INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN/INFOSEC)

You must have one year of information technology related experience in the federal service or private or public sector demonstrating the following four competencies, as defined:
1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) 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.
3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) 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.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

In addition to the four competencies above your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Managing the cybersecurity compliance and reporting for enterprise baseline systems utilizing WMWare and Operating System Experience; 2) Managing cybersecurity related projects and efforts to ensure systems are designed, engineered, and implemented to maintain an acceptable level of risk as detailed in system authorizations; 3) Providing technical advice, guidance, and recommendations to management and other technical specialists on critical cybersecurity issues that significantly influence important command IT policies or programs; 4) Performing system cybersecurity risk assessments and testing in accordance with testing guidance and Risk Management Framework (RMF) process guides; and 5) Conducting assessment and authorization (A&A) activities, tracking Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) compliance, and performing security assessments sufficiently in-depth to evaluate complex systems involving interdependencies, virtualized environments, and multiple instances. NOTE: This information must be fully supported in your resume.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policydata-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.