IT Specialist (INFOSEC)

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Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows:

Columbus, OH: $109,966- $142,957

New Cumberland, PA: $120,579- $156,755

Richmond, VA: $110,083- $143,109 Duties

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Leads the planning, deployment, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise-wide automated vulnerability scanning solutions to ensure continuous visibility into security posture across all DLA-managed assets.

Provides Tier 3 support for vulnerability scanning infrastructure on both the Non-secure Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNET) and the Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET), ensuring accurate and timely scan coverage.

Maintains and configures scanning schedules, credentialed scan capabilities, and asset groupings to support compliance, risk management, and operational security objectives.

Oversees the operation and tuning of DLP systems to detect, alert, and prevent unauthorized data exfiltration across endpoints, networks, and cloud services.

Delivers technical briefings and status reports to leadership and stakeholders on vulnerability trends, scan coverage, system health, and DLP incident metrics.

Provides expert-level troubleshooting and problem resolution for issues related to scan failures, false positives, DLP policy enforcement, and system integration.

Manages user access, roles, and permissions for vulnerability scanning and DLP platforms, ensuring alignment with security policies and operational needs.

Collaborates with internal and external cybersecurity teams to coordinate scanning activities, validate findings, and support remediation efforts.

Supports acquisition planning and execution for vulnerability management and DLP tools, including lifecycle upgrades, licensing, and capability enhancements. Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Must be a U.S. citizen

Tour of Duty: Set Schedule

Security Requirements: Critical-Sensitive with Top 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

Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Bargaining Unit Status: Yes

Qualifications

To qualify for an IT Specialist (INFOSEC) 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-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 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:

- Mastery knowledge of DLA and DOD cybersecurity requirements, information security standards, policies, methods, and procedures used to analyze and interpret Information Assurance (IA) policies, standards, guidelines, and evaluate the need for changes in existing policies and procedures.

- Extensive technical knowledge of DLA information systems/services to include how this information is deployed, hosted, made available, and the applicable rules governing the dissemination of DLA/DOD logistics information. This includes but is not limited to, Log Management, Security Event Management, Vulnerability Management, Host Based Security System, and Intrusion Detection.

- Comprehensive knowledge of the IT security program established, implemented, and maintained to assure efficient IT security is provided for all organizational information collected, processed, transmitted, stored, or disseminated in its general support systems and major applications.

- Expert skill in adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to determine program effectiveness, to develop new or modified work methods, and ability to analyze and resolve complex problems

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

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Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at:

Information for Veterans is available at: As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

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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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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