Supervisory IT Specialist

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Fueled by innovation, talent and ambition, the Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is seeking civilian professionals prepared to deploy war-winning capabilities for the United States Air Force.

The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for a full time Supervisory Information Technology (IT) Specialist, (GG- ), performing as the Chief Information Security Officer (Information and Cyber), at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland Air Force Base, in San Antonio, Texas.

This position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) position aligned under authorities of Section 1601, Chapter 83 of Title 10, United States Code and DoD Instruction -V2007.

Salary ($167,446 - $197,200) based on experience.

Relocation expenses may be paid.

Recruitment incentives may be available based on experience.

This position can close at any time.

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Responsibilities In this position you will serve as a technical subject matter expert and policy approver over cyber security (cyber, cloud, platform, data, software and/or artificial intelligence) service development capabilities, and supporting the activities of DoD funded acquisition efforts.

This is a Mission Essential Position.

Active Guard and Reserve personnel are not qualified.

Expert knowledge of personnel management, equal employment opportunity, and safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures.

Skill in planning, organizing, and directing the functions (as well as mentoring, motivating, and appraising the staff) of a geographically separated organization (mix of in-office, teleworking, and fully remote personnel) through subordinate supervisors.

Ability to develop, implement, evaluate, and improve processes and procedures to monitor the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of the organization.

Manage the internal relationship with IT process owners supporting the service, assisting with the definition and agreement of operating level agreements (OLAs).

Expert interpersonal skills and abilities.

Expert knowledge of emerging culture, leadership, legal, regulatory, policy, ethics, organizational, process, and supporting technological improvements that transform and improve warfighter operational and supporting capabilities.

Research and evaluate available technologies and standards to meet customer requirements.

Identify cyber capabilities strategies for custom hardware and software development based on mission requirements.

Ability to use collaboration and technology to deliver digital services to users, including the development of tools and other support forms to encourage the adoption of these digital services.

Expert knowledge of digital product design, organization structures, and structural relationships in support of digital service management.

Knowledge of the principles and methods to identify, analyze, specify, design, and manage digital service requirements and desired customer features; includes translating requirements into technical requirements use for design or presenting alternative technologies or approaches.

Expert analytical skills to apply a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment of user needs and resource prioritization.

Ability to drive complex, government-wide technology and technology policy initiatives from conception through implementation.

Expert knowledge of organizational process improvement concepts and process maturity models (e.g., Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for Development, CMMI for Services, and CMMI for Acquisitions).

Knowledge of integrating the organization’s goals and objectives into architecture.

Knowledge of information technology (IT) acquisition/procurement requirements.

Knowledge of the systems engineering process.

Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).

Able to plan implementation strategy to ensure enterprise components can be integrated and aligned.

Expert knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS).

Knowledge of cloud computing deployment models in private, public, and hybrid environments and the difference between on-premises and off-premises environments.

Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.

Knowledge of network design processes, to include understanding security objectives, operational objectives, and tradeoffs.

Knowledge of network access, identity, and access management (e.g., public key infrastructure (PKI)).

Knowledge of network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth).

Expert knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.

Knowledge of supply chain risk management standards, processes, and practices.

Knowledge of organization’s enterprise information security architecture system.

Ability to build architectures and frameworks.

Knowledge of enterprise information IT architectural concepts and patterns to include baseline and target architectures.

Ensure acquired or developed system(s) and architecture(s) are consistent with organization’s cybersecurity architecture guidelines.

Knowledge of national and international laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity.

Knowledge of cybersecurity principles.

Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.

Qualifications Highly Desired Currently possess Information Assurance Level III Certification (e.g., GLSC, CISM, CISSP) - Possess CCSP level certification You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application package (resume, supporting documents) will be used to determine your eligibility, and qualifications.

Click the apply button to complete an application and upload resume (PDF or Word Doc) and/or additional documents (Transcripts, certifications, Vet Docs (DD214), SF-50).

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U.S. citizenship required.

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