Cyber Battle Captain
What you'd do
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 Ft. Meade, MD.
Major duties
Directs the dynamic re-tasking of the Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) and other CMF elements in response to emergent, national-level threats. During tier-one cyber events, initiates and directs Crisis Action Teams (CAT), formulates immediate courses of action (COAs), and executes operational directives on behalf of the Commander. Rapidly synthesizes highly classified, technical intelligence and operational data from multiple DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) sources into concise, actionable strategic assessments for senior policymakers. Acts as the primary operational liaison for synchronizing operations with numerous Intelligence Community agencies and allied partner cyber commands. Develops and implements performance standards, makes or recommends selections for senior positions, and provides authoritative direction on policies and procedures. Oversees the rigorous training, certification, and readiness of all subordinate JOC watch standers.
What you need to qualify
CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT. YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS". This position is in the Supervision/Management work category at the expert work level within the CES Occupational Structure. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one-year specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by: 1. Managing teams to deconflict offensive and defensive efforts during cyberspace events. 2. Analyzing multiple source intelligence products to provide senior leadership assessments supporting the decision-making process. 3. Formulating operational products (i.e. Situation Reports, Commander's Critical Information Requirements) to facilitate understanding of cyberspace events. 4. Briefing on-going cyberspace events to senior leaders enhance situational awareness.
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