SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (STO) OFFICER

Major Duties

• Institutes procedures to ensure early identification and protection of activities, operational concepts, combat developments, and potential research and development breakthroughs within ARCYBER that may warrant SAP protection.
• Oversees command STO/SAP activity.
• Manages and directs ARCYBER STO/SAP facility that hosts a wide range of organizations, both government and private in nature, for the purpose of evaluating, testing, and training personnel on the use and function of new technology.
• Participates in strategic planning to improve organizational direction and focus using strategic planning tools and techniques
• Prepares and submits annual STO/SAP reports to HQDA.
• Performs full range of supervisory functions.

Qualifications/ Specialized Experience

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Current DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee (non-Army) Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army) Current Permanent DoD Civilian Employee (non-Army) Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. In order to qualify, you must meet the edication and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. This position is in the Supervision/Management Work Category at the Senior Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one-year specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by providing Special Technical Operations (STO)/Special Access Program (SAP) program management and oversight of government and private activities to ensure new, emerging and/or highly sensitive equipment/methodologies are protected; advising senior leaders on classification, declassification, downgrading and upgrading of STO/SAP information; performing Special Access Program Security Officer duties (i.e establishing STO/SAP internal inspection programs to identify areas of concern to propose and implement solutions, ensuring command STO/SAPs undergo required security and programmatic reviews, formulating internal security policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory directives, preparing/submitting program security plans, maintaining access rosters and developing/presenting SAP indoctrination briefings); developing strategic planning tools and techniques to train individuals and organizations on C2 processes, systems, and the integration of multi-level classifications involving sensitive military capabilities during exercises, operational rehearsals, and experiments using live, virtual, constructive air, land, and space forces.