This position is located in the Threat Management Directorate,Insider Threat Branch. The Threat Management Directorate is responsible for providing law enforcement and force protection capability to detect, mitigate, neutralize, and/or report suspicious activities.

Duties

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Establishes program guidelines and requirements to ensure Insider Threat personnel follow procedural guidance to identify and address insider threats throughout PFPA and WHS and numerous offices of the Secretary of Defense components at the earliest opportunity. Conducts inquiries to identify and develop insider threat leads for possible referral to investigators. Reviews intelligence information reports and other sources providing insider threat related information gathering for a centralized analysis, reporting, and response capability. Identifies and advises senior leadership and affected PFPA and WHS personnel, and other PFPA counterparts about Foreign Intelligence Entity and insider threats to the Pentagon Reservation, leased facilities, PFPA and WHS interests, PFPA protected High Risk Personnel, and High Risk Units. Applies analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to a broad range law enforcement, force protection, and security matters affecting the Insider Threat Program in order to accomplish work assignments.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance and SAP components. A Special Background Investigation (SBI) is required with favorable adjudication by a determining authority.
• The employees assigned to this position are designated as Mission Critical Employees and may be required to report for, or remain at work in dismissal or closure situation, and are required to maintain contact with their supervisor.
• This position may require 10% occasional travel away from your normal duty station for official business via military or commercial aircraft

Qualifications

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ You may qualify at the GS-15 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to 1) Managing broad range of national, and law enforcement intelligence/counterintelligence program disciplines such as: Human Intelligence, Imagery Intelligence, Measurement and Signature Intelligence, Open Source Intelligence, and Signals Intelligence; 2) Researching, identifying, reviewing, and analyzing mission related criminal/protective intelligence information as well as ensuring such information is processed and reported; 3) Overseeing operational Insider Threat on day-to-day administrative/or analytical related activities; and 4) Drafting policies and procedures to fully run operational Insider Threat program and assist management on working groups across the enterprise. 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. ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act Chapter 21 of Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 2108a, requires Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, at the time they apply for a Federal job, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, assuming the service member is otherwise eligible. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. The service member's military service dates are necessary in order to determine whether he or she meets the definition of "veteran" under 5 U.S.C. 2108(1). The "certification" must reflect the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date of submission. The "certification" must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters and must indicate when your terminal leave will begin (if applicable), your rank, dates of active duty service, the type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable). Further, under paragraph (h) of the rule, agencies are required to verify a qualifying separation from military service prior to appointment, through the DD-214 or other appropriate documentation. Your preference and/or appointment eligibility will be verified prior to appointment. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible." Military members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if member is on terminal leave. Current or Former Political Appointees: Beginning January 1, 2010, agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee); Agency; and, Beginning and ending dates of appointment. All qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience at GS-15 grade level.

Contacts

• Address Pentagon Force Protection Agency Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Washington HQ Services
• Email: [email protected]