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It Specialist (Infosec)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology · Posted 64 days ago
Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT $91K – $118K Apply by Jul 22, 2026 Information Technology Management ENTJINTJINTPISTJ EngineeringOperationsEducation
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Join VA's Infrastructure Operations (IO) to deliver and maintain secure, high-availability IT and cloud solutions. Help protect and modernize mission-critical systems and support quality services for Veterans. Work in a dynamic, innovative environment as Supervisor IT Specialist. Apply Now! Located in the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS)/Infrastructure Operations (IO).
What You'll Do
- →Serve as the Communications Security (COMSEC) Manager, overseeing the installation, testing, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of PKI and encryption systems to support VA missions across on-premises and cloud environments.
- →Apply networking concepts and security methodologies to support secure system integration, implementation planning, and lifecycle management of classified materials and encrypted assets.
- →Administer the acquisition, control, distribution, and accountability of classified COMSEC equipment, materials, and keying devices, ensuring compliance with agency procedures and regulatory documents.
- →Advise senior management on risk levels, security posture, and compliance issues related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of secure data and classified information.
- →Conduct inventories, manage secure documentation, and report discrepancies for all COMSEC equipment and materials in accordance with agency policies.
- →Collaborate with stakeholders to establish and maintain continuity of operations programs, disaster recovery strategies, and mission assurance plans related to cryptographic security.
- →Install, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain customer hardware, software, and network devices, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability in line with information assurance policies.
- →Develop and update customer support and IT security policies, procedures, and standards, as well as maintain tracking and resolution databases for incident management.
- →Conduct systems security evaluations, audits, and reviews; participate in network and system design to ensure compliance with security policies and best practices.
- →Deliver training to personnel in proper COMSEC procedures and use of related equipment, and promote organization-wide security awareness, ensuring user compliance with established cybersecurity policies and standards.
- →This is a Bargaining Unit Position.
- →This position is primarily aligned to the following NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework work roles: Cybersecurity Code: 723 - Communications Security (COMSEC) Manager: Individual who manages the Communications Security (COMSEC) resources of an organization (CNSSI 4009) or key custodian for a Crypto Key Management System (CKMS).
- →Cybersecurity Code: 411 - Tech Support Specialist: Provides technical support to customers who need assistance utilizing client-level hardware and software in accordance with established or approved organizational process components (i.e., Master Incident Management Plan, when applicable).
- →Cybersecurity Code: 461 - Systems Security Analyst: Responsible for the analysis and development of the integration, testing, operations, and maintenance of systems security.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation May serve a probationary period.
- ✓A complete application package; Resume, SF-50s, etc.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9990fbac-566e-4f27-883f-00e766037a3a
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