Joining the Secret Service, Protective Intelligence and Assessment Division will allow you to play an integral role with security administration for the development, coordination, implementation and oversight of security policies, programs and standards to protect and safeguard Secret Service personnel, property, facilities and information.  The position starts at $112,015 (GS-13 step 1), with potential to GS-13 step 10, 145,617. For more information on the USSS click here. 

Duties

The selectee will serve as a Security Specialist in the Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information (SII), Protective Intelligence and Assessment Division (PID). Typical work assignments include:

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

GS-13: You qualify for the GS-13 level (starting salary $112,015) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level performing duties such as: • Implementing and monitoring policies, instructions, procedures and classification authorities and guides, document marking, safeguarding; physical storage and control, security education and transmitting, transferring, reproducing, downgrading and destroying information;• Providing oversight or maintaining classified databases to track classified information, providing guidance on the distribution and dissemination of classified messages; responding to inquiries regarding classified material;• Ensuring that an office or division is in compliance with SCIF certification requirements as well as conducting briefings and answering questions;• Attending meetings/briefings regarding security issues, to include interagency meetings as an advisor regarding security and classified systems;• Developing security policies and user agreements for classified access requests; establishing infrastructure certificates; managing user accounts, changing/resetting passwords and grants/restricts permissions;• Providing technical support to classified video teleconferences. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience)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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply. Qualifications Must Be Met: The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does not have education requirements.

Contacts

• Address United States Secret Service (DHS-USSS) Please read entire announcement Please apply online Washington, District of Columbia 20223 United States
• Name: Human Capital Division
• Phone: 202-406-6420
• Email: [email protected]