Job opening: Security Specialist
Salary: $99 200 - 128 956 per year
Published at: Apr 09 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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 at the Office of the Secretary of the Army; Principal Deputy ASA (ALT) Mangement Support in Arlington, VA.
Duties
Serves as a Security Specialist, for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology ASA (ALT).
Assist the ASA (ALT) Security Management team in the management of the information, personnel, physical, industrial security, operations, safety and intelligence programs both at the Collateral and Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) level.
Aids the ASA (ALT) Security Manager with the maintenance of the agency’s program for proper classification, re-grading, reviewing, and declassification of classified defense information and materials received.
Implements an effective Information Security program and security education program as required by AR regulatory guidance.
Manages physical security program for all assigned workspaces.
In and Out processing of the military, civilian and contractor personnel, to include processing building passes; Common Access Cards, initial security training and controlling access to various areas controlled by ASA (ALT).
Manages Mission Partner Affiliate Sponsor Manager system in support of ASA(ALT)s Industrial Security Program.
Analyzes accident and injury reports and develops recommendations to eliminate or control detected hazards.
Provides OPSEC review of written documents and presentations.
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.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SSBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
- Temporary Duty (TDY) travel may be required 5% or less of the time.
- This position requires the incumbent obtain the following core SPeD Certification: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC)within their first two years of employment.
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) developing and managing intelligence-related security programs that include information security (INFOSEC), personnel security (PERSEC), and physical security; AND 2) utilizing security information systems, such as Defense Information System for Security (DISS), the Mission Partners Sponsorship Web Application (MP ICAM) (formerly Trusted Agent Sponsorship System), DCSA National Industrial Security Program (NISP), or Central Access Information Security System (NCAISS) Portal for an organization's security office. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-11).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Information SecurityProgram SecuritySecurity 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-W1B0AA OFC ASST SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
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Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613
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- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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