Information Technology Specialist

Overview

• Perform COMSEC duties.
• Provide IT security business process improvements, enabling better services while realizing efficiencies.
• Install, maintain, audit, and support a secure MS Windows network environment and web/data application services.
• Maintain DoD and AF internet applications and protocols including but not limited to Internet Protocol (IP), Trusted Computing Protocol (TCP), Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Secure Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTPS), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
• Maintain file servers, firewalls, network access, security monitoring systems, and system documentation as required.
• Interface with local customers and provide IT related support to quickly resolve problems.
• Analyze and troubleshoot system anomalies to ensure optimum equipment performance.
• Perform periodic maintenance, hardware upgrades and replacement, firmware updates and system configuration changes.
• Perform scheduled backups on systems as required.
• Manage the data backup library to include storage of tapes, disks and other magnetic media at the customer's location and off-site storage facilities as required
• Attend planning and requirements meetings with IT staff, program managers/analysts and customers as required.
• Prepare system for operational use and support operational tests and inspections.
• Provide technical guidance, technical leadership, mentoring, and quality assurance for AFLCMC/IN team members.
• Demonstrate thorough knowledge of current and older AF standard operating systems and server hardware/software including but not limited to:
  • Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/2007 Server,
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2003,
  • Microsoft Windows 7/XP/Vista operating systems (OS) administration and associated hardware.
• Apply working knowledge of Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), and data backup technologies to include COMSEC integration to maintain system operations.
• Able to work successfully in a dynamic environment and effectively interact with numerous DoD, military/civilian personnel, and industry partners.
• Aid with the acquisition and sustainment of IT systems for the weapon systems, subsystems, components, and equipment.
• Provide assistance with the acquisition and sustainment of IT equipment and software that will ensure contracting training content, presentation capabilities, and facilities are handicapped-accessible and responsive to the needs of the hearing or sight-impaired.
• Assist with the security accreditation process; the Net-Centric Operations (NCO) and Warfare Reference Model (WRM), the preparation of Information Support Plans (ISPs); Information Assurance (IA), network centric, and global grid interoperability requirements; Clinger-Cohen reporting requirements, and other information technology certification processes such as the Network Readiness Assessment (NRA).
• Assist in the operation of the necessary IT systems to ensure standardized file structures and seamless file sharing to execute daily interactions with the SIO, SSO and Staff, as well as the Directorate senior staff.
• Advise and assist in the development of System Security Management Plans, PPPs, Security Risk Analyses, Operations Security (OPSEC) Plans, Computer Certification and Accreditation, Security Vulnerability Analyses, Security Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), and other system security documents identified in MIL-HDBK 1785, DODI 5000.02 and AF Supplement 1.

• Clearance: TS/SCI
• Master's degree and ten (10) years of experience or,
• Bachelor's degree and eighteen (18) years of experience or,
• Twenty-two years (22) of relevant work experience
• Familiarity with security policy/manuals and the appropriate DCIDs/JAFANs and other guiding policy documen
• Knowledge of JAFAN 6/0, DCID/JAFAN 6/3, DCID/JAFAN 6/9, and Joint DODIIS/Cryptologic SCI Information Systems Security Standards, Common Criteria, and System Security Policy as they relate to certification and accreditation (C&A)
• IAT level II certification requied