Information Technology Specialist (INFOSEC)

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The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for a Full-Time Information Technology Specialist (INFOSEC) (NH-2210-03) to work at Air Force Materiel Command, (AFMC) in the Air Force Sustainment Center location in Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, Ohio at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. This federal job offers a rewarding and exciting career with benefits.

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Recruitment, Relocation, Retention and Student Loan Incentives may be authorized.

Roster may be used to fill like vacancies for the next 120 days

Salary Range ($92,841 - $143,523) Yearly with locality pay included

Job Open Date 7/10/2026

Job Close Date 7/24/2026

Who can apply: US Citizens

Senior Cybersecurity Specialist: Defend Our Most Secure Enclaves!

Are you a senior cybersecurity expert ready to protect the Department of War's most restricted and sensitive networks? The Cybersecurity Operations Branch is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist & Subject Matter Expert (SME) to oversee risk management and defense across our most secure environments.

In this critical, senior-level role, you will apply your deep technical knowledge to secure Special Access Program (SAP) and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) enclaves. You will be the technical authority ensuring our networks remain resilient, compliant, and impenetrable to adversarial threats.

What You Will Accomplish:

As a senior technical expert within the Cybersecurity Operations Branch, your daily focus will be on executing flawless security, assessment, and risk management protocols. You will:

- Defend SAP & SCI Enclaves: Lead the cybersecurity, network defense, and risk management operations that secure our most restricted SAP and SCI enclaves, as well as unclassified and Collateral SAP support systems.

- Master the Risk Management Framework (RMF): Command all phases of the RMF lifecycle, performing comprehensive security assessments, risk analysis, and system authorizations to guarantee absolute compliance and network integrity.

- Drive Cyber Resiliency & Technology: Evaluate and integrate cutting-edge cyber technologies designed to enhance system resiliency, ensuring our networks can withstand and rapidly recover from sophisticated cyberattacks.

- Manage Critical Vulnerability Assessments: Lead detailed vulnerability assessments and security controls testing, proactively identifying, escalating, and mitigating weaknesses before they can be exploited.

- Provide Expert Cyber Support: Serve as the strategic technical authority for the branch, providing high-level cyber support, risk assessments, and security consulting to project teams, managers, and senior stakeholders.

Be the Shield of Our Digital Defense. In modern, multi-domain warfare, our operations are only as secure as the networks they run on. By securing our SAP and SCI enclaves, you directly ensure that our software, data, and communications remain uncompromised, allowing our warfighters to operate with absolute confidence.

If you are a seasoned cybersecurity professional who thrives in highly secure, complex environments and wants your work to directly protect our nation's most closely guarded secrets, I highly encourage you to apply. Join the team that secures the digital frontline.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- U.S. Citizenship

- Obtain and maintain a security clearance commensurate with the position sensitivity code and must be able to obtain and maintain access to Special Access Program information and Sensitive Compartmented

Information

- Cyberspace qualification is a condition of employment. This position includes cyberspace work as a paramount duty

- This is a designated Drug Testing Position

- Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft

- May require work to be performed during hours outside the normal duty schedule

- Must be able to obtain and maintain Cyberspace qualification in accordance with DoDM 8140.03

Recruitment Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

1. Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk)

2. Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities

3. Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles used to manage risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data

4. Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies

5. Knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements

6. Knowledge of system life cycle management principles, including software security and usability

7. Skill in creating policies that reflect system security objectives

8. Skill in assessing security controls based on Cybersecurity principles and tenets. (e.g., CIS CSC, NIST SP 800-53, Cybersecurity Framework, etc.)

9. Ability to integrate information security requirements into the acquisition process; using applicable baseline security controls as one of the sources for security requirements; ensuring a robust software quality control process; and establishing multiple sources (e.g., delivery routes, for critical system elements)

10. Ability to identify critical infrastructure systems with information communication technology that were designed without system security considerations

RESUME: Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional information on how to complete the two-page resume is located at

Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period. Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. citizenship required. Must be of legal working age.