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Job opening: Physical Security Specialist

Salary: $99 200 - 128 956 per year
Published at: Mar 25 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Office of Operations (OO), Office of Security and Emergency Management (OSEM), Office of Security Operations (OSO), and reports directly to the Supervisory Physical Security Specialist and will function as a Physical Security Specialist.

Duties

Identifies security measures and the need for more effective management systems and controls in correcting discrepancies and inefficiencies in the physical security program. Develops, conducts, reviews, and executes facility security plans, facility site assessments and inspection activities of physical security programs requiring frequent travel throughout FDA headquarters and field offices to ensure compliance. Develops system additions to existing security systems to ensure that adequate security measures are maintained on FDA buildings and grounds. Conducts and supports investigations of thefts, missing property, security violations, and assist with investigations of alleged security breaches, by obtaining facts pertinent to each case and recommending corrective action. Receives and responds to inquiries/communications from the field organizations and agency personnel, centers, industry representatives and other governmental agencies.

Requirements

  • Citizenship Requirement: You must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for this advertisement unless explicitly stated otherwise.
  • Selective Service Registration: All applicants born male, on (or after) 12/31/1959, must be registered with the Selective Service System OR have an approved exemption. Visit www.SSS.gov for more info.
  • FDA participates in e-Verify: All new hires must complete the I-9 form; this information will be processed through e-Verify to determine your employment eligibility. If a discrepancy arises, you must take affirmative steps to resolve the matter.
  • Background Investigation Requirement: All employees must pass a security investigation. Failing to pass the background check may be grounds for removal or legal action. If hired, you may be subject to additional investigations at a later time.
  • You must meet ALL requirements by the closing date of this announcement to be considered. Only education, experience, and qualifications attained by this date will be considered. You must continue to meet all requirements through the hiring process.
  • Certification of Accuracy: All information concerning eligibility and qualification is subject to investigation and verification. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection, or appropriate legal action.
  • Direct Deposit: You will be required to have all federal salary payments electronically deposited into a bank account with a financial institution of your choice.
  • Additional selections may be made from this vacancy, within the same geographical area, by other organizational elements from within FDA, through shared corporate recruiting activities.
  • All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and be subject to random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug testing upon hiring.
  • Appointment to the position will be contingent upon a negative applicant drug test result.

Qualifications

The position of Physical Security Specialist falls under the 0080 occupational series. To qualify for this position at grade GS-12, you must meet all requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 03/29/2024. Basic Requirements: Selective Placement Factor: This position requires the incumbent to have certifications in Monitor Dynamics Inc. (MDI) 6.2 and Bosch CCTV as well as experience in Software House CCURE 9000, Commend Intercom Systems, and Interagency Security Committee (ISC) Risk Management Standards. AND Minimum Qualifications: Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. The specialized experience must demonstrate one year of full-time work experience , or the equivalent if part-time (for example, an employee working 20 hours per week for a 12-month period should be credited with 6 months of experience.) Experience may have been obtained in either the federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. GS-12: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties: evaluating the functionality of personnel access tools and security devices in facilities for adherence to physical security requirements; monitoring security operations for systemic weaknesses and threats; providing interpretation and clarification related to physical security protocols and rules. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://secure.login.gov/, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Be sure that any uploaded documents you provide in your application are free of document security or compression which might render the document unreadable by our system. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. 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 critical 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 experience.

Education

EDUCATION: There is no education substitution for experience at the GS-12 grade level.

Contacts

  • Address FDA Office of Operations 10903 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD 20993 US
  • Name: FDA Applicant Help Desk
  • Phone: 866-807-3742
  • Email: [email protected]

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