LEAD IT SPECIALIST (SYSADMIN)

This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It has been identified as a position necessary to carry out and support the mission of the US Cyber Command. It is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. It is located in the DISA WHCA/WHW940.

Serves as a systems administrator, which includes planning, designing, process, and policy management.

Responsible for establishing and implementing the strategy for maintaining and improving capacity planning, architecture, and process management for an IT team.

Ensures systems are kept current with appropriate software, patches, fixes for security issues, and all Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA) compliance requirements.

Ensures information security and assurance policies, principles, and practices are an integral element of the operating environment.

Configures systems based on organizational cyber security standards to include: STIGS, Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP), and industry level hardening tools.

There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at the GG-13 grade level.