Supervisory Information Technology Specialist (Information Security)

About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at NETCOM, Stuttgart, Germany. The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months with possible extension up to 5 years.

Leads Battalion Security/Information Assurance activities across Information, Cyber, Personnel, and Physical Security programs.

Manages the development, implementation, accreditation, risk management, and maintenance of all Battalion Security/IA policies and standards.

Oversees Battalion protection of automated systems, networks, and data while supporting C4IM services and SCI-level security requirements.

Leads long-range security planning by defining requirements, designing programs to reduce vulnerabilities, and developing strategies for integrating new security technologies and systems.

Ensures compliance with DoD and Army Security/IA requirements by coordinating system development, maintaining RMF and accreditation processes, and preparing accreditation documentation for Battalion systems.

Conducts holistic security assessments by identifying risks, reporting threats, enforcing clearance and authorization requirements, and managing audit reviews to ensure corrective actions and secure access controls.

Advises Battalion leadership by developing and refining cybersecurity/IA plans, policies, and priorities and integrating organizational input into long- and short-range planning.

Evaluates cybersecurity/IA requirements by analyzing infrastructure needs, conducting studies, integrating resulting architectures, and recommending system development priorities.

Monitors Battalion cybersecurity/IA activities by ensuring policy compliance, managing certification requirements, maintaining training records, and initiating documentation and reporting procedures.

Supervises all assigned personnel by planning work, setting priorities, evaluating performance, resolving complaints, managing schedules, and overseeing hiring and development activities.

Analyzes organizational programs by assessing resource needs, improving processes, preparing reports, coordinating requirements with stakeholders, and applying qualitative and quantitative methods to enhance effectiveness.