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 National Ground Intelligence Center, Enterprise Operations Directorate, Security Division, Charlottesville, VA 22911.

Duties

Serves as a Personnel Security Specialist with responsibility for implementing, administering and monitoring the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) Personnel Security (PERSEC) Program. Provides oversight of the PERSEC Branch in the absence of the Branch Chief. Assumes administrative duties of the Industrial Security Specialist in their absence. Grants clearances and/or accesses based on results of background investigations and the application of knowledge of regulatory requirements that must be met for each level of security clearance. Reviews results of personnel security investigations and uses judgment and knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) regulations and DoD Instructions to determine appropriate courses of action to take. Implements and provides oversight of the Department of the Army Personnel Security Program for the U.S. Army NGIC. Receives requests for personnel security investigations of individuals appointed or assigned to critical or sensitive positions requiring access to classified, unclassified but sensitive, cryptographic, and Special Access Program (SAP) information. Makes initial determination as to scope of investigation required, considering such factors as sensitivity level of position, background information on individual, criteria for governing various classes of security clearances, etc. Assumes alternate responsibilities for providing technical and administrative instructions, guidance, training, orientations and briefings/debriefings for the Industrial Security Program serving as the Alternate Industrial Security Specialist.

Requirements

• 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 an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
• In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, individual must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• All INSCOM employees may be subject to extended TDY or worldwide deployments during crisis situations to perform mission essential functions as determined by management.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) travel may be required, up to 25% of the time.
• Must be able to obtain core SPeD Certification: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within first two years of employment.

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 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 progressively responsible intelligence-related security work which includes the development, planning, oversight, administration, management, implementation, and enforcement of Personnel Security (PERSEC). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level in the federal service (GG/GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Manages and Organizes InformationPersonnel SecuritySecurity Program Management 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address ST-IC-W6TMAA NATIONAL GROUND INTELLIGENCE CENTER DO NOT MAIL Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk