IT Specialist (INFOSEC/PLCYPLN)

IT Specialist (INFOSEC/PLCYPLN) Department of Defense Defense Media Activity Technology Support Summary This position is being filled under the memorandum from the Under Secretary of War. Title 5, United Stes Code, Section 9905, "Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of War." This position is part of the Department of War, Media Activity (WMA). The incumbent responsible for IT security in support of Department of War Media Activity (WMA) Mission Networks and Systems. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is being filled under the memorandum from the Under Secretary of War. Title 5, United Stes Code, Section 9905, "Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of War." This position is part of the Department of War, Media Activity (WMA). The incumbent responsible for IT security in support of Department of War Media Activity (WMA) Mission Networks and Systems. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today

• Apply by 06/10/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 10, 2026 Locion Fort Meade, MD No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $121,785
• $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 2210 Informion Technology Management Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Top Secret Position sensitivity and risk Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Nional security Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

WMA-26-12967703-DH

Control number 870649500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency This announcement is open to All U.S. Citizens and is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for Certain Personnel of the Department of War. Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (NonComp Mil Sp), Retained Grade Preference (RGP), and Military Reserve and Nional Guard (NG) Technician eligibles may also apply. Duties Help As a IT Specialist (INFOSEC/PLCYPLN) the

GS-2210-13

some of your typical work assignments may include: Directs and controls assigned Informion Assurance (IA) services and provides specialized Informion Security (IS)/IA services throughout the WMA enterprise. Serves as a technical expert Informion Technology Cybersecurity Specialist (INET) and oversees certificion and accredition activities for Informion Assurance Compliance (INFOSEC) for the WMA Technology Support Office, Mission Systems. Serves as ISSO for Mission Systems broadcast network and ancillary systems. Plans organize and lead projects th involve high-level policy and program impacts and require a highly sophisticed understanding of modem communicion methods and the technologies supporting those methods. Research technical capabilities of contractors, develop estimed costs, drafts technical requests for proposals, assess capability of contract experts, and provide advice to the WMA Enterprise Architect on final selection. Confers with the engineering staff and enforces DISA and Nional Security Agency (NSA) technical guides to evalue informion assurance requirements of overall infrastructure. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S.

Citizen Occasional Travel Work Schedule:

Full-time Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigion May be required to successfully complete a probionary period

Overtime:

Occasionally Tour of Duty:

Set Schedule Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):

Exempt Financial Disclosure:

Not Required Telework Eligibility:

This position is situional telework eligible Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-secret security clearance. Failure to obtain or retain a top-secret security clearance may result in terminion of employment. Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test screening, and periodic testing thereafter. Applicants must also have five years of experience in the IT/IA field, have worked previously as a systems administror and a security technician. This is a DoD Cyberspace Workforce (CWF) position, and as a condition of employment, the incumbent must be fully qualified for their assigned work role(s) in accordance with DoDM 8140.03. Qualificions You may qualify the GS 13, if you fulfill the following qualificions: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service as listed below: Providing expert technical advice, guidance, and recommendions to management and other technical specialists on critical Informion Assurance (IA) issues, security concepts, standards, and methods. Maintaining an organizion informion system-level Informion Assurance (IA) program th identifies IA architecture, requirements, objectives, policies, personnel, and processes and procedures. Analyzes complex informion security problems, mission vulnerabilities, security impacts to mission assurance, and convergence difficulties involving multiple security disciplines and other functional areas and provides cost effective, efficient, and productive solutions to ensure mission success. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. In addition to meeting qualificions, your applicion package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupional Requirements for the 2210, series. You must have Informion Technology (IT

• reled experience which demonstres proficiency in each of the following four competencies listed below: 1. Attention to Detail
• Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about tending to detail. 2. Customer Service
• Works with clients and customers (th is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products th your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizions outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide informion or assistance, resolve their problems, or sisfy their expections; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

3. Oral Communicion

• Expresses informion (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nure of the informion (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentions; listens to others, tends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriely. 4. Problem Solving
• Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of informion; uses sound judgment to genere and evalue alternives, and to make recommendions.

Educion Substitution of educion may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

NOTE:

All merials must be submitted by the closing de of the announcement.

GRADUATE EDUCATION

One academic year of gradue educion is considered to be the number of credits hours th your gradue school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your gradue school's definition of one year of gradue study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as sisfying the requirement for one year of full-time gradue study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION

If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show th the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, : https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/internional/usnei/us/edlite-us-forrecog.html Additional informion

Other Notes:

Cyber Workforce Role (CWR):

Primary Code:

722

• Informion Systems Security Manager Additional Code:

  531
• Cyber Defense Incident Responder Proficiency level:

Advanced Level IT Privileged User:

Yes Informion Systems Security Manager Work Role ID:

722 (

NIST:

OV-MG-001

)

Cegory/Specialty Area:

Oversee & Govern /

Cybersecurity Management Workforce Element:

Cybersecurity Responsible for the cybersecurity of a program, organizion, system, or enclave.

RE-EMPLOYED ANNUITANT

This position

DOES NOT

meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found : https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF?ver=LQ7feWw-8-5DI2tceUpmgA%3d%3d

NOTE:

All applicants must meet qualificions and eligibility criteria by the closing de of the announcement. This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negive drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start de). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentive or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Stement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs :

This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separed from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be red well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience th exceeds the positions minimum qualificions. and 3) submit the approprie documention to support your ICTAP eligibility.

For more informion:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register |

Selective Service System :

Selective Service System (sss.gov) ) Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. We will review your resume and supporting documents, to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. We will evalue each applicant who meets the basic qualificions on the informion provided and evalue your relevant work experiences as it reles to fundamental competencies, identified below, required for this position. Traditional ring and ranking of applicions does not apply to this vacancy. Your applicion (resume and supporting documention) evalued to determine if you meet the minimum qualificions required as listed on the announcement under qualificion requirements.

Veterans Preference :

If you are entitled to veterans preference, you should indice the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement verified by the employing agency. For informion on entitlement see http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (NonComp Mil Sp): To receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the " Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (NonComp Mil Sp)" eligibility. If you are claiming Military Spouse eligibility and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you referred to the hiring manager. Informion and required documention for claiming Military Spouse eligibility may be found the General Applicant Informion and Definitions link below. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstement, etc.). Your complete applicion includes your

COMPLETE

resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. The following documents are

REQUIRED 1.

Your resume:

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documention should provide the minimum qualificions and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted reviewed for qualificions and referred for selection considerion, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formting 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 Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center

• How do I write a resume for a federal job?

The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2.

Transcripts:

You are required to submit a copy of your transcript. We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the de and degree th was awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. College transcript (s), required if qualifying based on educion. We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the de and degree th was awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. 3 . SF50 All current and former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your

MOST RECENT SF50

(Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notificion of Personnel Action documention, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. 4.

Veteran's Documents:

If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty.

PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

needed for proof of eligibility: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DODCustomersRequiredSupportingDocumention.pdf ? If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.

NOTE:

Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12967703 Please review the

General Applicion Informion and Definitions :

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106., DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public reled to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194). Agency contact informion WMA Servicing Team Phone 614-693-6200 Fax 215-516-6069 DHRC-DDMAHR@dla.mil Address War Media Activity 6700 Taylor Ave Ft. Meade, MD 20755 US Next steps A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision.

REGARDING INTERVIEWS

Interviews may be required for this position. Accommodions may be made to conduct telephonic interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants.

NOTE:

Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview considered as a declinion for further considerion for employment against this vacancy. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstement, etc.). Your complete applicion includes your

COMPLETE

resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. The following documents are

REQUIRED 1.

Your resume:

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documention should provide the minimum qualificions and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted reviewed for qualificions and referred for selection considerion, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formting 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 Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center

• How do I write a resume for a federal job?

The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2.

Transcripts:

You are required to submit a copy of your transcript. We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the de and degree th was awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. College transcript (s), required if qualifying based on educion. We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the de and degree th was awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. 3 . SF50 All current and former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your

MOST RECENT SF50

(Notificion of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notificion of Personnel Action documention, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. 4.

Veteran's Documents:

If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty.

PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

needed for proof of eligibility: https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DODCustomersRequiredSupportingDocumention.pdf ? If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.

NOTE:

Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12967703 Please review the

General Applicion Informion and Definitions :

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo%2012-1-2020.pdf?ver=ECNbdsHtGilTd3OENN4A0Q%3d%3d As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106., DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public reled to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194). Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion WMA Servicing Team Phone 614-693-6200 Fax 215-516-6069 DHRC-DDMAHR@dla.mil Address War Media Activity 6700 Taylor Ave Ft. Meade, MD 20755 US Next steps A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision.

REGARDING INTERVIEWS

Interviews may be required for this position. Accommodions may be made to conduct telephonic interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants.

NOTE:

Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview considered as a declinion for further considerion for employment against this vacancy. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today

• Apply by 06/10/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 10, 2026 Locion Fort Meade, MD No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $121,785
• $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Top Secret Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

WMA-26-12967703-DH

Control number 870649500