Job opening: Security Specialist
Salary: $69 107 - 89 835 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Jul 27 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the ST-IC-W6KRAA US ARMY FUTURES AND CONCEPTS CENTER. Serve as a multi-discipline Security Specialist.
Duties
Evaluate physical security program operations for efficiency and effectiveness. Remain current with industry advances in security and protection devices (e.g., fencing, locking mechanisms, lighting, intrusion detection systems, etc.).
Conduct on-site visits to advise on physical security measures, enhance uniformity of operations, ensure compliance with provisions of all applicable regulations, and validate adherence to security standards.
Provide advice on physical security program areas including crime prevention, Command Security Upgrade Program (CSUP), anti-terrorism, demonstration activities, requests for intrusion detection systems, and similar issues and activities.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for the personnel security program, review requests for clearances and special accesses, interview nominees and employees, and request an investigation from the appropriate organization.
Provide advice and assistance on foreign disclosure, industrial security, information systems security, counterintelligence, foreign officer contact program, anti-terrorism and force protection, and sensitive compartmented information security.
Manage the Personnel Security, Information Security, background investigations to include Foreign Disclosure and Force Protection. Conduct security in and out processing; conduct personnel security inspections.
Requirements
- Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on a T5 investigation/Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
- In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, incumbent must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
Qualifications
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.
10-Point Other Veterans? Rating30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans5-Point Veterans' PreferenceCurrent Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDisabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30%Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPrior Federal Service EmployeeUnited States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position
Army DCIPS 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 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement.
In order to qualify, you must meet the education 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.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience which includes: (1) administering a multi-disciplined security program that includes providing guidance and assistance in two or more of the following security discipline areas: Personnel Security (PERSEC), Physical Security (PHYSEC), Foreign Disclosure (FD), Industrial Security (INDUSEC) and Information Security (INFOSEC ; and (2) conducting security inspections any of the above security discipline areas. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-09).
Specialized experience is progressively responsible intelligence-related security work directly related to the position being filled. Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector or in another government agency as long as it was at a level at least equivalent to the next lower band in the series.
OR
Completed a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Intelligence and National Security; Security Management; National Security; International Security; Homeland Security; Strategic Security, etc.
OR
Possession of the specialized experience as described above, but less than one year; and completion of at least two years of graduate education as described above, but less than the required three years. Compute the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and the total is at least 100% (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Administration and ManagementInformation SecurityPersonnel SecurityPhysical SecuritySecurity Program Management Accountabilities
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Contacts
- Address ST-IC-W6KRAA US ARMY FUTURES AND CONCEPTS CENTER
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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