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IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (NETWORK/INFOSEC)

Defense Information Systems Agency · Department of Defense

Information Technology Management

Salary
$85,447–$133,142/year
Grade
11–12
Work location
Telework eligible · Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania
Schedule
Full-time
Posted
Oct 8, 2026
Apply by
Oct 15, 2026
Category
Information Technology Management

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Summary

This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It has been identified as a position necessary to carry out and support the mission of the US Cyber Command. It is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the DISA EC/EC1.

Duties

IS Security Certification: Evaluating IS security features against requirements. Includes developing certification and accreditation plans/procedures, documenting deficiencies, reporting corrective actions, and recommending security improvements.

Network and System Admin: Monitors network systems/servers to ensure service availability. Troubleshoots hardware, software, phone, and security system malfunctions to resolve operational issues and rapidly restore services.

Perform touch-labor support (e.g., port configuration, port security lockouts, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) reservations, encryptor setups) and troubleshoot physical links/outages.

Configure, set up, and maintain communications security (COMSEC) equipment and encryptor configurations to ensure secure data communications across classified and unclassified networks.

IT Program Management: Coordinated management and oversight of multiple IT projects. Integrates dependent schedules, deliverables, and related activities to ensure alignment and program-wide success.

Requirements Management: Identifies, analyzes, specifies, and manages functional/infrastructure requirements. Translates functional needs into technical designs and presents alternative technologies or approaches.

Education

GG-11 Substitution of Education for Experience: Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the qualifying experience requirement. . If you are using education to substitute for the qualifying experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GG-12 grade level. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education . Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services at the time of application. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services .

How you will be evaluated

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the applicant questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Competencies: Information Systems/Network Security Problem Solving Operations Support Program Management Analysis You can preview the Questionnaire here:https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13078081 Criminal History Inquiries- If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency @ [email protected]

About this listing

Defense Information Systems Agency has 32 open listings on the site: all telework eligible. This one is telework eligible, based in Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania. See all Defense Information Systems Agency listings, or read what fully remote and telework eligible mean.

Advertised pay is $85,447 to $133,142 a year. That covers GS-11 to GS-12 on the General Schedule, where pay also depends on step and locality; how GS pay works.

This announcement is open for 7 days, from Oct 8, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026. Among currently open Information Technology Management postings at Defense Information Systems Agency, the typical advertised window is about 8 days. As of Oct 15, 2026, it closes today.

Who can apply: current competitive-service federal employees and current excepted-service federal employees. This announcement is not open to the general public. The announcement's "This job is open to" section has the exact eligibility rules.

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