IT Specialist; Infosec Security Clearance

Position: IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC) with Security Clearance
Duties -- 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.

-- 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.

-- 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.

-- implements and manages the air force electronic key management system program. This includes system configuration and operation of the local management device, data transfer device, and key processor. Initializes the system, performs system backups, determines operator access, and control functions (privilege management), reloads and configures the operating system's parameters. Installs or oversees installation of local comsec account hardware and software, including training alternates in the afekms operations.

Serves as secure telecommunications units/elements (stu-iii) representative and emissions security program (emsec) administrator. Develops, implements, and monitors security systems for the protection of controlled cryptographic cards, documents, ciphers, devices, communications centers, and equipment. Validates strapping and configuration options of cryptographic units.

-- provides technical training and instruction on computer security awareness training and education (sate) program procedures to supervisors, employees, and/or unit security representatives. Utilizes computer-based training for both initial and recurring information protection training. Conveys the degree of reliance on information systems, the potential consequences arising from the lack of secure information systems, the organization's commitment to secure information systems, and the means by which users can protect information systems.

Conducts annual comsec training for squadron comsec users. Uses a wide variety of formal training materials, such as outlines, handouts, publications, films, exhibits, protective devices, and visual aids to provide and/or reinforce information related to communications-computer systems security awareness practices.

-- assists unit personnel with duties involving a wide range of communications and information systems and telecommunications programs consisting of tactical communications equipment, lan systems, information resource management, and information protection programs.

-- performs other duties as assigned. Please contact hro for complete position description. Requirements conditions of employment
* national guard membership is required. If you are not sure you are eligible…