Information Systems Security Analyst/Specialist

Apply Information Systems Security Analyst/Specialist Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency J61 Apply Print Share * * * * Save * Summary * This job is open to * Duties * Requirements * How you will be evaluated * Required documents * How to apply Summary See below for important information regarding this job.

Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below.

Site specific salary information as follows: Columbus, OH: $131,245- $170,624 Dayton, OH: $130,461 - $169,604 Learn more about this agency Summary See below for important information regarding this job.

Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below.

Site specific salary information as follows: Columbus, OH: $131,245- $170,624 Dayton, OH: $130,461 - $169,604 Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applications Open & closing dates 04/16/2026 to 04/27/2026 This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date.

Learn more Salary $130,461 - $170,624 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Locations 1 vacancy in the following locations: Whitehall, OH Wright-Patterson AFB, OH Remote job No Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent - Multiple Appointment Types Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) * 2210 Information Technology Management Supervisory status No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit status No Announcement number DLAJ6-26-12939845-DHA Control number 865537400 This job is open to Help The public U.S.

Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency This is a Direct Hiring Authority Notice open to the Public in the commuting area using the Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense(DoD) DHA.

Videos Duties Help * Delivers enterprise-level information systems security engineering and cybersecurity risk assessment support and expert guidance on security architecture requirements, system hardening, risk mitigation, and compliance with DoD policies.

* Oversees and performs technical risk assessments on hardware, software, and components to guide risk-related decisions, utilizing tools, expertise, and technical knowledge.

* Collaborates with cross functional teams to integrate security solutions into existing systems and applications.

* Responsible for coordinating, communicating, integrating the overall success of the cybersecurity risk assessment program by ensuring alignment with critical agency priorities.

* Applies creatively to identify technical, policy, and procedural solutions to mitigate risks and ensure compliance while aligning with mission objectives.

* Prepares briefing materials, facilitates engineering and development meetings, coordinates system audits, site assessments, and security testing events.

Requirements Help Conditions of employment * Must be a U.S.

citizen * Tour of Duty: Set Schedule * Security Requirements: Critical Sensitive with Secret Access * Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.

* Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt/Non-Exempt * Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

* Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized * Bargaining Unit Status: No * Pre-Employment Physical: Not Required * Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.

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* This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Information Operations (J6) locations.

Qualifications To qualify for an Information Systems Security Analyst/Specialist your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: * Measures the effectiveness of system hardening and defense-in-depth architecture against known vulnerabilities.

* Applies cybersecurity analytical methods and processes to identify and prioritize risks and impacts, proposing mitigations while considering cost, schedule, and mission impact.

* Performs system audits using a variety of security tools to identify anomalies and vulnerabilities.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants.

The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: Drug-Free Workplace Policy The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace.

All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty.

DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.

Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test.

Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana.

DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

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Expand Hide additional information Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

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How you will be evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: * Accountability * Attention to Detail * Customer Service * Flexibility * Influencing/Negotiating * Integrity/Honesty * Interpersonal Skills * Learning * Self-Management * Stress Tolerance * Teamwork * Decision Making * Reading Comprehension * Reasoning Direct Hire Evaluation: Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements.

This vacancy will be filled through a Direct Hire Authority.

All applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration.

The rule of Three, Veteran's Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this vacancy.

We will evaluate your application for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience meets the basic qualification requirements described in the announcement.

All applicants who meet the qualifications and other basic requirement are eligible for referral and selection consideration.

Please follow all instructions carefully.

Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

Benefits Help A career with the U.S.

government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position you must provide a complete Application Package.

Each Application Package MUST include: * Your Resume: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages.

If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement.

The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position.

Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed.

If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible.

The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages.

We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files.

Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible.

Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text.

We recommend using a font like Lato, if available.

Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans.

* Applicable documents to support the eligibility(s) for which you are applying.

Please review the following link for a listing of the additional documents you will need to provide: Supporting Documents.

* If you are requesting a reasonable accommodation to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, submit documentation to support your request, including the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form found here.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.

Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application.

To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.

The application process is as follows: * To begin the application process, click the Apply Online button.

* Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation.

NOTE: Resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted.

Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages.

If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement.

* Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on 04/27/2026.

* After submitting your online application, you will be notified whether or not you are required to take any additional online assessments through the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment system.

This message will be delivered to you both on screen and via email notification.

The email may be routed to your "Spam" or "Junk" folder.

If you do not receive the email invitation to the assessment and you meet the minimum qualifications for the position, you should contact to request the email be re-sent.

Requests to re-send invitations to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments must be received by BEFORE the close of the JOA.

* If you are asked to take the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be presented with a unique URL to access the USA Hire system.

Access to USA Hire is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials.

Be sure to review all instructions prior to beginning your USA Hire Assessments.

Click here for Computer System Requirements.

* NOTE: Set aside at least 3 hours to take these assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time.

If you need to stop the assessments and continue at a later time, you can re-use the URL sent to you via email and also found in your USAJOBS account under the "Track my application" link for the corresponding application.

You may update your application documents and some questions related to your personal information at any time during the announcement open period.

However, you will not be able to make changes to questions related to assessing the minimum qualifications and competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics) mentioned in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section above.

To make an allowed update to your application, return to your USAJOBS account ( There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Edit my application.

This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.

To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account at On the Home page, scroll down and locate your job application.

Once the job has been located, click the "Track this application" link on the right under the application date.

The page will refresh to display the Agency's Application Information page where you can scroll down and review any notifications the agency has sent you.

The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated.

For information on what each Application Status means, visit Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e.,