Job opening: SECURITY SPECIALIST
Salary: $72 553 - 94 317 per year
Published at: Apr 17 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to administer strategic planning and guidance for base force protection/anti-terrorism programs. Facilitates and manages the Integrated Defense Anti-Terrorism Plan, Wing Security Instructions, Integrated Base Defense Transformational Plan and Inter-service and Inter-agency Support Programs.
Duties
Serves as the Security Forces Plans Manager.
Plans, conducts, performs or coordinates on site security studies, projects, assessments, and training activities in relationship to antiterrorism and force protection requirements.
Develops local Antiterrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) programs and policies for the Antiterrorism Officer's
approval.
Supports the AT/FP Planner on matters involving Antiterrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) issues.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- Work requires access to classified information. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance
- If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
- This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing.
- Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
- Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
- Employee must maintain current certifications
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- May be required to travel by military or commercial air to conferences, meetings, or other functions away from the normal duty station
- This is a Mission-Essential position performing a Mission-Critical-Function which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions.
- This position requires a Department of Defense Security Professional Certification. The DoD Physical Security Certification (PSC) is required within 2 years of the established employee EOD or initial assignment date to this position.
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-09, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes applying knowledge of a wide range of security specialties in the specialized fields of physical security, force protection, and antiterrorism; to identify and resolve conventional policy and program objectives, and procedures within the security functional area; knowledge of DoD, USAF, and MAJCOM policy requirements, which are used to formulate an integrated program which meets regulatory requirements and reduces vulnerabilities; knowledge of security policy requirements and procedures to provide recommendations for making decisions and policy development on short and long-term security planning; knowledge of AT/FP construction standards to assess installation construction projects; ability to articulate effectively and provide advice and recommendations to supervisors and other security specialists or installation leadership.
OR
EDUCATION: 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.
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-09 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
Knowledge of a wide range of security concepts, principles, and practices to review, analyze, and resolve difficult and complex security problems.
Knowledge of DoD and Air Force antiterrorism and force protection doctrine, policies, and instructions to coordinate objectives and develop plans for interrelated security programs.
Knowledge of a broad range of security program relationships to make recommendations allowing for differing program requirements, and multiple security objectives.
Skill in gathering, assembling, and analyzing facts; drawing conclusions; devising solutions to problems; identifying changes and trends; and preparing and presenting information to leadership.
Ability to prioritize and recommend resourcing strategies for the correction or mitigation of AT vulnerabilities on
the installation.
Ability to assist evaluation teams in developing realistic and relevant scenarios to exercise and validate the AT program.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you
MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click
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FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Contacts
- Address MacDill AFB
8011 Tampa Point Blvd
Ste 4
MacDill AFB, FL 33621
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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