IT Specialist (INFOSEC)
Company: Defense Logistics Agency
Location: New Cumberland
Posted on: July 12, 2025
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Job Description:
Telework Eligible Yes Major Duties Performs work that involves
ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of systems
and applications through proper SoD risk analysis, principle of
least privilege, and control of excessive authorization across all
account types. Responsible for designing, configuring, monitoring,
tuning, and troubleshooting security tasks in the DLA Identity,
Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) technical environment by
adhering to the approved Change Management policies and procedures.
Provides advice for all matters related to System Applications and
Products (SAP), Saviynt (governance and provisioning), or Okta
(single sign-on) to help improve performance in terms of
operations, management, structure, and strategy. Provides advisory
services to operating or management officials on policy
interpretation and during the development process pertaining to
cybersecurity functional requirements. Ensures security and
compliance requirements are planned to provide data
confidentiality, data and system integrity and availability.
Provides direction and guidance for the acquisition, design,
programming, testing, systems integration, product improvement, and
fielding of ICAM programs within the organization. Designs,
develops, maintains, and enhances Zero Trust Identity as a Service
based on customers' identity and access management requirements,
including single sign-on, identity federation (cont.) enterprise
directory architecture and design, and resource (entity and
entitlement) provisioning. Serves as a principal advisor to the
Program Management Office (PMO) Manager, performing the role of a
principal project manager for the introduction of new projects on
technologies/information systems to meet functional requirements of
DLA. Performs all required analysis to assigned policy and
procedure implementation to achieve mission expectations, e.g.,
policies and procedures associated with securing DLA systems.
Participates in conducting security and audit policy reviews to
assure the continual effectiveness and adequacy of the safeguards
to information systems, networks, applications, and websites that
are DLA owned and managed. Provides guidance and assistance in the
formulation and implementation of audit readiness issues requiring
new approaches, establishment of precedents, or the interpretation
of controversial law, regulation, or past practice. Serve as the
FISMA Point of Contact (POC) and as a Subject Matter Expert {SME)
for the Financial Statement Audit, Annual Statement of Assurance,
SSAE-18 Audit, and the Segregation of Duties Audit EOPR. Performs
enterprise-level Information Security risk assessments and audit
compliance for the agency, including policy development and complex
FISMA security management advisory (cont.) operational and
technical services on the IT cyber security protection functions
and practices. Qualification Summary To qualify for an IT
Specialist (INFOSEC) your resume and supporting documentation must
support: 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: Experience with federal guidelines covering
information security, information system security, authorization,
risk management, system analysis, and cybersecurity training to
review and develop SoD technical policies and procedures and to
conduct Information Security (SoD/AC) security risk assessments.
Thorough and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all
aspects of project and program management. Developing or ensuring
the development of time-phased action plans; developing project
controls, and monitoring project progression; overseeing the
administration of contracts, and contract support; and preparing
and providing status reports, and briefings. Provides advice for
all matters related to SAP, Saviynt (governance and provisioning),
or Okta (single sign-on) to help improve performance in terms of
operations, management, structure, and strategy. Collaborates with
technical, functional and customer teams to resolve security,
governance, risk, and compliance problems in the DLA ICAM
environment. 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.
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