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The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position. SENIOR Entry is with an Associate's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience; or at least 18 semester hours of military coursework/training plus 8 years of relevant experience; or a Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree plus 4 years of relevant experience; or a Doctoral degree plus 2 years of relevant experience.

EXPERT Entry is with an Associate's degree plus 11 years of relevant experience; or at least 18 semester hours of military coursework/training degree plus 11 years of relevant experience; or a Bachelor's degree plus 9 years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree plus 7 years of relevant experience; or a Doctoral degree plus 5 years of relevant experience. Relevant experience must include one or more of the following areas: network or system administration; computer or information systems design/development/installation, programming; information analysis, cyber analysis, network security analysis, or vulnerability analysis; penetration testing; computer forensics; information assurance; systems engineering; using specialized test equipment and network analysis tools (for example, ping trace-route, network management software, and loopbacks); developing, designing, or integrating technical systems or subsystems; applying international telecommunication standards and protocols (for example, DWDM, VOIP, Layer 2/3 VPN, ISDN, SONET, or TCP/IP).

Experience may also include network engineering (i.e., design/analysis of networks, routers, switches, firewalls, protocol); installing and configuring networks, routers, and firewalls; managing IT projects; or collaborating across organizations or agencies. If not credited toward education requirement, completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis course), Undergraduate Cyber Training (UCT), Network Warfare Bridge Course (NWBC)/ Intermediate Network Warfare Training (INWT), Cyber Defense Operations will be considered towards the relevant experience requirement (i.e., 20-24 weeks course will count as 6 months of experience, 10-14 weeks will count as 3 months of experience).

Relevant certifications can count for up to one total year of experience (e.g., Security+ Certification, CISCO Certified Network Associate, Network+, Certified Information Systems Security Professional).

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