Experience levels
- Level 1: < 5 years of experience
- Level 2: 5– < 10 years of experience
- Level 3: 10+ years of experience
Responsibilities could include but are not limited to
- Review, analyze, and/or apply:
- Internet security protocols such as SSL, S-HTTP, S-MIME, IPSec, SSH
- TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, SMTP, SNMP
- Approved GC Cryptographic Algorithms
- Directory Standards such as X.400, X.500, and SMTP
- Networking Protocols (for example, HTTP, FTP, Telnet)
- Network hardening (for example: shell scripting, service identification)
- Technical IT Security safeguards
- IT Security tools and techniques
- Operating Systems such as MS, Unix, Linux, and Novell
- Intrusion detection systems and firewalls
- Network routers, multiplexers and switches
- Wireless technology
- Analyze security data and provide advisories and reports
- Conduct impact analysis for new software implementations, major configuration changes and patch management
- Develop proof-of-concept models and trials for IT Security
- Design/develop IT Security protocols
- Identify and analyze technical threats to, and vulnerabilities of, networks
- Analyze IT Security tools and techniques
- Complete tasks related to authorization and authentication in physical and logical environments
- Prepare tailored IT Security alerts and advisories from open and closed sources
- Complete tasks directly supporting the departmental IT Security and Cyber Protection Program
- Develop and deliver training material relevant to the resource category
Specialties could include but are not limited to
- SSL,
- S-HTTP
- HTTP
- FTP
- Telnet
- S-MIME
- IPSec
- X.400/X.500 Directory Standards
- X.509 Certificate Protocols
- TCP/IP
- UDP
- DNS
- SMTP
- SNTP
