THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for an Information Security Specialist, Position Description Number T5840000 and is part of the 158th Operations Support Squadron Intelligence Support of the Vermont Air National Guard. The primary purpose of the position is to serve as Chief, Special Security Office.

Duties

1. Initiates and implements policies and procedures required to manage sensitive compartmented information (SCI) programs and to protect SCI resources. Acts as resident expert on all SCI security matters. Functions as the technical authority in all other areas of classified security and classification guidance. Duties require incumbent to maintain currency on a variety of different security program interrelationships, requirements, regulations and guidance in order to apply this knowledge to protect SCI facilities and materials from espionage, sabotage, and destruction. 2. Establishes policies and procedures for accomplishment of SCI protection and security. Develops goals and objectives that integrate organizational missions and security requirements. Researches, interprets, analyzes and applies Presidential Executive Orders, Director Central Intelligence Directives (DCIDs), Defense Intelligence Agency Manuals, DoD Manuals, Air Force Manuals, Air Force Instructions, and local Operating Instructions. 3. Serves as the SCI Control Officer responsible for establishing, managing, and controlling all collateral and SCI classified information and material within the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) affecting the Unit's mission. Ensures SCIFs comply with all applicable construction and physical requirements, standards, and regulations as delineated by higher headquarters. Works directly for the intelligence unit commander/Senior Intelligence Officer (SIO), reporting on the administration of the Special Security Office and SCI-associated security programs. Determines the need for, development of, and maintenance of current Memorandums of Agreement with organizations to ensure adherence to security standards. Serves as the principal advisor to the intelligence unit commander/SIO on SCI, physical, computer, information, personnel, and administrative security. Recommends or makes changes in unit security policy and directives, based on personal analysis of very general policy directives and objectives. Affects waivers to established guides to meet command operational requirements 4. Manages and directs the activities and personnel of the unit Special Security Office. Plans and supervises work accomplished by assigned subordinates. Sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules based on organization priorities and missions. Accepts, amends, or rejects work presented by subordinates. Appoints Local SCI courier officials that have a requirement to courier SCI on base and coordinates with the Defense Courier Service (DCS). 5. Administers the SCI security clearance program for all assigned personnel, ensuring all required clearances are up-to-date and completed. Tracks and administers SCI clearances for all in-processing personnel to ensure mission readiness. Terminates or transfers SCI clearances for out-processing personnel. Provides SSO services for other units located within the same geographic area. Incumbent meets with key customers to assess customer satisfaction and resolve problems that arise. Ensures that subordinates provide customer guidance and training. 6. Provides oversight of unit and SSO security self-inspections and presents detailed and comprehensive reports with corrective action taken to the unit intelligence commander/SIO. Follows-up to ensure complete and quality resolution of discrepancies. Assesses and revises policies and procedures to improve their quality, timeliness, and efficiency. Represents the intelligence unit to a variety of installation and functional areas, including national-level organizations. Incumbent interfaces directly with DoD, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, US Air Force, Air Intelligence Agency, major commands, combatant commands, and other national-level agencies to evaluate, guide, and adjust unit programs to meet changing security needs and requirements as personally assessed or as directed. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Irregular and overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Must have a Secret Security clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.

Qualifications

OPEN AREAS OF CONSIDERATION: AREA 1, 2, 3, 4 Area I: Current On-board Title 5 or Title 32 Dual Status Technicians (Tenure: 1-Career, 2-Conditional, 3-Indefinite or 4-Term ) - Only those current Vermont National Guard employees who are in permanent, indefinite, or term technician status as result of being competitively hired by the Vermont National Guard. Area II: All current Federal Employees from any agency. Area III: All current and former members of the VTNG. Area IV: United States citizens. * Veterans' Preference Rules are mandated by law and some applicants may receive priority consideration before other applicants without veterans' preference. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-11: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-09, or equivalent in other pay systems. This experience may also have been obtained in the private sector but must demonstrate that it is comparable to the GS grade indicated. Specialized experience may have been initiating and implementing policies and procedures required to manage sensitive compartmented information (SCI) programs and to protect SCI resources. Administering the SCI security clearance program for all assigned personnel, ensuring all required clearances are up-to-date and completed. Knowledge of a wide range of security concepts, principles, and practices to independently review, analyze and resolve the difficult and complex security problems that come into the office. OR EDUCATION: Applicant must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related. NOTE: You must submit copies of your unofficial transcripts with your application if using education as a substitution of experience. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Applicant must have equivalent combinations of successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D., if related, and specialized experience directly related to the work of the position as outlined above that meets the requirements of the position. NOTE: You must submit copies of your unofficial transcripts with your application if using education as a substitution of experience. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 Level. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. Please be advised: 1. Specialized experience will be used to determine qualifications for the announced position. 2. An applicant's RESUME must provide, in detail, how they meet the specialized experience listed. 3. It must be documented with "from (mm/yy)" and "to (mm/yy)" dates and description of the specialized experience. 4. If education or a degree is required as part of the "Specialized Experience", you must include transcripts. Do not copy the specialized experience qualifications word for word and place into your resume; you must describe your personal experience as it pertains to each statement.

Education

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience is allowed.

1) Qualifying based on education alone: Education may be substituted for specialized experience with a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or a degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one of more of the identified above fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks. NOTE: In order to qualify for this position using education, you must submit a copy of your transcripts.

COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Applicant must have equivalent combinations of successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D., if related, and specialized experience directly related to the work of the position as outlined above that meets the requirements of the position. NOTE: You must submit copies of your unofficial transcripts with your application if using education as a substitution of experience.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address 158th Operations Support Squadron Intelligence Support 108 NCO Drive South Burlington, VT 05403 US
• Name: Alejandra Caballero
• Phone: 802-338-3147
• Email: [email protected]