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IC - AFMC DCIPS

INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY MANAGER-ALTERNATE HIRING AUTHORITY

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY MANAGER-ALTERNATE HIRING AUTHORITY

Department of the Air Force Air Force Meriel Command Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/INL Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for

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additional informion. The primary purpose of this position, Informion Systems Security Manager, GG-2210-13, is to serve as the as the ISSM for the Air Force Sensitive Compartmented Informion network. As the lead cybersecurity network authority you will oversee authorizion boundaries, guide security policy, and ensure bulletproof defense-in-depth across multiple mission-critical networks within the secure facility. Learn more about this agency Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for

IMPORTANT

additional informion. The primary purpose of this position, Informion Systems Security Manager, GG-2210-13, is to serve as the as the ISSM for the Air Force Sensitive Compartmented Informion network. As the lead cybersecurity network authority you will oversee authorizion boundaries, guide security policy, and ensure bulletproof defense-in-depth across multiple mission-critical networks within the secure facility. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion few vacancies in the following locion: Hill AFB, UT No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $106,437

•$138,370 per year Pay scale & grade GG 13 Promotion potential None 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

•The employee may be required to travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 2210 Informion Technology Management Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

AFMC-221013-13078908-BMR

Control number 886930900 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This job announcement used to gher applicions th may or may not result in a referral or selection. Duties Help

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Cybersecurity Leadership & Governance:

Direct all cybersecurity controls, risk assessments, and compliance processes for classified and unclassified systems across

AFLCMC SCI

facilities.

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Team Oversight & Policy Direction:

Provide stregic direction, mentoring, and technical oversight to facility ISSOs, ensuring synchronized network security practices across all assigned SCIFs.

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Network & Systems Protection:

Maintain total operional integrity and security management of AFSCI network environments, encompassing workstions, server stacks, specialized interfaces, and boundary connections.

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Executive Subject Mter Expertise:

Serve as principal cybersecurity advisor to the Senior Intelligence Officer (SIO), driving policy interpretion, proactive risk management, and long-range security roadmaps. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship Required All new DCIPS employees are required to complete a two-year DCIPS trial period. Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain a Special Sensitive security clearance required for the position. PCS expenses if authorized paid IAW JTR and Air Force Regulions. This is a Centrally Managed position. This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program Must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulory Guide Pay retention may be authorized

Disclosure of Political Appointments Direct Deposit:

All federal employees are required to have direct deposit Advance in hire may be authorized if there is demonstrable proof provided on your resume Relocion costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organizion. Leave accrual may be authorized upon request This position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel Systems (DCIPS) position implemented under Section 504, Title V of Public Law 99-569, Intelligence Authorizion Act for Fiscal Year 1987, as codified in Sec 1601, Chap 83 of Title 10 United DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candides as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005 If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your applicion package. For additional informion on DCIPS, http://dcips.defense.gov/ Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you required to serve a 1-year probionary period OR 2-year trial period. Upon completion of your probionary/trial period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. An advanced Informion Technology or Cybersecurity degree conferred within the last 5 years is desirable. Employee must achieve resident qualificion for all assigned DCWF work roles their specified proficiency levels (Advanced, Intermedie, Basic) within 12 months of assignment. Qualificions An ideal candide's resume for the Air Force ISSM position would showcase extensive experience in cybersecurity program leadership, particularly within Sensitive Compartmented Informion (SCI) environments. The resume should highlight expert-level knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF), evidenced by successful system accreditions and the management of Assessment and Authorizion (A&A) packages using tools like Xacta, eMASS, etc. It would detail a strong background in conducting IT audits, managing COMSEC cryptographic equipment, and developing security policies aligned with DoD, IC, and Air Force directives. The candide would also list desirable certificions such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, etc. (WRC 722

•Advanced) and possess a

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clearance with SCI eligibility, demonstring a proven ability to manage high-stakes nional security systems and communice complex technical informion to senior leadership. In order to qualify, you must meet the quality experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualificion Standards, Informion Technology (IT) Management Series 2210.

BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT

For all positions individuals must have IT-reled experience demonstring each of the four competencies listed below. Attention to Detail

•Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about tending to detail. 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. Oral Communicion

•Expresses informion (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, considering 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. Problem Solving

•Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of informion; uses sound judgment to genere and evalue alternives, and to make recommendions. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualificion requirements listed below:

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Your resume must reflect the quality level of experience which demonstres the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for successful job performance required for this position.

Examples of creditable experience include:

Direct experience serving as an Informion Systems Security Manager (ISSM) or Informion System Security Officers (ISSO) or Intelligence Community (IC) informion systems; Proven, hands-on experience managing the full Assessment & Authorizion (A&A) lifecycle using the Risk Management Framework (RMF); Demonstred experience developing and maintaining core RMF documention, including the System Security Plan (SSP), security control assessments, and managing a Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M); and expertise in interpreting and implementing security controls from NIST SP 800-53 and ICD 503 within classified environments.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

(KSAs ): Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Expert knowledge of a full range of IT security principles, concepts, practices, new and emerging products and services (including systems software, dabase software, immedie access storage technology, and firewalls), and methods for evaluing risk and vulnerability, implementing mitiging improvement, dissemining IT security tools and procedures, and integrion techniques. 2. Broad knowledge of

IT INFOSEC

security requirements for certificion and accredition, network operions and protocols, systems testing and evaluion, and performance management methods sufficient to plan and conduct security accredition reviews for installed systems or networks and assess and advise on new revised security measures and countermeasures based on the results of accredition reviews. 3. Expert knowledge of a broad range of telecommunicions concepts and principles, opering modes, systems, media, equipment, equipment configurion, reled software systems, advise on vulnerability to tack from a variety of sources (e.g., espionage, disruption of services, destructive programs/applicions) and procedures methods for protection of systems and applicions. 4. Ability to communicion effectively, both orally and in writing, in order to produce technical reports and/or briefings for multiple forums and audiences and ability to make decisions independently in a self-directed manner in support of a team and/or organizional goals. 5. Ability to develop and conduct training on informion technology and informion security.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE

: Credit given for approprie unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE

: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills th can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Additional Informion:

Position is designed special-sensitive and requires eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Informion (SCI), other intelligence-reled Special Sensitive informion, or involvement in Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAP) to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. A non-disclosure agreement must be signed. This position has been designed by the Air Force as a Testing Designed Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing. Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions presents a clear thre to the mission of the Air Force, nional security, and public safety. Cyberspace Qualificion is a condition of employment. This position includes Cyberspace work as a paramount duty requirement. Per DoDM 8140.03, para 4.2.a.(2)., requires foundional qualificion requirements within 9 months of assignment to a cyberspace work role and resident qualificion requirements within 12 months of assignment to a cyberspace work role. A waiver of these requirements may be granted per DoDM 8140.03. Failure to achieve and maintain the proper Cyberspace Qualificion may result in removal from this position. Position is designed as a DoD Cyber Workforce position in the 'Oversight and Governance (OV)' and 'Cybersecurity (CS)' cegories (WRCs 722 [Advanced], 805 [Intermedie]) under the 'Cybersecurity' workforce element and 'Securely Provision' cegory (WRC 801 [Basic]) under the Cyber Enabler workforce element Educion

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY

If position has a positive degree requirement or educion forms the basis for qualificions, you MUST submit transcriptswith the applicion. Official transcripts are not required the time of applicion; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on educion alone or in combinion with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion must accredit educion. Click here to check accredition.

FOREIGN EDUCATION

: Educion completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the educion credentials have been deemed to be least equivalent to th gained in conventional U.S. educion program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Additional informion Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more informion. This job announcement used to gher applicions th may or may not result in a referral or selection. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here . 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. Your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment.

BASIS OF RATING

Your applicion red under the Cut Point procedures based on the extent to which the quality, depth, and complexity of your experience and educion rele to the qualificion requirements. Additional points are not added for Veteran's Preference; however, Veteran's Preference is considered where applicable.

Best Qualified Group:

Candides in this cegory possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements.

Fully Qualified Group:

Candides in this cegory possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements.

Basically Qualified Group:

Candides in this cegory meet the minimum educion and/or experience requirements. Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your applicion contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a ring of "not qualified" or "insufficient informion" and you will not receive further considerion for this job. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evalued further. 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 following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion:
Questionnaire Resume:

Your resume 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 is illegible/unreadable. Additional informion on resume requirements can be loced under "How To Apply".

Transcripts/Registrion/License:

If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license.

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees

•Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian employees

•List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.

Note:

Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s). 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 The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/02/2026 To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13078908 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the lest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and prive sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Additional informion on how to complete or upde your resume may be loced here . For qualificion determinion your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.

GS-0301-09.

Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such informion you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional informion may be loced here . 5.

Return Rights:

Per

AFI 36-1101

•DCIPS employees have no stutory right of return to the previous position, unit, or geographic locion.

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Agency contact informion Total Force Service Center Phone 1-800-525-0102 DO.NOT.EMAIL@CALL.ONLY Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.



Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. 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 following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion:
Questionnaire Resume:

Your resume 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 is illegible/unreadable. Additional informion on resume requirements can be loced under "How To Apply".

Transcripts/Registrion/License:

If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license.

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees

•Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian employees

•List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.

Note:

Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s). 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 The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/02/2026 To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13078908 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the lest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and prive sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Additional informion on how to complete or upde your resume may be loced here . For qualificion determinion your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.

GS-0301-09.

Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such informion you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional informion may be loced here . 5.

Return Rights:

Per

AFI 36-1101

•DCIPS employees have no stutory right of return to the previous position, unit, or geographic locion.

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Total Force Service Center Phone 1-800-525-0102 DO.NOT.EMAIL@CALL.ONLY Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.



Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. 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 Locion few vacancies in the following locion: Hill AFB, UT No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $106,437

•$138,370 per year Pay scale & grade GG 13 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel

•The employee may be required to travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

AFMC-221013-13078908-BMR

Control number 886930900

Benefits

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