- Position Title
- Information Technology Specialist (Security/Systems Administration)
- Agency
- U.S. Army Cyber Command
- Announcement Number
- DAKB255894786601 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, February 27, 2025 to Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee
Do you meet the following?
To obtain a copy of SF-50s from employment with the Department of Defense, go to My Biz.
Are you a current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) employee?
Do you meet the following?
- Current Department of the Army CES employee;
To obtain a copy of SF-50s from employment with the Department of Defense, go to My Biz.
Are you a current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) employee?
3.
Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee
Do you meet the following?
To obtain a copy of SF-50s from employment with the Department of Defense, go to My Biz.
Do you meet the following?
- current Department of the Army DCIPS employee; and
- occupy a permanent position without time limitation.
To obtain a copy of SF-50s from employment with the Department of Defense, go to My Biz.
4.
Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions
Do you meet one of the categories below?
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON A PERMANENT COMPETITIVE SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1."
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE (CES) WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. This category includes those current serving on an appointment within the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System within the organization. If you are eligible in this category, you must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "0", "1", "2", or "3" AND block 34 must be a "2."
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL SYSTEM (DCIPS) WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. This category includes those current serving on an appointment within the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System within the organization. If you are eligible in this category, you must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"2."
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE VETERANS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENT (VRA) WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. If you are eligible in this category, you may be required to submit two SF-50s: (1) an SF-50 showing current Army Excepted Service VRA appointment (block 5-C must be "J8M" AND block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"2."), and, if applicable, (2) a copy of your most recent non-award SF-50.
Supporting documentation: You are required to submit the documents which prove you are a current Department of the Army employee within the Organization in one of the categories described above. To obtain a copy of SF-50s from employment with the Department of Defense, go to My Biz.
Are you a current Civilian Employee that works for the Organization recruiting for this Cyber Excepted Service position?
Do you meet one of the categories below?
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON A PERMANENT COMPETITIVE SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1."
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE (CES) WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. This category includes those current serving on an appointment within the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System within the organization. If you are eligible in this category, you must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "0", "1", "2", or "3" AND block 34 must be a "2."
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL SYSTEM (DCIPS) WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. This category includes those current serving on an appointment within the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System within the organization. If you are eligible in this category, you must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"2."
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE VETERANS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENT (VRA) WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. If you are eligible in this category, you may be required to submit two SF-50s: (1) an SF-50 showing current Army Excepted Service VRA appointment (block 5-C must be "J8M" AND block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"2."), and, if applicable, (2) a copy of your most recent non-award SF-50.
Supporting documentation: You are required to submit the documents which prove you are a current Department of the Army employee within the Organization in one of the categories described above. To obtain a copy of SF-50s from employment with the Department of Defense, go to My Biz.
Are you a current Civilian Employee that works for the Organization recruiting for this Cyber Excepted Service position?
5.
Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions
Department of the Army regulations include several employment categories in the definition of 'Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS/Overseas Positions'. You are eligible in this category if you fall into one of the following:
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT. You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1." Army employees can access their SF-50 at: MyBiz.
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE VETERANS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENT (VRA). If you are eligible in this category, you are required to submit an SF-50 showing current Army Excepted Service VRA appointment (block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"2.").
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL SYSTEM (DCIPS). This category includes those who have personal career or career-conditional status earned with prior employment in the Competitive Service and/or those eligible under the DCIPS interchange agreement. If you are eligible in either of these categories, you may be required to submit two SF-50s: (1) an SF-50 showing current Army DCIPS employment (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"2"), and, if applicable, (2) an SF-50 showing career/ career-conditional employment in the Competitive Service (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1").
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE. This category ONLY includes those who have personal career or career-conditional status earned with prior employment in the Competitive Service. If you are eligible in this category, you are required to submit two SF-50s: (1) an SF-50 showing current Army CES employment (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"2"), and (2) an SF-50 showing career/ career-conditional employment in the Competitive Service (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1").
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON A TEMPORARY OR TERM APPOINTMENT. This category ONLY includes those who have personal career or career-conditional status, earned with prior employment in the Competitive Service. If you are eligible in this category, you are required to submit two SF-50s: (1) an SF-50 showing current Army employment, and (2) an SF-50 showing career/career-conditional employment in the Competitive Service (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1").
• CURRENT FLEXIBLE LENGTH AND RENEWABLE TERM (FLRT) TECHNICAL APPOINTMENT EMPLOYEES. If you are eligible in this category, you are required to submit an SF-50 showing a current Army Flexible Length Renewable Term Technical appointment with a remark indicating that you are eligible for consideration as a status candidate (block 45 must contain a remark on eligibility as a status candidate under section 1109(b)(1)(B) of the NDAA for FY 2016).
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE FAMILY MEMBER APPOINTMENT. This category ONLY includes those who are currently assigned to an excepted service Schedule A family member position at an overseas location, and the position applying to is in the same commuting area as sponsor's permanent duty station. If you are eligible in this category, you also need to include a copy of your most recent SF-50 reflecting in block 24 a "3" AND block 34 reflecting a "2."
Supporting documentation: You are required to submit the documents which prove you are a current Department of the Army employee in one of the categories described above. To obtain a copy of SF-50s from employment with the Department of Defense, go to My Biz at https://compo.dcpds.cpms.osd.mil/.
Note: The "current Army employee" category does not include permanent Army National Guard employees in the competitive service.
Are you eligible to apply as a Current Department of Army Civilian Employee Applying to an OCONUS Position?
Department of the Army regulations include several employment categories in the definition of 'Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS/Overseas Positions'. You are eligible in this category if you fall into one of the following:
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT. You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1." Army employees can access their SF-50 at: MyBiz.
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE VETERANS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENT (VRA). If you are eligible in this category, you are required to submit an SF-50 showing current Army Excepted Service VRA appointment (block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"2.").
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL SYSTEM (DCIPS). This category includes those who have personal career or career-conditional status earned with prior employment in the Competitive Service and/or those eligible under the DCIPS interchange agreement. If you are eligible in either of these categories, you may be required to submit two SF-50s: (1) an SF-50 showing current Army DCIPS employment (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"2"), and, if applicable, (2) an SF-50 showing career/ career-conditional employment in the Competitive Service (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1").
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE. This category ONLY includes those who have personal career or career-conditional status earned with prior employment in the Competitive Service. If you are eligible in this category, you are required to submit two SF-50s: (1) an SF-50 showing current Army CES employment (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"2"), and (2) an SF-50 showing career/ career-conditional employment in the Competitive Service (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1").
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON A TEMPORARY OR TERM APPOINTMENT. This category ONLY includes those who have personal career or career-conditional status, earned with prior employment in the Competitive Service. If you are eligible in this category, you are required to submit two SF-50s: (1) an SF-50 showing current Army employment, and (2) an SF-50 showing career/career-conditional employment in the Competitive Service (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1").
• CURRENT FLEXIBLE LENGTH AND RENEWABLE TERM (FLRT) TECHNICAL APPOINTMENT EMPLOYEES. If you are eligible in this category, you are required to submit an SF-50 showing a current Army Flexible Length Renewable Term Technical appointment with a remark indicating that you are eligible for consideration as a status candidate (block 45 must contain a remark on eligibility as a status candidate under section 1109(b)(1)(B) of the NDAA for FY 2016).
• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE FAMILY MEMBER APPOINTMENT. This category ONLY includes those who are currently assigned to an excepted service Schedule A family member position at an overseas location, and the position applying to is in the same commuting area as sponsor's permanent duty station. If you are eligible in this category, you also need to include a copy of your most recent SF-50 reflecting in block 24 a "3" AND block 34 reflecting a "2."
Supporting documentation: You are required to submit the documents which prove you are a current Department of the Army employee in one of the categories described above. To obtain a copy of SF-50s from employment with the Department of Defense, go to My Biz at https://compo.dcpds.cpms.osd.mil/.
Note: The "current Army employee" category does not include permanent Army National Guard employees in the competitive service.
Are you eligible to apply as a Current Department of Army Civilian Employee Applying to an OCONUS Position?
6.
Current DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee (non-Army)
Do you meet the following?
To obtain a copy of SF-50s from employment with the Department of Defense, go to My Biz.
Are you a current DoD Cyber Excepted Service Employee applying from outside of Army?
Do you meet the following?
- Current Department of Defense (i.e., Air Force, Navy, Marines, USCYBERCOM, DISA, DOD CIO) CES employee;
To obtain a copy of SF-50s from employment with the Department of Defense, go to My Biz.
Are you a current DoD Cyber Excepted Service Employee applying from outside of Army?
7.
Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions
Do you meet the following?
Current Permanent Federal Civilian if you currently work on a permanent competitive service or excepted service civilian appointment in any of the following Department of Defense (DOD) Agencies:
Notes:
*If you are currently working on a temporary or term appointment, or you are serving on active duty in the U.S. military service in any of the above agencies, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category.
*If you are currently working for a private sector company performing work related to a contract with a federal agency, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category
*DOD employees can access their SF-50 at: My Biz
Do you meet the following?
Current Permanent Federal Civilian if you currently work on a permanent competitive service or excepted service civilian appointment in any of the following Department of Defense (DOD) Agencies:
- U.S. Navy
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Department of the Air Force
- Other Department of Defense Agency (e.g., WHS, DLA, DFAS, DISA, DODEA, Defense Commissary, etc.)
Notes:
*If you are currently working on a temporary or term appointment, or you are serving on active duty in the U.S. military service in any of the above agencies, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category.
*If you are currently working for a private sector company performing work related to a contract with a federal agency, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category
*DOD employees can access their SF-50 at: My Biz
Conditions of Employment
This position has requirements which must be met prior to employment, and conditions for continued employment. Your answers to the questions in this section will indicate your understanding of, or possession of, these requirements and conditions.
1.
This is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Appointment to this position does not confer competitive status. Prior to appointment applicants are required to sign a statement indicating they understand the conditions of employment or assignment to the position and acknowledge the consequences of failing to meet and maintain those required conditions. Are you willing to sign a Statement of Understanding and agree to the requirements of a CES position?
2.
Appointment to this position is subject to a three-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in DoDI 1400.25 V3005, Cyber Excepted Service, Employment and Placement. While serving a probationary period the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights. Are you willing to serve a three-year probationary period?
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4.
This position requires the incumbent successfully pass urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter IAW AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program. Are you willing to refrain from the use of illegal drugs and submit to a pre-employment drug screening and random testing thereafter to obtain and maintain employment in this position?
5.
This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time. Are you willing and able to travel away from your permanent duty station up to 10% of the time?
6.
This position is required to handle Communications Security (COMSEC) material to configure cryptographic devices. IAW AR 380-40, paragraph 7-2, page 39 the incumbent may be subject to a non-lifestyle, counterintelligence scope polygraph examination to be randomly administered in accordance with DoD Directive 5210.48 and applicable law. Are you willing and able to submit to random non-lifestyle, counterintelligence scope polygraph examinations?
7.
Position requires enrollment in the Department of the Army Cryptographic Access Program (DACAP). Failure to participate in DACAP renders the individual unsuitable to perform COMSEC Account Management duties. Are you willing and able to enroll in DACAP?
8.
Incumbent is required to satisfactorily complete the appropriate training and earn the required certification(s) for this position as outlined in DOD 8570.01-M, Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program, dated 19 December 2005 within 6 months of appointment. Failure to satisfactorily meet and maintain the requirements of DOD 8570.01-M will result in the incumbent no longer being qualified for the position and is grounds for termination. Are you willing and able to complete required training and obtain required certifications?
9.
Must be available for 24 hour on-call response to perform COOP operations duties during an emergency and is required to participate in COOP relocations for undetermined timeline, if needed. Must be able to travel to location to carry out duties of the KOAM. May require overnight stays. Are you willing and able to be available for 24-hour on-call response?
10.
This position has been designated mission essential and may require the incumbent to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. As a result, the employee may be required to carry a government issued cellular telephone in support of a rotational on-call mission. Are you willing and able to work other than normal duty hours?
11.
This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations. Applicants tentatively selected for appointment to this position will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations. Are you willing and able to receive an annual seasonal influenza vaccination?
12.
This position requires a pre-employment physical is required. Are you willing and able to complete and pass a pre-employment physical?
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in an Information Technology Specialist (Security/Systems Administration) position with Department of the Army. Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
1.
Select the one statement that best describes directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. 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 or knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled.
2.
Your responses to the Announcement and Occupational Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.