IT Specialist (INFOSEC)

Apply IT Specialist (INFOSEC) Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency J61-SBB 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: $109,966- $142,957 * New Cumberland, PA: $120,579- $156,755 * Richmond, VA: $110,083- $143,109 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: $109,966- $142,957 * New Cumberland, PA: $120,579- $156,755 * Richmond, VA: $110,083- $143,109 Overview Help Accepting applications Open & closing dates 11/14/2025 to 11/22/2025 Salary $109,966 to - $156,755 per year See Summary Section below for more salary information.

Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locations 1 vacancy in the following locations: Whitehall, OH New Cumberland Defense Logistics Center, PA Richmond, VA 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 None Job family (Series) * 2210 Information Technology Management Supervisory status No Security clearance Top Secret Drug test Yes Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit status Yes Announcement number DLAJ6-26-12831881-MP Control number 850095200 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Veterans Veterans of the U.S.

Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Clarification from the agency "Agency" means current permanent DoD employees.

Veterans include Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) eligible veterans.

Videos Duties Help * 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 Help 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 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: 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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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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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: * Reading Comprehension * Decision Making * Accountability * Attention to Detail * Customer Service * Flexibility * Influencing/Negotiating * Integrity/Honesty * Interpersonal Skills * Learning * Self-Management * Stress Tolerance * Teamwork * Reasoning Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation may be completed and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job.

The rating you receive is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire and USA Hire assessments.

The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the competencies required for this position.

If your resume and/or supporting documentation is reviewed and 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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): If you are an eligible ICTAP applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position.

To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at a score of 85 or higher for this position.

ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C.

8337(h) or 8456.

Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP): In order to receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the "Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP)" eligibility.

If you are claiming MSP and are determined to be among the Best Qualified for the position, you may be referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant.

To be eligible as a MSP, you must submit the following supporting documents with your application package: Spouse's Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders; Marriage Certificate or License; PPP Self Certification Checklist; Veterans' Preference documentation (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, Statement of Service, if applicable); Transcripts (if applicable). These documents must provide acceptable information to verify: Residency within the commuting area of your sponsor's permanent duty station (PDS); proof of marriage to the active duty sponsor; proof of military member's active duty status; and other documentation required by the vacancy announcement to which you are applying.

NOTE: Previous federal employees must also submit the following additional documentation: SF-50s (e.g., LWOP, highest grade held, overseas appointments, etc.), SF-75 information, and documentation of performance rating of record (dated within the last 12 months). Selected PPP MSP applicants will need to certify they have not accepted nor declined another offer of permanent, Federal employment (to include NAF and the military exchange services) since relocating to the military sponsor's current duty station.

Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Retained Grade Preference (RGP): In order to receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the "Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference (RGP)"