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IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

Naval Air Systems Command

Orlando Naval Warfare Center, FLFull-time$126–192K/yrPosted 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$126–192K/yr
Location
Orlando Naval Warfare Center, FL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The IT Cybersecurity Specialist (INFOSEC) serves in the Cyber Department of NAWCTSD Orlando. The role leads team assignments and projects, monitors work progress, and prepares reports and records. Candidates must demonstrate one year of IT-related experience and one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower pay band, including experience with cybersecurity authorization, continuous monitoring, operational environments, technical leadership, or project coordination.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Attention to DetailCustomer ServiceOral CommunicationProblem SolvingAssessment and AuthorizationSystem Continuous MonitoringCybersecurityTeam LeadershipProject ManagementVulnerability Mitigation

Qualifications

One Year IT ExperienceOne Year Specialized Experience

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC) in the CYBER DEPARTMENT of NAWCTSD ORLANDO. This position has a control point of GS-14 Step 10. If selected, your salary will be set according to the established control points of this position which is $125,776 - $163,514

Duties

  • You will serve as a leader by articulating and communicating assignments, projects, and actionable events to the team, including milestones, deadlines, and time-frames for completion
  • You will monitor and report on the status and progress of work.
  • You will prepare reports and maintain records of work accomplishments and administrative information as required.

Qualifications

(DS-06) Your resume must demonstrate one year of information technology related experience in the federal service or private or public sector demonstrating the following four competencies, as defined: 1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. 2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. 3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. 4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. In addition to my experience demonstrating the four competencies above, I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower pay band (DS-05) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate some or all of the following duties: 1) Executing and managing the Assessment and Authorization (A&A) frameworks process across a portfolio of information systems, ensuring critical milestones and authorization deadlines are met; 2) Managing and evaluating System Level Continuous Monitoring (SLCM) operations to ensure ongoing compliance and proactive vulnerability mitigation; 3) Integrating cybersecurity principles into diverse operational environments, such as dynamic Research Development Test & Evaluation labs or high-utilization acquisition programs; 4) Serving in a leadership or senior technical advisory capacity, including coaching team members, distributing workloads, and guiding technical staff; 5) Applying project management principles to coordinate cybersecurity efforts, track Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), and negotiate technical mitigations with program managers and senior leadership. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/ OR https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-b/ . Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

How You Will Be Evaluated

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: CYBERSECRUITY PROBLEM SOLVING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TEST AND EVALUATION PARTNERING This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: USA Hire and Structured Interview You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,221 open Information Security jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$126–192K/yr
  • Florida median$120–187K/yr27 salary ranges
  • US median$130–203K/yr895 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $159K, is close to the Florida median midpoint ($158K) — in the middle half of Information Security salary ranges in Florida.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 38 open Information Security jobs in Florida and 1,221 across the US. 16% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Florida
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Information Security postings that state a minimum ask for (median 8 years, across 1,022 postings).
Education
272 of the 1,221 open Information Security jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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