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SUPERVISORY IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST

Naval Systems Management Activity

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DCFull-time$169–197K/yrPosted 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$169–197K/yr
Location
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Supervisory IT Cybersecurity Specialist serves in the Naval Systems Management Activity, making independent risk-based authorization decisions for SAP systems and interconnections. The role leads through subordinate supervisors, develops local policy where guidance is missing or ambiguous, sets priorities for continuous monitoring, assessments, and incident response, and formulates and executes the directorate budget. The position is in the excepted service and may require an uncommon tour.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Risk-Based Authorization Decisions, requiredCybersecurity Strategy, requiredCybersecurity Policy, requiredCybersecurity Governance, requiredSupervision, requiredAttention to Detail, requiredCustomer Service, requiredOral Communication, requiredProblem Solving, required

Qualifications

One Year Specialized Experience, required

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST in the NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.

Duties

  • You will make independent, risk-based authorization decisions (Authorization to Operate (ATO), Interim Authorization to Test (IATT), Denial, Suspension, or Revocation to Operate (DATO) for SAP systems and interconnections.
  • You will lead a multi-tier organization through subordinate supervisors.
  • You will write local policy where guidance is missing or ambiguous.
  • You will set priorities and escalation thresholds for continuous monitoring, assessments and incident response.
  • You will formulate, defend and execute the directorate budget.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-14) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience includes duties related to the following: Making, or formally recommending to an Authorizing Official, risk-based authorization decisions (for example, ATO, IATT, ATO with conditions, or denial) for classified or national security information systems under the NIST Risk Management Framework, CNSSI 1253, the Joint SAP Implementation Guide (JSIG), or an equivalent framework, while serving as an Authorizing Official, Delegated Authorizing Official, Authorizing Official Designated Representative, or lead Security Control Assessor; Leading the development or implementation of cybersecurity strategy, policy, or governance for an organization's classified networks or systems, such as interpreting national, DoD, or Intelligence Community policy and issuing implementing guidance, standards, or procedures; Supervising, or serving as a team leader over, cybersecurity professionals, including assigning and reviewing work and evaluating or contributing to the evaluation of performance. Your experience must reflect skill in the following areas: attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving. 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-b/

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: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: USA Hire, Structured Resume Review The USA Hire Assessments includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. This announcement uses the Assessment-Based Cut-off Score; Business-Necessity Cut-Off Score; Set Number of Applicants; Percentage of Top-Ranked Applicants method under Rule of Many, 5 CFR § 332.402. Veterans' preference will apply. Applicants are ranked in score order based on assessment rating plus veterans' preference points, as applicable. If set number/percentage: All applicants tied at the cut line will be referred. The hiring manager will receive a sufficient number of names, when available, to consider at least three candidates per vacancy. If fewer than three eligible and available candidates per vacancy result, the vacancy announcement may be extended or re-opened as appropriate. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. 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. 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. 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 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) does not apply to Excepted Service Positions. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. 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. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability to successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or final job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

How this job compares

Set against the 484 open IT Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$169–197K/yr
  • US median$118–176K/yr315 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $183K, is 22% above the US median midpoint ($150K) — in the top quarter of IT Manager salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 484 open IT Manager jobs across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four IT Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 378 postings).
Education
184 of the 484 open IT Manager jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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