Summary 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 Fort Gordon, Georgia. Responsibilities Researches, evaluates, analyzes, advises, and implements innovative solutions that increase quality and efficiency of operations conducted across ARCYBER JFHQ-C. Serves as a command exploitation analyst (EA) that carries out network reconnaissance and vulnerability analyses and planning efforts The incumbent leads and manages exceptionally technical personnel to include EAs, mission commanders, capability developers, and other technical advisors. Reviews, ensures quality control, continuity of testing, documentation, distribution of guidance and approving tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) when delegated by USCYBERCOM and JCPG as part of mission management. Serves as the subject matter expert in signal intelligence (SIGINT) policy, intelligence oversight practices, and all elements of tactical SIGINT tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination processes and activities. Employs multiple sources of intelligence to conduct temporal, nodal, and social network analysis. The incumbent assists with integrating CO capabilities into operations, exercise, design, integration, and synchronization of cyber related effects. Presents information both written and orally on computer network topology and telecommunications architecture, their components, concepts, associated protocols, and theories of network communications. Through regular review of message traffic, intelligence information, data analysis, and from other sources of information, identifies intelligence gaps, then assists in the development of operational programs to meet the identified need. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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". This position is in the Professional work category at the Full Performance work level within the CES Occupational Structure. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 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. In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 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 performing network reconnaissance and vulnerability analyses in support of cyberspace operations; providing techniques and courses of action for operational security methods, strategies, and regulatory policies; identifying technical risk and mitigation strategies for offensive cyberspace operations; utilizing multiple sources of intelligence to conduct network analysis (i.e. temporal, nodal, and social) in support of cyberspace operations. Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional Information If you are a current federal career/career-conditional employee, you will be placed on an excepted appointment. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 3 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) 71 Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Recruitment and Relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Advanced In-Hire incentive MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Advanced Leave Accrual incentive MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
