Job opening: Security Specialist
Salary: $117 962 - 153 354 per year
Published at: Apr 12 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is part of the Department of Energy, Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. As a Security Specialist, you will ensure a secure environment for intelligence information in support of DOE and other National Security programs and policies, manages the Director for National Intelligence (DNI) Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) programs, and provides oversite and security support to the DOE intelligence complex.
Duties
This is an Excepted Service position. This appointment will not confer Competitive Service career-conditional or career tenure status. This means that if you are selected, you would have to compete with other applicants in open competition to meet requirements for another Federal position, unless you meet the requirements for reinstatement. Applicants who voluntarily convert from the competitive service, Senior Executive Service, or other pay systems to a non-time limited appointment under this excepted service authority are not afforded "fallback rights" to the pay system previously assigned prior to conversion.
As a full performance GS-13, Security Specialist, you will:
Oversee the execution of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Directives within the Intelligence complex and serve as the Department of Energy (DOE) point of contact for queries involving Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access verification and certification.
Provide recommendations to the Specialist Security Officer (SSO) concerning the certification of proposed SCIFs within the DOE complex.
Develop security awareness and education program for personnel to use for security education purposes specifically focusing on the
requirements of the SCI program.
Provide certification of SCI and other compartmented information accesses to a wide variety of other organizations and agencies within the Intelligence Community (IC), nationwide.
Provide backup support for intelligence related Special Access Programs (SAPs) under the jurisdiction of the Special Security Office.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Subject to satisfactory security and suitability requirements.
- May be required to successfully complete a 1-year trial period.
- This position has been designated as Special-Sensitive (High Risk) and requires a security clearance at the Q level. The incumbent is required to obtain and maintain this clearance; failure to do so may result in separation from federal service.
- In addition, the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance prior to entrance on duty; failure to do so may result in separation from federal service.
- The incumbent is required to complete an initial Counterintelligence (CI) evaluation and on a recurring basis, which may include a CI-scope polygraph examination.
- This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing thereafter. Failure to test or a positive result on random drug tests conducted after appointment may result in removal from Federal employment.
- This position does not support 100% remote work. You will be required to report physically to the official reporting worksite as specified by the supervisor, but no less than 2 days per pay period.
- Hiring incentives may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate based on budget availability and in accordance with federal regulations.
- This position is not included in a Bargaining Unit.
Qualifications
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting ALL of the following:
Participating with inspections of Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Facilities to ensure standards are being meet.
Reviewing personnel security actions relating to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) or Restricted Data for determination of eligibility for access.
Assisting with security awareness briefings on the security requirements for protecting SCI material.
"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.
You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.
Contacts
- Address Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
P.O. Box 5088
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
US
- Name: Charlette Smith
- Phone: 240-220-4562
- Email: [email protected]
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