaction
Full Job Description
Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

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  • Oversees, guides, and directs assigned ALCC subordinate workforce; establishes performance standards, evaluates employee performance, and identifies training and developmental needs to improve operational efficiency.
  • Manages, coordinates, and leads office work to plan, design, and execute program management for the integration of ALCC efforts with Enterprise Risk Management, Operations, Plans, Exercises, and Mission Assurance.
  • Develops and maintains DLA-wide cyber policies, processes, procedures, business rules, and rules of engagement across DLA IT environments, forming coalitions and working groups with agency stakeholders.
  • Serves as primary interface between J6 Audit and ALCC, ensuring Audit Readiness compliance, managing Plan of Action and Milestones (POA Ms), After Action Reports, and conducting strategic industry/DOD partnerships.
  • Serves as technical authority for cyber risk management, identifying and sustaining Key Cyber Terrain (KC-T), Mission Relevant Terrain-Cyber (MRT-C), Defense Critical Infrastructure, and supply chain vulnerabilities.
  • Performs mission-level cyber risk management aligned with DLA Enterprise Risk Management, manages Risk Management Framework categorizations, and reports readiness in Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS).
  • Plans, synchronizes, and executes cyber mission assurance exercises, including War Games, Command Post Exercises, and Tabletop simulations, integrating Cyber Intelligence and RED Teams
  • Oversees contingency planning security controls and updates disaster recovery plans based on exercise lessons learned to ensure critical cyber terrain components have viable recovery locations.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
  • Security Requirements: Special Sensitive with SCI
  • 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.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Status: No
  • Pre-Employment Physical: Not Required
  • Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
  • Cyber Workforce Position- Defense Cyber Workforce position. Must complete DoW certification and other requirements. See Addtl Info.


Qualifications

To qualify for a (Supervisory IT Specialist (PLCYPLN/INFOSEC), your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

- Serving as a technical authority directing cybersecurity integration

- Enterprise cyber risk management

- mission assurance across complex IT infrastructure and global supply chains.

- demonstrate leading multi-disciplinary teams in developing agency-wide cyber policies,

- Managing Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms)

- Executing cyber readiness exercises in compliance with Federal and DoD directives.

B. Education Substitution: Applicants may not qualify for this position based on education in lieu of specialized 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 directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

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

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Position is a DOW Cyber Workforce Position and requires DOW certification within required timeframes. https://www.cyber.mil/dod-workforce-innovation-directorate/dod-cyber-workforce-framework

Benefits

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