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