About the Position: This position is located in the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Office of the Director, Special Programs Office in Adelphi, Maryland (MD). Army Research Laboratory is part of the Laboratory Demonstration Project. The position is in pay band DJ-04, Category I, GS-14 equivalent. This is a planned management action.

Duties

Serves as a Supervisory Security Specialist expert, advisor and authority in a specialty field such as the law, procurement, or similar business program carried out at the laboratory. Serves as a supervisor responsible for managing the administrative and/or technical work of the organization. Responsible for overseeing projects and programs, identifying and shaping the goals of the organization, making decisions on work problems and administrative proposals. Develops technology-specific program security classification guides based on incumbents technical knowledge within the applicable technology areas. Develops and implements detailed security policies and procedures for SPO and other Army programs based on the interpretation or all pertinent regulatory guidance.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.

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. Current Army Research Laboratory employees with competitive status within the commuting area. Current Civilian Employees of the Organization In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Administering special access program (SAP) security guidance by directly supporting an ARMY SAP Special Programs Office (SPO); (2) Executing DoD special access program (SAP) and ARMY special access program security policies and procedures; (3) Providing leadership guidance to include assigning work, evaluation support, direction, and/or training to junior SAP security personnel and other cleared personnel; and (4) Accredits special access program (SAP) facilities in accordance with intelligence community directive, guidelines and procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (DJ-03/GS11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: LeadershipSecurity Program Management AccountabilitiesTechnical CompetenceWritten Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address FN-W262AA US ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEV CMD DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk