Total 1 job vacancies by Air National Guard Units

GS-11 DUTIES:

1. Serves as the Computer Security (COMPUSEC) Manager. Protects and maintains the availability, integrity, confidentiality, and accountability of information system resources and information processed throughout the system's life cycle. Establishes and publishes squadron policy to manage the COMPUSEC program. Disseminates information and ensures computer security practices are adhered to by all functional areas in-garrison and in support of deployed war-fighting personnel. Reviews, analyzes, and validates certification and accreditation packages. Continuously identifies and analyzes threats and vulnerabilities to the information systems to maintain an appropriate level of protection. Ensures computer software designs address information system security requirements. Accomplishes risk analysis, security testing, and certification due to modifications or changes to computer systems. Evaluates, assesses, or locally tests and approves all hardware, software, and firmware products that provide security features prior to use on any accredited information system or network. Certifies all software prior to installation and use on communications and computer systems. Executes computer security plans and enforces mandatory access control techniques such as trusted routers, bastion hosts, gateways, firewalls, or other methods of information systems protection.

2. Manages the Information Assurance Program. Implements procedures to ensure protection of information transmitted to the squadron, among units in the squadron, and from the squadron units using local or wide area networks, the worldwide web or other communications modes. Utilizes current and future multi-level security products collectively to provide data integrity, confidentiality, authentication, non-repudiation, and access control of the Local Area Network (LAN). Reports to Major Command (MAJCOM), Air Force Communications Agency (AFCA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team (AFCERT) all incidents involving viruses, tampering, or unauthorized system entry. Controls access to prevent unauthorized persons from using network facilities. Limits access to privileged programs (i.e., operating system, system parameter and configuration files, and databases), utilities, and security-relevant programs/data files to authorized personnel. Implements methods to prevent or minimize direct access, electronic or other forms of eavesdropping, interpreting electro-mechanical emanations, electronic intercept, telemetry interpretation, and other techniques designed to gain unauthorized access to Automated Data Processing (ADP) information, equipment, or processes. Recognizes such potential and defines vulnerabilities and oversees the installation of physical and technical security barriers to prevent others from improperly obtaining such information.

3. Serves as the Communications Security (COMSEC) Manager for all cryptographic activities including managing the Cryptographic Access Program (CAP). Formulates and develops communications security criteria and requirements for inclusion in mobility, contingency, and exercise plans. Maintains accountability for sensitive cryptographic materials and related COMSEC information. Oversees issuance of COMSEC materials. Maintains COMSEC inventory on the Computerized Management of COMSEC Material (CM2) database. Prepares and evaluates written plans for emergency actions and ensures personnel are fully qualified in the execution of plans. Investigates security incidents to determine the possibility of compromise to COMSEC materials and ensures documentation and reporting to appropriate channels. Performs destruction, receiving, issuing, and inspecting COMSEC material within the most stringent timelines. Furnishes written guidance to user accounts concurring effective dates, accounting procedures, destruction requirements, and physical security of COMSEC keying materials. Performs semi-annual functional reviews of all COMSEC user accounts, physically inspecting the user's COMSEC facilities, reviewing procedures, and audit of all cryptographic holdings. As required, manages the Certification Authority Workstation. Administers the CAP by conducting briefings prior to granting access to cryptographic information. Documents cryptographic access certificates and acts as liaison for scheduling polygraph examinations of personnel enrolled in the program.

DUTIES CONTINUED UNDER EDUCATION