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 with Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army G-2; Counterintelligence, HUMINT, Security and Foreign Disclosure Directorate at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA.

Duties

Serve as Chief Personnel Security (PERSEC) and Continuous Vetting (CV) Branch for the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA). Coordinate, collaborate, and advocate with executive-level Department of Defense (DoD), intelligence community, and partner organizations for Army PERSEC and CV equities. Serve as the lead for PERSEC and CV policy for the Headquarters, Department of the Army (DA). Serve the Secretary of the Army as the final appellate authority PERSONNEL SECURITY APPEALS BOARD (PSAB). Responsible for the development, guidance, interpretation, and clarification regarding the Army’s PERSEC and CV programs. Equitably assign work among employees and provide expert direction for the analytical agenda; adjust workloads and assignments and adapt or modify procedures to mitigate backlogs or delays.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Two year trial 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.
• Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on a T5 (or equivalent level) investigation with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
• Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) may be required 25% or less.
• This position has been identified for the Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) Certification Program (Please Additional Information for complete details).

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 1) formulating agency policy on processes that determine eligibilities for security clearances of individuals; AND 2) developing a personnel security program for an agency that grants personnel access to classified information. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-14). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Personnel SecuritySecurity Program Management AccountabilitiesSecurity Tools and Methods 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-W0Z1AA OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF DO NOT MAIL Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk