Network Threat Responder

Join a Team Built on Innovation and Purpose—Air Force Civilian Service Cyberspace and Information Technology needs “Ready Talent” to Advance Innovation and Strengthen Mission Success to shape the future!

The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for a full-time Network Threat Responder, GG-2210-12, U.S Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska.

Are you an elite cyber defender? U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is seeking a senior Network Threat Responder to protect our nation's most critical networks. Join our team at Offutt AFB, NE, and lead advanced incident response and proactive threat-hunting operations. You'll apply expert forensic, malware, and network analysis to detect, analyze, and mitigate sophisticated cyber threats. If you have a passion for defending against advanced adversaries and hold or can obtain a TS SCI clearance, this mission critical role is for you.

Make a difference at the heart of national security.

Base Salary Range: $103,225 – $141,078

Recruitment, and Relocation may be available

This is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Personnel System position aligned under authorities of Section 1599f, of Title 10, Chapter 81 United States Code and DOD Instruction 1400.25-V3007.

Required 3-year probationary period for new Federal government appointments.

CES applies and documents Veterans’ Preference IAW Department of Defense (DoDI) 1400.25, Volume 3005.

This position can close at any time.

The primary purpose of the position is:
The primary purpose of this position is to detect, analyze, and mitigate cyber threats to USSTRATCOM networks through advanced incident response and proactive threat hunting operations, applying expert forensic, malware, and network analysis to strengthen the command’s cybersecurity posture.

U.S. Citizenships Required.

This is a designated Drug Testing Position.

Must be able to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). A non-disclosure agreement must be signed.

This is a Mission Essential (ME) position. Active Guard and Reserve personnel are not qualified.

• Knowledge of IT security principles, cyber forensics, and cyber threat detection, including disk, network, memory, and malware analysis disciplines; associated tools, methodologies, and techniques; and the ability to identify, analyze, and develop countermeasures against adversary attempts to access or compromise classified and unclassified DoD networks and systems.
• Knowledge of and skill in applying incident management, response, analysis, and reporting processes, including incident categories, appropriate response actions, required timelines, and the full range of incident response activities such as countermeasure development, malware analysis, network traffic analysis, and system forensics.
• Knowledge of and proficiency with computer network defense and vulnerability assessment tools and technologies, including commercial and open source capabilities such as network traffic analysis tools, authentication technologies, SIEM platforms, firewalls, malicious code detection tools, intrusion detection and prevention systems, proxies, email security filters, and vulnerability scanners used across DoD networks.
• Knowledge of cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and attack methodologies, including threat actor capabilities, classes of attacks (passive, active, insider, close in, distribution), and system/application vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows, mobile code exploits, cross site scripting, SQL/PL SQL injection, race conditions, covert channels, replay attacks, return oriented programming, and malicious code.
• Skill in applying INFOSEC and computer network defense concepts,…