To receive consideration, you must submit a resume and answer NASA-specific questions. The NASA questions appear after you submit your resume and are transferred to the NASA web site. If you successfully apply, USAJOBS will show your application status as 'Received'. If your status is 'Application Status Not Available', you have not successfully applied. Do not rely on a USAJOBS email to confirm successful application. Only an email from NASA confirms a successful application.
The NASA Pathways Intern Program provides students with the opportunity to explore NASA careers and gain meaningful developmental work experience.
The Pathways Intern will be working in the Risk Management and Security Office. The Risk Management and Security Office develops, implements, and executes a security strategy which balances the needs of the NASA Glenn Research Center against the threats of the modern integrated Internet. Mitigates threats, investigates concerns, educates colleagues, and manages legal and regulatory security requirements. This includes network scanning, Security Plan development, FISMA reporting, Incident Response, Firewall Management, Web site scans, as well as resolving issues related to the release and protection of center information. Also responsible for Agencywide security communications and training provided through the IT Security Awareness and Training Center.
The Intern will be converting to an IT Specialist (Security) with a full performance to the GS-13 level.
Summary
To receive consideration, you must submit a resume and answer NASA-specific questions. The NASA questions appear after you submit your resume and are transferred to the NASA web site. If you successfully apply, USAJOBS will show your application status as 'Received'. If your status is 'Application Status Not Available', you have not successfully applied. Do not rely on a USAJOBS email to confirm successful application. Only an email from NASA confirms a successful application.
The NASA Pathways Intern Program provides students with the opportunity to explore NASA careers and gain meaningful developmental work experience.
The Pathways Intern will be working in the Risk Management and Security Office. The Risk Management and Security Office develops, implements, and executes a security strategy which balances the needs of the NASA Glenn Research Center against the threats of the modern integrated Internet. Mitigates threats, investigates concerns, educates colleagues, and manages legal and regulatory security requirements. This includes network scanning, Security Plan development, FISMA reporting, Incident Response, Firewall Management, Web site scans, as well as resolving issues related to the release and protection of center information. Also responsible for Agencywide security communications and training provided through the IT Security Awareness and Training Center.
The Intern will be converting to an IT Specialist (Security) with a full performance to the GS-13 level.
The Pathways Intern will assist in the various operational efforts to develop, implement, maintain, and monitor IT Security services within the Glenn Research Center that provide confidentiality, availability, and integrity to assure mission and project success. Perform entry-level incident response functions, such as: mitigation recommendations; forensic analysis; data decryption, backup, and recovery; incident reporting; statistical reports; and recommend follow-up actions to prevent future incidents. With the guidance and assistance of a mentor, assess baseline measures of networking and security performance and identify performance or security deficiencies and/or strengths in the current implementation. Assist in addressing the issues identified. Assist in identifying, managing, and protecting sensitive data applicably within the Center and Enterprise. Facilitate this data protection via processes and tools to implement the necessary capabilities.
Perform correlation and analysis of vulnerability scans and other relevant data to understand the security posture of the Center systems. Investigate and propose mechanisms to improve patching/configuration compliance and reduce risk to Center systems. Assist in the identification, creation, communication, and distribution of risk management or IT security policies to appropriately mitigate risks to the systems and data within the Center. Develop a working knowledge of the laws, policies, regulations, and guidelines covering the use of IT and data within the Federal environment, particularly NASA. Develop an understanding of the existing data sources and capabilities to assist in the coordination of responses to data calls and reporting requests.
Assist in the management and oversight of IT Security Projects. These projects may include: security operations, incident response, information protection, program protection, or networking projects. Assist with communications planning, organizational outreach, schedule monitoring and control as well as contractor or procurement surveillance. Assist the project leads in developing and providing an integrated standardized view of critical IT projects and their related cost, schedule, risk, and performance indicators. Develop an understanding of the ServiceNow tool and assist in leveraging the tools for service management and project management to support the IT Security office.
This position requires you to work a specific schedule such as one semester at school followed by one semester at NASA.
Pursuing a degree with a minimum of 30 semester hours completed.
Available to work at least 640 hours prior to completion of degree.
Expected completion date at least 1 year from date of appointment.
Pathways candidates must be pursuing a master's degree or higher.
You will be required to sign a Pathways Participant Agreement.
Qualifications
One of the following majors are preferred: • Computer Science • Electrical Engineering • Computer Engineering
To be eligible for this position, you must: • Be a U.S. citizen. • Be at least 16 years of age at the time of appointment. • Be enrolled (or accepted for enrollment) in an accredited educational institution. • Be enrolled at least half-time as defined by your educational institution. • Have and maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.90 (on a 4.00 scale).
The grade level you qualify for is based on education:
GS-7/1 ($47,027 pa) - Completion of 4 academic years of study for a bachelor's degree and accepted into a master's program.
GS-9/1 ($56,226 pa) - Completion of 1 academic year of master's level education or acceptance into a Doctoral program. The GS-9 level is the full performance for graduate students.
GS-11/1 ($62,643 pa) - Completion of 1 year of doctorate level study. The GS-11 level is the full performance level for PhD students.
Education
Pathways candidates must be pursuing or planning to pursue a standard professional curriculum in an accredited college or university leading to a masters degree or higher.
U.S. EDUCATION: Institutions located within the United States that have attained accreditation are listed on the U.S. Department of Education's website. To verify your institution's accreditation, please access this website (http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx). A complete listing of all institutions, including those located outside of U.S. territories, may be found in Accredited Institutions of Post-Secondary Education, a handbook published annually by the American Council on Education (ACE).
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, click this link (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html).
Additional information
You must meet eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
You will be considered for the highest grade for which you qualify. Interns may be promoted to higher grades based on the amount of education completed and acceptable performance, however, promotions are not guaranteed.
You will be expected to comply with Center Pathway policies located at: www.grc.nasa.gov/pathways/ (http://www.grc.nasa.gov/pathways/).
You will serve a trial period for the duration of the Intern appointment.
This is an appointment expected to start no earlier than October 2017, and last at least 1 year. Applicants must have at least 1 year remaining in their studies before they complete degree requirements. The expected completion date you enter in the NASA supplemental questionnaire will be used in making this determination.
Interns may work schedules not to exceed 1,040 hours per year (part-time or full-time on an intermittent basis). The supervisor and Intern will agree on a formally-arranged schedule of school and work rotations. A rotation is a defined period of work or school study, usually a semester, a summer, or a quarter in length. Interns must complete 640 hours of work in order to be eligible for conversion to the competitive service.
Although this vacancy announcement is advertised for multiple grade levels, it is not intended to convey any implication nor expectation that positions will be filled at all grade levels.
This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional positions within 90 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Interns may be considered for conversion to a term or permanent appointment within 120 days of completion of degree requirements provided they:
• Successfully completed an academic course of study with a GPA of at least 2.9 (on a 4.0 scale); • Complete a minimum of 640 hours of work experience before completing degree requirements; • Meet the qualification requirements for the position to which they are converted; and • Maintain acceptable performance.
Eligibility for conversion does not guarantee that NASA will offer conversion
If you are tentatively selected for this position you may be required to undergo a pre-employment background investigation.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, who are 18 but not yet 26 years old, must be registered with the selective service system (or have an exemption) to be eligible for federal employment. For additional information or to register, click here https://www.sss.gov/
The payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your application, including your answers to the NASA-specific questions, to ensure that you meet eligibility requirements and minimum qualifications. Candidates may be further evaluated based on preferred areas of study described above.
Veterans' preference applies in the hiring process. In order to receive preference in hiring, you must clearly identify your claim for veterans' preference when you apply. Veteran's preference will only be considered based on what is supported. For instance, if you claim 10-point preference, but are only able to document 5-point preference, you will be considered accordingly. For more information about Veterans' Preference, please visit this link.
Falsifying your background, education, and/or experience is cause for not hiring you or removal after hiring.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
NASA's application process has been specifically developed to ensure that we only ask you for information we absolutely need to evaluate your qualifications and eligibility. In order to apply for this position, you only need to submit your resume and answer the NASA supplemental questions. No additional documentation is accepted at the time of application. In this way we allow you to focus on preparing a resume that best describes your background and abilities. Nothing further is required until requested by the Human Resources Office. At that point, we may ask you to submit documentation to support statements made in your resume. For example, we may ask you to provide academic transcripts. If you are claiming veterans' preference, we may ask you to submit proof of veterans' preference (DD-214, and, if claiming 10-point preference, SF-15 plus proof required by that form). If you fail to provide the required documents within the stated time period, we may withdraw a job offer and/or remove you from further consideration.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Before you begin the application process, please read the vacancy announcement carefully and have all required information available. Failure to submit a resume that contains all of the required information may result in loss of consideration. Your application must be received no later than midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement. You may begin the process of submitting your resume by clicking on the 'Apply Online' link. In order to be considered, you must submit a resume using the resume builder available on the USAJobs site. NASA does not accept uploaded resumes created outside of the USAJobs resume builder process. Additionally, NASA does not accept documents attached through the USAJobs' document attachment feature. Once you submit your resume to NASA, you will be transferred to a NASA website and asked to complete a short series of NASA-specific questions. You must finish the entire process in order to have a complete application package and receive consideration. Your answers will not be saved unless you finish the entire application. If you successfully apply, USAJobs will show your application status as 'resume received - complete' (if your status is 'Application Started', you have not successfully applied.) Do not rely on a USAJOBS email to confirm successful application. Only an email from NASA confirms a successful application. [Centers to delete if not using USAJobs to receive applications]If you are unable to apply electronically for this position, submit your resume to: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 4200 Rideout Road Resume Operations Center/Mailstop: HS50 Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812.
DO NOT submit your resume directly to the Center advertising this vacancy. Mailed resumes must be received by the close of business on the closing date of the announcement. Hard copy resume requirements are provided at: Hard Copy Resume Requirements.
NASA's Resume Operations Center
4200 Rideout Road, Mailstop HS50
Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812
US
Next steps
If you are found qualified, you may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. Whether or not you are contacted for an interview depends upon the location of the position and the judgment of the selecting official. If you are selected, you will be notified by phone or email with a tentative job offer pending verification that you meet all eligibility and qualification requirements. An official, written firm job offer will only be issued once all requirements have been verified.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
NASA's application process has been specifically developed to ensure that we only ask you for information we absolutely need to evaluate your qualifications and eligibility. In order to apply for this position, you only need to submit your resume and answer the NASA supplemental questions. No additional documentation is accepted at the time of application. In this way we allow you to focus on preparing a resume that best describes your background and abilities. Nothing further is required until requested by the Human Resources Office. At that point, we may ask you to submit documentation to support statements made in your resume. For example, we may ask you to provide academic transcripts. If you are claiming veterans' preference, we may ask you to submit proof of veterans' preference (DD-214, and, if claiming 10-point preference, SF-15 plus proof required by that form). If you fail to provide the required documents within the stated time period, we may withdraw a job offer and/or remove you from further consideration.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Before you begin the application process, please read the vacancy announcement carefully and have all required information available. Failure to submit a resume that contains all of the required information may result in loss of consideration. Your application must be received no later than midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of the announcement. You may begin the process of submitting your resume by clicking on the 'Apply Online' link. In order to be considered, you must submit a resume using the resume builder available on the USAJobs site. NASA does not accept uploaded resumes created outside of the USAJobs resume builder process. Additionally, NASA does not accept documents attached through the USAJobs' document attachment feature. Once you submit your resume to NASA, you will be transferred to a NASA website and asked to complete a short series of NASA-specific questions. You must finish the entire process in order to have a complete application package and receive consideration. Your answers will not be saved unless you finish the entire application. If you successfully apply, USAJobs will show your application status as 'resume received - complete' (if your status is 'Application Started', you have not successfully applied.) Do not rely on a USAJOBS email to confirm successful application. Only an email from NASA confirms a successful application. [Centers to delete if not using USAJobs to receive applications]If you are unable to apply electronically for this position, submit your resume to: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 4200 Rideout Road Resume Operations Center/Mailstop: HS50 Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812.
DO NOT submit your resume directly to the Center advertising this vacancy. Mailed resumes must be received by the close of business on the closing date of the announcement. Hard copy resume requirements are provided at: Hard Copy Resume Requirements.
NASA's Resume Operations Center
4200 Rideout Road, Mailstop HS50
Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812
US
Next steps
If you are found qualified, you may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. Whether or not you are contacted for an interview depends upon the location of the position and the judgment of the selecting official. If you are selected, you will be notified by phone or email with a tentative job offer pending verification that you meet all eligibility and qualification requirements. An official, written firm job offer will only be issued once all requirements have been verified.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
