Description du poste
About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the U.S. Army Cyber Protection Brigade at Fort Meade, MD and Fort Gordon, GA.
Serve as a Network Analyst on a U.S Army Cyber Protection Team (CPT) in the U.S. Army Cyber Protection Brigade (CPB) monitoring network security to enable cyber security operations.
Analyze network architecture by installing, operating, maintaining, configuring, testing, and securing hardware and software-based routers, switches, firewalls, and various operating systems to enable network hardening recommendations.
Provide expert technical support to enterprise-wide and local network technicians to identify and resolve cyber defense incidents.
Interpret provided network diagrams, run local scanning software, and encompass sensor related data to create logical, physical, and persona-based diagrams utilized by the Cyber Protection Team during missions.
Survey and evaluate network traffic to identify baselines to facilitate locating adverse network trends, anomalous traffic, or malicious cyberspace activity (MCA).
Provide technical advice, guidance, and assistance on a wide range of complex cybersecurity issues and distribute information pertaining to cyber related threats impacting the Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN).
Develop Army and Department of Defense incident response and threat mitigation countermeasures, friendly network forces prioritization, and operational assessments.
Defend and clear critical assets, Mission Relevant Terrain (MRT) or Key Terrain Cyber (KT-C) either remotely or by deploying to the affected location as needed.
Coordinate with network owners, local network defenders, and Cyber Security Service Providers (CSSP) to develop methods for the timely and accurate reporting and implementation of defensive countermeasures.
Assess the effectiveness of clearing and hardening actions by replicating threat intrusion actions to ensure vulnerabilities were mitigated.
Attend meetings, video teleconferences, and working groups, which require routine and recurring access to Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) materials, equipment, facilities, and programs.
CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT. YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS". Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. GG-11 / GG-12: This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. GG-07 / GG-09: This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Entry/Developmental Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one-year of specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by GG-07: Assisting with the monitoring of network devices or systems to identify technical anomalies; applying basic networking concepts (e.g., the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, Internet Protocol (IP) addressing, or routing) to troubleshoot hardware or software issues; and assisting customers or users in resolving routine technical or basic security-related problems. GG-09: Interpreting network traffic data and established baselines to identify adverse trends or routine network vulnerabilities; configuring and maintaining standard network security devices (e.g., switches, firewalls) in accordance with accepted cybersecurity practices; and coordinating with technical support personnel to resolve standard network security incidents or deviations. GG-11: Analyzing network traffic and performance utilizing standard network monitoring and diagnostic tools (e.g., Wireshark, Splunk) to detect anomalous activity and formulate hypotheses on unanticipated cyber threats; applying defensive countermeasures and recommending solutions to mitigate identified network vulnerabilities; and advising technical support personnel on resolving complex cybersecurity incidents. GG-12: Conducting advanced analysis on network traffic using network monitoring and diagnostic tools (e.g., Wireshark, Splunk) to proactively detect and isolate malicious cyberspace activity; evaluating network architectures to develop and implement enterprise-level network hardening recommendations (e.g., modifying firewalls and access control lists); and executing incident response efforts to mitigate advanced threats and secure critical assets. The specialized experience must include, or be supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined: (1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: completing thorough and accurate work independently, even in the most difficult or stressful situations; occasionally reviewing work completed by others. (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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: resolving routine and non-routine problems, questions, or complaints; developing and maintaining strong, mutually supportive working relationships with customers; conducting evaluation of support to determine quality of services and customer satisfaction, and recommending procedural changes based on customer need or changes in policy and/or regulation. (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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: convincingly conveying complex information to customers; presenting thoughts that are well-organized and demonstrating confidence in the facts and ideas; adjusting style when working with individuals with different levels of understanding; using various methods to explain and convey information. (4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: solving complex or sensitive problems by developing and proposing strategic alternatives; identifying possible conflicts and shared benefits; helping team anticipate problems and identifying and evaluating potential sources of information; providing feedback and coaching to others to help solve problems; engaging appropriate stakeholders when developing solutions in order to understand and incorporate multiple perspectives and needs; evaluating the effectiveness of decisions and adjusting future decisions as appropriate.
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