IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

You may qualify for this position with either specialized experience OR education. NO-04: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Lead personnel in executing security policies, procedures and practices in developing, conducting, and monitoring security testing, evaluation, validation and verification for operating systems and networking hardware. Your experience must reflect skills in the following areas: attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving. 1. Attention to Detail: Using analytical and critical thinking while conducting audits and assessments of moderately complex technical systems. 2. Customer Service: Advise customers on system and application security threats and/or vulnerabilities and methods on implementing mitigation strategies to resolve problems. 3. Oral Communication: Advise, consult, and interact with technical teams, leaders and peers on applicable security policy and guidelines for moderately complex systems. 4. Problem Solving: Identify and implement mitigation strategies to resolve problems, and to re-test/ re-evaluate systems. NO-03: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Responsible for supporting and documenting the systems integration, testing, operations, maintenance, and security of one or more systems and applications. Your experience must reflect skills in the following areas: attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving. 1. Attention to Detail: Conduct audits or reviews of technical systems against known job aids and/or standard operating procedures requirements or criteria. 2. Customer Service: Provide customers reports on vulnerabilities and recommend resolution to correct issues. 3. Oral Communication: Advise, consult, and interact with technical team leaders and peers regarding system support. 4. Problem Solving: Utilize mitigation strategy to resolve problems and to re-test and/or re-evaluate systems. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.