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IT Specialist (INFOSEC)
U.S. Marine Corps · Orlando, Florida · Closes in 27 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

Only U.S. citizens can apply. The notice is open to the public, but the agency clarifies that applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or NH-02 pay band, in federal service or in the private or public sector. Specialized experience covers areas such as IT principles, cybersecurity, the Risk Management Framework, computer networking, and cloud computing. Paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, can count.

Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Licenses and certifications:

Certification under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) in the assigned category, within set timeframes
DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification, obtained and maintained

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.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Complete resume, no more than 2 pages, showing employer names, dates (month/year), hours per week for part-time work, and job titles and duties For federal experience, pay plan, series, and grade level on the resume Copies of any professional memberships, licenses, certificates, or credentials you claim Official or unofficial transcripts, or a list of courses, grades, and dates, if you use education to meet requirements DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference, though it does not apply under this hiring authority Statement of service on command letterhead if you are an active duty service member

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 27 days (November 30, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

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: Qualified applicants are rated on their resume and supporting documents, and may be referred to the hiring manager, who may interview them. If your resume overstates your qualifications, you may be found not qualified, and errors or missing documents can lower your rating or remove you from consideration.

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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 (Secret), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Email your resume to smb_mcsc_eng_recruiting@usmc.mil and put DE-13105049-27-EL in the subject line, or it may not be processed.
Keep your resume to 2 pages and show dates as month/year, plus hours per week for any part-time work.
If you use education to meet requirements, send transcripts or a course list with your application, and send a copy of any certification you claim.

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