The United States Space Force (USSF) in Huntsville, AL is searching for an Information System Security Manager for SY 89 (NH-2210-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).

Description:
Serve as a liaison between the government and contractors, ensuring the successful execution of contracts while also providing technical expertise to support the IT infrastructure and systems. Play a critical role in overseeing contract performance, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance with contractual agreements, all while leveraging IT skills to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities include:
1. Knowledge of information technology (IT) Support Services, Information Assurance, Security and International Trade and Treaty Compliance, Operational Risk Management, and Facilities management.
2. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures.
3. Knowledge of a broad range of telecommunications concepts and principles, operating modes, systems, media, equipment, equipment configuration, and related software system, processes and procedures to assess and advise on vulnerability to attack form a variety of sources ( e.g., espionage, disruption of services, destructive programs/applications) and procedures and methods for protection of systems and applications.
4. Ability to recognize and analyze problems, conduct research, summarize results, and make appropriate recommendations.
5. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and staff of an organization through subordinate personnel.
6. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely and with technical accuracy.
7. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
8. Ability to apply management principles to full range of project and diversified personnel while complying with federal, DoD, and AF directives and policies.
9. Knowledge of program planning and budgeting cycles, financial control and budget systems, and management.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret / SCI security clearance.
• Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
• Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
• PCS / incentive funding is not authorized.
• This is a drug testing designated position (TDP). The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use, IAW AFI 90-508.
• This is a cybersecurity position; the employee will attain appropriate DoD approved cybersecurity baseline certificate(s) applicable for cybersecurity functions required for the DoD position held.
• This position is coded Level II, Information Technology. Employee is expected to meet Continuous Learning (CL) requirements.
• Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.” Employee is required to attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 15 days a year.

Qualifications

The 2210 series has an individual occupational requirement that must be met and can be viewed here. There is no Group Coverage Qualification Standard for this series.

How you will be evaluated

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:

1. Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
2. Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
3. Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
   • Job title
   • Detailed duties and accomplishments
   • Employer's name and address
   • Supervisor's name and phone number
   • Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
   • Hours per week
   • Salary, if applicable
4. Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

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