IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

PCS STATEMENT: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION COSTS WILL NOT BE PAID FOR THIS POSITION. MILITARY GRADES: Enlisted, Warrant Officers, and Officers (O3 and below) QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Candidates’ experience should be evaluated on the basis of duties performed rather than strictly on the rank of the individual; however, established compatibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicant’s record of experience and/or training must show possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Applicant must possess the experience, education, and/or training that has provided a basic knowledge of data processing functions and general management principles that enabled the applicant to understand the stages required to automate a work process. Experience may have been gained in work such as computer operator or assistant, computer sales representative, program analyst, or other positions that required the use or adaptation of computer programs and systems. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must possess the required one year of specialized experience at the GS-7 grade level or civilian equivalent to include: 1) Experience in scheduling the use of computer time for program processing; 2) Experience collecting and sequentially staging input media with associated program instructions for processing; 3) Experience in at least one programming language. Translating detailed logical steps developed by others into language codes that computers accept where this required understanding of procedures and limitations appropriate to use of a programming language; 4) Experience interviewing subject-matter personnel to get facts regarding work processes and synthesizing the resulting data into charts showing information flow; and 5) Experience planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment. Or Master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree. Or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree. You must also possess the experience, training or education to support your claim for the competency statements listed within the assessment questionnaire. Refer to “How you will be Evaluated” section of this announcement.