Who may apply: Current, permanent Department of Defense Federal Civilian Employees in the competitive service, eligible Priority Placement Program DoD Military Spouse Preference applicants, eligible PPP applicants, and current DoD VRA employees. DUTY LOCATION OF THIS POSITION IS INDIANAPOLIS, IN. IT IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION.

Duties

Serves as a senior staff consultant and advisor to senior management regarding Personnel Security and suitability operations, policies, and regulations , their impact on Agency mission and interface with other operational or security programs. Identifies, investigates and effectively mitigates and advises on risk associated with personnel security incidents and insider threat situations. Oversees processing of all Incident and Vetting reports, ensuring accurate and timely follow up. Serves as the senior Personnel Security representative to the agency Insider Threat working Group. Compiles and analyzes program information and data to identify and improve personnel security processing, timeframes and trends; consolidates information in a variety of formats and reports to be utilized by the Personnel Security Officer. Participates in the development of long-range plans and strategic planning initiatives addressing Personnel Security and Suitability issues based on changing technology, work processes, human behavioral situations and world conditions. Represents DFAS with DoD, DoD components, executive branch regulatory agencies, other intelligence and security agencies, education institutions, and private consulting firms on agency Personnel Security and Suitability policies and programs. Leads the work and activities of team members, distributes and reviews work ensuring consistent application of Personnel Security/Suitability regulations, policies, and internal procedures. Leads internal review and recommends corrective actions. Contributes to initiatives to improve functional and/or automated processes within the division. Assesses training and development needs of team members and conducts in-service training on a variety of personnel security and suitability topics.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S Citizen or National
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Time after Competitive Appointment: Candidates must have served 3 months after latest competitive appointment in the Federal service.
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• Time in Grade Requirement - see the Qualifications field below for more details.
• Obtain/Maintain DoD Security Accreditation and Certification. See "Additional Information" for more details.

Qualifications

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-12) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience is defined as providing expert level advisory services to management and staff in the administration of a complex personnel security and suitability program; applying operational knowledge of a wide variety of personnel security and suitability regulations, policies, procedures and automated personnel security systems to evaluate complex personnel security and suitability issues; and overseeing the investigation process in determining an individual's eligibility to occupy specific positions and/or access sensitive or classified information or information technology systems. Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in Federal Service. You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at this grade level

Contacts

• Address DFAS - HUMAN RESOURCES 8899 E. 56th Street Indianapolis, IN 46249 US
• Name: HR Customer Care Center
• Phone: (317) 212-0454
• Email: [email protected]