Information Technology Cybersecurity Specialist (Operating Systems)

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.Conducts continuing analyses of the design and function of the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM),Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) Hunt Forward Operations (HFO) program cyber systems.Collaborates with Hunt Forward Operations (HFO) teams to conduct cyber incident mission response activities to ensure the teams make optimal use of IT infrastructure assets.Serves as a member of a Cyber Incident Response Team, providing Capability and Infrastructure planning, real-time operational support and technical advice and guidance.Monitors external data sources (cyber defense vendor sites, Computer Emergency Response Teams, Security Focus) to maintain currency of cyber defense threat conditions.Leverages IT expertise to assure that specialized and complex HFO architecture (servers, networks, and workstations) is organized into transportable kits for set-up at forward operating locations worldwide.Assists in assessing the impact of implementing and sustaining a dedicated cyber defense infrastructure.Coordinates with Cyber Defense Analysts to manage and administer the updating of rules and signatures (intrusion detection/protection systems, anti-virus, and content blacklists) for specialized cyber defense applications.Contributes substantively to all phases of the design/development, test/evaluation, integration/implementation, and post-implementation assessment of new cybersecurity capabilities.