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Swfpac Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM)
STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP) · Bangor, Washington · Closes in 13 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is open to U.S. citizens, nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S., and the agency clarifies that only U.S. citizens may apply. This job uses a special direct hire authority, so veterans' preference does not apply, though you can still claim it with proof.
Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to NH-03 (GS-13), in federal or private or public sector work. The experience must cover cybersecurity governance and risk oversight, such as leading system authorizations (ATOs), writing security policies, assessing controls and risks, and advising senior leaders.
Education: This job has no education requirement.
Licenses and certifications:
- Credentials under SECNAV M-5239.2 for Information Systems Security Manager-Advanced, within 12 months of appointment
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 13 days (November 16, 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: Your resume, Occupational Questionnaire and supporting documents will be rated on six competencies: developing others, managing human resources, cybersecurity, IT configuration management, system administration, and technical documentation development. Applicants found to have inflated their qualifications may be ruled ineligible, and incomplete packages lose 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 (Sensitive Compartmented Information), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Make your resume show the dates, hours per week, and grade for each federal job, or it may not count.
- Include copies of any credentials you claim, since they must be submitted with your application.
- Put the announcement number DE-13106766-27-BAC in the subject line when emailing jobs@swfpac.navy.mil.
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