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Position Title
SUPERVISORY IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)
Agency
Department of the Air Force - Agency Wide
Announcement Number
8X-DCIPS-12621878-639535-LC Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, November 25, 2024 to Tuesday, December 10, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. US Citizen - Are you a US citizen (either by birth or naturalization) or national of the United States? (limit characters)
Please answer the following question by selecting a response. NOTE: Applicants are responsible for claiming their appropriate eligibility. Veterans' Preference is NOT an eligibility; it is a hiring preference, where applicable. You must select an eligibility to receive consideration for this position. If you are not a US citizen, you are not "eligible" to apply for this position and your application will not be referred to the hiring manager.

We are not responsible for erroneous eligibilities that you list or fail to list. All competitive eligible candidates must complete the entire Application Questionnaire as part of the application package. Ensure you thoroughly read the instructions for each section.
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Preferences
1. I am a current or prior military member of the Armed Forces that is retiring or has been retired less than 180 days. Hiring (appointments or transfers) of retiring or retired members of the Armed Forces to positions in any DoD Component during the 180 days immediately following retirement may only be made IAW DoDI 1402.01 and may require a waiver for appointment prior to the 180 days from official military retirement. (limit characters)
2. Are you retired from the Federal civilian service or are you in a phased retirement and receiving an annuity? (limit characters)
3. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, in any one of the categories below, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Are you a current or former political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316?
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Are you a current or former Schedule A or Schedule C political appointee, or an appointee who serves/served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch?
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Are you a current or former political appointee or non-career SES Executive Branch employee?
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4. Did you voluntarily separate from federal service and receive Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (VSIP)?

NOTE: If your response is yes, you must provide a copy of your SF 50 or Leave and Earnings statement showing receipt of payment as part of your application submission. If you become reemployed by the federal government within 5 years of separating from federal service and have received a VSIP, you will be required to repay the full VSIP amount paid to you.
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5. Are you a military spouse who is currently married to an active duty military member?

NOTE: This item is for demographic reporting only. It does not confer eligibility or preference. If you want to apply as a military spouse, you must select from the eligibility options above. Military spouse and military spouse preference may not be available for all positions.
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Assessment 1
This section will be used to determine if you possess the basic requirements needed to qualify for a Supervisory Information Technology Cybersecurity Specialist (INFOSEC) GG-2210-14. Failure to respond to this question will result in an ineligible rating. (limit characters)
1. Select the one statement that best describes experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Supervisory Information Technology Cybersecurity Specialist (INFOSEC) at the GG-2210-14 grade level or equivalent pay band. Your resume must support the response you select. (limit characters)
For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Exercise broad responsibility and authority for planning and managing the overall efficiency and effectiveness of assigned operations and communicating the cyber strategic plan, mission, vision, and values to employees within the Organization. (limit characters)
3. Establish, revise, or review policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organization design for the staff, as necessary to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment, promote team building, implement quality improvements, or in response to concerns with regulatory compliance and/or customer requirements. (limit characters)
4. Plan work for accomplishment by subordinate units, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepare schedules based on consideration of difficulty of requirements and assignments such that the experience, training, and abilities of the staff are effectively utilized to meet organization and customer needs. (limit characters)
5. Provide authoritative answers and direction to senior management on a wide variety of extremely complex and difficult Cybersecurity issues, based on comprehensive analysis and evaluations of existing and emerging operations, security proposals, proposed systems for adequate defenses. (limit characters)
6. Establish metric and analysis systems for units managed to assess efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with regulatory procedures. (limit characters)
7. Advise and provide counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. (limit characters)
8. Develop, modify, and/or interpret performance standards. (limit characters)
9. Explain performance expectations to employees and provide regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses. (limit characters)
10. Identify employee developmental needs and provide or arrange for training (formal and on-the-job) to maintain and improve job performance. (limit characters)
11. Apply EEO principles and requirements to all personnel management actions and decisions, and ensure all personnel are treated in a manner free of discrimination. (limit characters)
12. Ensure proper scheduling of personnel for operations and tactics are executed in order counter a rapidly evolving adversary. (limit characters)
13. Conduct in-depth analysis of network data analysis, ensure all personnel are trained to level of expertise necessary to counter cyber intrusions through training, exercises, and malware events to name just a few. (limit characters)
14. Ensure that Host based traffic is monitored on a continuous basis, looking for anomalies to standard desktop and weapon systems actions/events. (limit characters)
15. Development of custom first alert indicators and warnings for malicious activities. (limit characters)
16. Research, interpret, analyze and applies guidelines, policies, regulations, etc. (limit characters)
17. Provide authoritative answers and direction to senior management on a wide variety of extremely complex and difficult Cyber security issues, based on comprehensive analysis and evaluations of existing and emerging operations, security proposals, proposed systems for adequate defensive. (limit characters)
18. Promote awareness of cyber security challenges and ensure sound security principles are reflected in organizations' visions and goals. (limit characters)
19. Implement and advise on cyber security policies and procedures to ensure protection of information transmitted across various networks and systems spanning multiple classification networks. (limit characters)
CERTIFICATION: I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position. (limit characters)
20. Failure to agree or respond to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for the position. Select the most appropriate response below. (limit characters)