Job Description

IT SPECIALIST (CYBER SECURITY) – MID-LEVEL

Do you enjoy designing, creating, and exploring possibilities? Are you a STEM major looking for an exciting challenge? Does designing complex and innovative overhead reconnaissance systems interest you? Does a career with an “out of this world” mission sound intriguing?

If so, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is looking for you!

The NRO Cadre is collecting resumes for consideration against a current opportunity for amid level IT Specialist (GG13) with an emphasis in Cyber Security to help us conquer challenges such as:

• Monitoring the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
• Tracking international terrorists, drug traffickers, and criminal organizations
• Monitoring global troop movement and weapon advancement
• Supporting international peacekeeping and humanitarian relief operations
• Assessing the impact of natural disasters

This position is located within the Audits Division in the Office of Inspector General (OIG) The incumbent will provide technical support for IT, financial, and performance audits in accordance with Government Auditing Standards, evaluation, as well as providing subject matter expertise in coordination with other OIG Divisions as needed. This position requires working level IT knowledge with Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) cybersecurity policies and standards and industry best practices in order to perform system security analysis.

Major responsibilities and duties include:

• Planning, coordinating, and conducting assignments to evaluate cybersecurity controls in support of IT, financial, and performance audits. This includes conducting analysis, digital forensics, and evaluating cyber-related incidents. This is an ever changing environment requiring the incumbent to be flexible and knowledgeable about continuous enhancements and chances to internal IT infrastructures (i.e. system vulnerabilities, compliance verifications, and cyber security assessments). In addition, this position requires an incumbent who can bring initiative, creativity and analytic skills and technical expertise to the task, and who has the intellectual curiosity and drive to maintain that expertise over time.
• The ability to use technical tools and techniques to perform cybersecurity assessments in response to or in support of OIG financial or performance audits, or to contribute to OIG inspection or investigation activities as needed. Incumbent must be able to gather, log and analyze IT data to be reviewed for security vulnerabilities. After analyzing the data, the incumbent must be able to assist with preparing information for IT, financial, and performance audits. This data will be presented orally and in writing, therefore the incumbent must be able to effectively communicate technical information at all levels.
• A working knowledge of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) analysis. In addition, duties will include correlating data from multiple sources; analyzing collected information to identify vulnerabilities with potential for exploitation, analyzing security event logs, and incorporating analysis into audit procedures. Incumbent will be expected to analyze log files, evidence and other information when identifying malicious activity to determine weakness that have been or could be exploited and the potential effects of any exploitation on NRO systems.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Attention to Detail: is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

• Customer Service: Works with clients and customers 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.

• Oral Communication: Expresses information 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.

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

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION:

• Experience with developing and maintaining cyber defense for an organization mission, objectives, and management practices to recognize probable areas of interaction and overlap between proposed applications and existing systems.

• Understanding of cybersecurity networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies, security management principles and practices.

• Applies technical knowledge to determine opportunities for new and improved cyber defense projects and adopting innovative methods and approaches to generate solutions to technical software problems.

• Provides technical advice, guidance and recommendations to management and other technical specialists or cyber defense process solutions

• Creates detailed project plans to include work breakdown structures, schedules, project cost estimates, monitoring activities, evaluating and recommendations.

• Ability to design, develop, install and manage software systems that meet current and future security requirements and apply and extend, enhance, or optimize the existing architecture to manage assigned projects.

Full Performance (GG-13)

2021 Salary range for Washington DC Area: GG-13 $103,690 – $134,798

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 and is typically in or directly related to the duties of the position as described above. Experience must be reflected in your resume.

These positions are a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1601.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT WORKING FOR NRO CADRE

BASIC ELIGIBILITY for a position with NRO:

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
• You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing
• You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations

HIRING INCENTIVES

The NRO may offer hiring incentives and other entitlements at management’s discretion.

TRIAL PERIOD

All new DCIPS employees will be required to serve a 2-year trial period.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE

DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans’ Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Vol 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans’ preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 USC, you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for federal employees & job applicants

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION POLICY

Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform job duties or receive equal access to job benefits.

Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:

• An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to apply for a job.
• An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.
• An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive equal access to benefits, such as details, training, and office-sponsored events.

You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application or hiring process or while on the job. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

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PRIVACY ACT NOTICE (PL 93-579): WE USE THIS INFORMATION TO DETERMINE QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT. THIS IS AUTHORIZED UNDER TITLE 5 U.S.C. 3302 AND 3361.

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