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Information Technology Specialist (INFOSEC) – Direct Hire Authority
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations · Arlington, Virginia · Closes in 10 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The public may apply, but you must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the United States. The agency says this is a public notice that may or may not lead to a selection.
Experience: You need IT-related experience showing four competencies: attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving. You also need at least 1 full year of specialized experience comparable to GS-12 in federal service, such as conducting cybersecurity assessments, recommending safeguards, and giving cybersecurity advice to stakeholders. The job is at the GS-13 grade level. Experience can be paid or unpaid, or come from intensive IT training such as certifications.
Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade. Education requirements do not apply to this announcement.
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 10 days (November 13, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
This job will close once the agency receives 100 applications, which may be before the stated closing date.
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: You will take the ApplyGov competency-based online assessment and receive a score from 70 to 100, and it needs at least 2 hours. Subject matter experts will review resumes of the top candidates, and resumes longer than two pages are ruled out. Overstating your experience may get you removed from consideration.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Top Secret), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Show your specialized experience clearly in your resume, with start and end dates and hours per week for each job.
- Apply early, because the job may close once 100 applications are received.
- Keep your resume to two pages or less, since longer resumes are ruled out.
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