THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a GS-0080-12 INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D21380000 in FAC 11M100 and is part of the MO 139th Airlift Wing. APPOINTMENT FACTORS: This is an Indefinite Excepted Service position. This is a non-bargaining unit position. SEE NOTES UNDER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BELOW.

Duties

Serves as the Wing Information Protection Program Manager executing/enforcing all operational, functional, and mission assurance aspects of the program. Formulates wing program goals, plans, policy implementation guidelines, procedures, and work plans dealing with the development and operation of wing-wide information security programs and activities. Provides technical and administrative direction to subordinate wing information security personnel. Analyzes and evaluates the classification downgrading, declassification, and destruction programs. Advises installation project engineers, project managers, command mission leads, action officers, and effected operational officers of their responsibility to provide proper classified management guidance and specification requirements. Oversees, directs, monitors, and conducts regulatory and non-regulatory security surveys and Information Security Program. Reviews (ISPRs) to monitor and enforce implementation and oversight of DoD Information, Personnel, and industrial Security Programs. Makes information protection risk assessments and risk management/mitigation strategies/recommendations based on intelligence-derived threat issues that may require deviations from or synthesis of policies. Delivers, Security Awareness and Education Programs to satisfy security education and training requirements for all assigned organizations. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Directs the overarching focus and direction of the organization. Provides broad directions for work by articulating goals or financial constraints of higher level management or headquarters.

Requirements

• Creditable Service for Annual Leave accrual may be granted to new employees if he/she possesses superior qualifications essential to the position; and which were acquired through performance in a non-federal or active duty uniformed service position.
• The duties performed in a non-federal or active duty uniformed service position must directly relate to the position to which appointed and such qualifications are necessary to achieve an important agency mission or performance goal to be eligible.
• Must be able to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for service branch.
• Management has the right to convert this position to permanent status without re-advertising.
• In the event a permanent (Tenure 1 or 2) employee is selected, and is willing to accept the indefinite appointment, that employee will relinquish permanent status.
• Employment can be terminated with a 30 day notice.
• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Air National Guard recruiter at 1-800-864-6264 prior to applying for this position.
• This is an Excepted Service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the Missouri National Guard prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an Excepted Service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Individuals on incentive bonuses may be subject to recoupment or termination, contact the State Incentives Manager at Whiteman AFB at (660) 687-7394 or at St. Joseph at (816) 236-3339 for any questions concerning recoupment or termination.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Failure to complete management prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year of employment or assignment, may be cause for reassignment or termination.
• Advanced in hire rate may be granted to set pay above the minimum rate of the grade for a new employee if he/she possesses superior qualifications relevant to the positions' requirements and is essential to accomplish the agency's mission.
• This position is advertised for the Jefferson Barracks and Whiteman AFB locations. The decision of where this position will be located will be determined at the time of the selection.

Qualifications

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an Excepted Service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter at 1-800-864-6264 prior to applying for this position. Selected candidate will be required to be in a compatible military assignment prior to effective date of placement. Selected candidate must be AFSC qualified within 12 months from date of appointment. Officer - AFSC 31PX or 14NX Enlisted - AFSC 1N0X1, 3D0X1, 3D0X2 or 3P0X1 Supervisor must verify that selected individual occupies a compatible military position. Technicians will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor or wage leader (grade inversion). GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess education and validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of this position; experience, education, or training that demonstrates your ability to follow directions, to read, understand, with the ability to retain and recall a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures. Must possess skill in collecting and analyzing data effectively and accurately. The ability to clearly enunciate English without impediment of speech that would interfere or prohibit, effective two-way radio or telephone communication. The ability to write English in reports and presentation formats. The ability to communicate orally and inwriting clearly and effectively. The ability to assess body language to ensure positive response and understanding results. Skill in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting technical material. GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess 36 months of specialized experience which indicates your ability to administer server-based networked systems, distributed applications, network storage, messaging, and application monitoring required to provide, sustain, operate and integrate cyber networked systems and applications; provide expertise in server operating systems, database administration, web technologies, systems-related project management and supervising cyber systems. The specialized experience must also demonstrates your ability to direct, manage, and complete the day-to-day operational duties within the Special Security Office in support of all sensitive compartmented information-associated security programs and measures; manage research requirements and analyzing reports on physical, information, computer, and personnel security; manage and conduct intelligence support operations, procedures, and practices that are necessary to accomplish intelligence functions in support of programs essential for daily operations, training, and readiness missions; direct and implement policies and procedures required to manage sensitive compartmented information programs and to protect sensitive compartmented information resources. Must be competent and knowledgeable as a technical specialist expert on sensitive compartmented information security matters, as well as, other areas of classified security and classification guidance. Must be competent and knowledgeable on how to maintain currency on a variety of different security program inter-relationships, requirements, regulations and guidance in order to protect sensitive compartmented information facilities and materials from espionage, sabotage, and destruction. Must currently hold or have held AFSC 31PX, 14NX, 1N0X1 or 3P0X1.

Education

This job does not have a qualification requirement that allows substitution of education for specialized experience.

Contacts

• Address MO 139th Airlift Wing 705 Memorial Drive Saint Joseph, MO 64503-9307 US
• Name: Morgan Marsh
• Phone: 573-638-9500 X37917
• Email: [email protected]