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-W4EGAA HQ US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

Duties

Serves as the senior technical authority and program manager for the personnel security program. Integrates and enhance all sub-component security activities: national security investigations, continuous evaluation/vetting, incident reporting, and security clearance eligibility. Initiates, develops, coordinates, implements, and administers broad overall personnel security policies and procedures relating to the continuous security evaluation of the USACE workforce. Reviews problem cases for derogatory or conflicting information and makes recommendations to ensure regulatory reporting compliance. Provides authoritative advice and assistance to general officers, SESs, senior leaders, as well as management and supervisory officials on personnel security policies and procedures. Plans work to be accomplished with the personnel security program. Redirects personnel security program priorities due to unexpected requirements, increases in workloads and management decisions. Manages account access for all personnel security systems to include, PSIP, DISS, NBIS, NP2, CVS/PIPS, and SWFT. Establishes policies, procedures and guidelines that evaluate the effectiveness of personnel security activities and functions, and initiating improvements. Administers broad overall personnel security policies and procedures relating to the continuous security evaluation of the USACE workforce. Assists subordinate security professionals and senior level leaders with personnel security issues by coordinating with national level investigating and adjudicating agencies.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
• 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.
• This position requires the incumbent obtain the following core SPeD Certification: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within their first two years of employment. (See Additional Information for details).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance based on an SSBI with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• Travel may be required for approximate 20% of the time.
• May require working an irregular schedule or weekends due to crisis periods.

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 EmployeePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleUnited 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. 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 developing, planning, administration, and execution of personnel security related programs; developing organization polices, plans, and procedures to administer personnel security program; And analyzing, evaluating, and recommending solutions for procedural inconsistencies/discrepancies within a personnel security program area. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-13). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Personnel SecurityProgram SecuritySecurity Program Management

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address ST-IC-W4EGAA HQ US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DO NOT MAIL Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]