DLA Information Operations J6 (DOD) is hiring: IT Specialist (INFOSEC) in Battle

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below. Site specific salary information as follows:

• Battle Creek, MI: $88,621 – $115,213
• Columbus, OH: $92,475 – $120,222
• Dayton, OH: $91,922- $119,504
• Fort Belvoir, VA: $101,401- $131,826
• New Cumberland, PA: $101,401- $131,826
• Ogden, UT: $88,621 – $115,213
• Philadelphia, PA: $97,653- $126,955
• Richmond, VA: $92,573- $120,350

Overview

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Open & closing dates

09/29/2025 to 10/06/2025

Salary

Salary: $88,621 to $131,826 per year. See Summary Section for more salary information.

Duties

• Provide DOD/DLA logistics system Program Management Offices and user base support through account management: establishment, account maintenance, IT system and application account monitoring, network rights and access management governance.
• Use expert knowledge and critical thinking to resolve user access challenges and process requests. Communication is a result of multiple mechanisms such as ServiceNow, Email, Phone, Account Management Provisioning System.
• Employs critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and IT innovative technology capabilities to perform testing and ensure adherence to critical access controls.
• Participate in development and maintenance of authoritative policies and procedures, reflecting the legislative intent of the application Information Assurance (IA) laws and regulations.
• Act as the subject matter expert for DLA Enterprise access control audit functions, provide expert support for DLA audited applications. Audit functions include but not limited to Financial Statement Audit (Functional)…
• … Financial Statement Audit (Information Technology), Service Provider (SSAE18 (SOC1)) Statement of Assurance, IT General Controls testing, Control Observation (CO) and Notice of finding and Recommendation (NFR) remediation and monitoring…
• …attend access control audit discussions (DLA internal/Independent Public Auditor (IPA) participants), collect evidence, analyze data, and generate reports used for managing IT systems/applications and satisfy audit requirements
• Analyze and determine the impact of new or revised plans and policies on the current IA programs and operations for actual or potential effectiveness in achieving planned goals and objectives.
• Evaluate new policies and procedures to ensure compliance with NIST, FISCAM, DoD, DISA STIG, and local DLA policies.
• Any additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive, Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located anywhere within DLA Information Operations, J6.

Qualifications

To qualify for an IT Specialist (INFOSEC) your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Provides customer support for identity and access management related activities. Manages access management through records management, account creation, account management, compliance with policy, and access removal.
• Develops and maintains access management policies and procedures, adhering to NIST, FISCAM, DoD, and STIG guidelines.
• Direct audit support: responsible to maintain and provide evidential matter, perform risk analysis, develop and perform compliance testing, create and monitor corrective action plans through completion, develop closure packages, perform continuous monitoring
• Participate in continuous process improvement, employing a variety of innovative technology capabilities.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to : http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies:

• Reading Comprehension
• Decision Making
• Accountability
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Flexibility
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork
• Reasoning

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation may be completed and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. The rating you receive is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire and USA Hire assessments. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the competencies required for this position. If your resume and/or supporting documentation is reviewed and a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

Required documents

Required Documents

Help

To apply for this position you must provide a complete Application Package. Each Application Package MUST include:

1. Your Resume listing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for the qualifications and referred for selection consideration if eligible. IMPORTANT NOTE: Ensure that your resume does not contain any specialized characters, fonts, typefaces or formatting (e.g. tables, macros, etc.). It is also recommended that you convert/save your resume as a PDF prior to attaching to your application.
2. Applicable documents to support the eligibility(s) for which you are applying. Please review the following link for a listing of the additional documents you will need to provide: Supporting Documents.
3. If you are requesting a reasonable accommodation to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, submit documentation to support your request, including the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form found here.

Agency contact information

Kezia Evans

445-737-2839

Kezia.Evans@dla.mil

DLA Information Operations J6

8725 John J Kingman Rd

Ft Belvoir, VA 22060-6221

US

Next steps

If you meet the minimum qualifications of this position, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments (CBA) system. These additional online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement unless you have requested Reasonable Accommodation for the USA Hire CBA. Your results will be kept on record for one year when applying for future jobs that require the same USA Hire CBA. NOTE: If the USA Hire CBA is altered within a year of your last application, you will be required to take the new USA Hire CBA. If no additional online assessments are required you will receive an OPM notification stating “It has been determined that you have completed all required online assessments and your application is complete. No further action is required.”

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Agency contact information

Agency contact information

Kezia Evans

445-737-2839

Kezia.Evans@dla.mil

DLA Information Operations J6

8725 John J Kingman Rd

Ft Belvoir, VA 22060-6221

US

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Additional locations

Philadelphia, PA
Hill AFB, UT
Fort Belvoir, VA
Richmond, VA