Job opening: Supervisory Security Specialist
Salary: $139 395 - 181 216 per year
Published at: Jan 29 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in Management Directorate, Office Of Security & Integrity, Threat Management Division Threat Operations Branch, Threat Integration Section.
As a SUPERVISORY SECURITY SPECIALIST (THREAT INTEGRATION SECTION CHIEF), you will lead a team of security specialists advising management on threats and risks to agency personnel, facilities, and assets.
Duties
Serve as Threat Integration Section Chief and advise leadership on USCIS’s ability to anticipate, identify, evaluate, and develop and implement plans to address threats and risks to USCIS personnel, facilities, and assets.
With the Threat Operations Branch Chief, coordinate and provide direction for managing and implementing the threat management program for the agency.
Ensure the security program is implemented based on and complies with applicable policies and procedures according to mission, customer, stakeholder, USCIS, and DHS requirements.
Oversee and coordinate the Operations Security, Insider Threat, Foreign Access Management, and Threat Data Programs for the agency.
Develop and implement threat management security policies in accordance with DHS, USCIS, and Office of Security and Integrity (OSI) policies and procedures, and ensure consistent application across USCIS.
Work independently and in groups to streamline and improve existing and develop new security guidance, policies, procedures, and processes, ensuring consistent implementation across USCIS with minimal impact on agency operations.
Manage a staff of security specialists (GS-12/13), assign tasks and projects and ensure work is distributed evenly and completed thoroughly, efficiently, cost effectively, and timely.
Qualifications
The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 02/07/2024.
Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service. The Time-in-Grade requirement must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 02/07/2024.
GS-14: You qualify at the GS-14 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to perform successfully the duties of the position. You must have experience performing the following duties:
Providing threat management guidance and support to leadership;
Developing collaborative relationships with multiple internal and external units on a variety of security issues;
Analyzing and resolving complex security problems;
Coordinating a security program for a large organization;
Developing new security guidance, policies, procedures, or processes.
Please read the following important information to ensure you submit everything we need to consider your application: It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit your responses and appropriate documentation prior to 02/07/2024. Your resume will be used to determine your qualifications for the position advertised in this announcement. Therefore, your resume must highlight your most relevant, significant experience related to the requirements found in the qualification section of this announcement, as well as any applicable education. USCIS will only review the first 5 pages of your resume to determine your initial eligibility/qualifications for a position. As such, please be sure to include content to support your eligibility/qualifications for this position within the first 5 pages. Please note that your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since Human Resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated and ranked based on your responses to the online questions.
Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:
Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)
Duties (be specific in describing your duties)
Employer's name and address
Supervisor name and phone number
Start and end dates including month, day and year (e.g. June 18 2007 to April 05 2008)
Start and end dates for each grade/pay level if you've held a federal position.
Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
Salary
Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide the above information may result in a finding of ineligible.
Note: Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration.
Federal Experience: If you are using current or prior federal experience as a basis for qualifying for this position, the grade levels and length of employment (mm/dd/year) at each grade level must be listed in your work history. This information will be further validated if selected for this position.
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 criteria 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 service. Please provide the dates and amount of time/hours worked earning this experience.
Education
EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
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