Position Details
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Duties
- Responsible for the analysis, extraction, and sharing of insider threat indicators and indicators of compromise from multiple sources to include incident response analysis, providing assessments of known threats and vulnerabilities discovered, and identifying policy violations, among a variety of other duties related to these broad responsibilities.
- While adhering to all Department of Defense, Air Force and JWAC policies and directives pertaining to JWAC's Insider Threat Program, the selectee will leverage User Activity Monitoring (UAM) tools and various technical and non-technical data sources to detect anomalous activities and behaviors within the organization.
- Establishes behavioral baselines, leverages known malicious indicators, detects changes, and isolates suspicious activities to prevent collateral damage.
- Serves as the DOD Insider Threat Management and Analysis Center (DITMAC) Coordinator. Ensures all threshold level incidents are coordinated and submitted with DITMAC. Oversees the progression of activities for moving from the gathering of evidence to information analysis, theory development, and validation to form a reasonable ground to open an Insider Threat Inquiry.
- Assist in the development and implementation of standard operating procedures, policies, and criteria for program performance.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Telework may be authorized
- Incumbent must have or be capable of obtaining and retaining a Top Secret/SCI security clearance
- Locations are not negotiable. The actual duty locations available may be located on the Air Force Civilian Service website
- This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing program. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use
- Position is subject to polygraph testing
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment
- Must participate in the direct deposit pay program
- New employees to the Department of the Air Force will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
- Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
- May be subject to 3-year probationary period pursuant to JWAC FRN, 85 Fed. Reg. 29419 (May 15, 2020).
- Department of Defense Counter-Insider Threat Professional certification conferral is required within 2 years of the established employee Entry on Duty date.
Qualifications
For DO-II: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the DO-I/GS-11 grade level. Example: Specialized Experience is defined as experience working on Insider Threat inquiries/assessments supporting a wide variety of matters of sensitivity, scope, and complexity; evaluating and analyzing data, utilizing technical tools (e.g., user activity monitoring and/or behavior analytic tools); preparing reports and making recommendations.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (The following will be used to help rate and rank eligible candidates.):
- Knowledge of security operations, network monitoring or analysis, intrusion or anomaly detection analysis, threat hunting, threat attribution assessment.
- Knowledge of and experience with standard network logging formats, network management systems and network security monitoring systems, security information and event management, network packet analysis tools, and forensic analysis tools.
- Ability to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving methods and techniques to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the insider threat program.
- Skill in employing data analytic tools to collecting information from organization's network to identify potential insider threats.
- Ability to brief leadership and insider threat stakeholders on substantive/suspicious insider threat incidents, cases, and referrals, with an emphasis on identifying anomalies and trends to assist in developing courses of action to mitigate threats.
Benefits
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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.
Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: employer's name, starting and end dates (Month/Year), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0343-12) for relevant federal experience.
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*FAILURE TO SUBMIT A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING AND LOSS OF CONSIDERATION*
Benefits
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
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
Interested applicants are required to submit (1) a resume not to exceed 4 pages, (2) an optional written response, not to exceed 2 pages, addressing how you meet the qualifications and competencies required and why you wish to be considered for the position (3) SF50 (if applicable), and (4) DD214 (if applicable).
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
Click APPLY NOW 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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Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. citizenship required. Must be of legal working age.Agency contact information
Christina Riley
Phone
5406531584
Email
christina.t.riley.civ@mail.mil
Address
Joint Warfare Analysis Center - JWAC
4048 Higley Road
Dahlgren, VA 22448
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- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
- Criminal history inquiries
- Reasonable accommodation policy
- Financial suitability
- Selective Service
- New employee probationary period
- Signature and false statements
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- Social security number request
Required Documents
Interested applicants are required to submit (1) a resume not to exceed 4 pages, (2) an optional written response, not to exceed 2 pages, addressing how you meet the qualifications and competencies required and why you wish to be considered for the position (3) SF50 (if applicable), and (4) DD214 (if applicable).
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.
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