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Job opening: Personnel Security Specialist

Salary: $80 665 - 125 685 per year
City: Lakewood
Published at: Jun 18 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is part of the WAPA Headquarters. As a Personnel Security Specialist, you will provide assistance compiling, analyzing, and evaluating investigative data on individuals and make recommendations for final suitability determinations. This is not a remote position. The selectee will be required to be physically present at the Lakewood, CO duty location.

Duties

As a Personnel Security Specialist you will perform the following duties at the full performance level:

Requirements

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 in the Federal service. For the GS-11 level you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as meeting ALL of the following items: Experience reviewing investigative documents for accuracy, completeness, and discrepancies to make a suitability determination. Experience reviewing personnel security policies and procedures, reviewing, assessing, and making suitability determinations on personnel security-related issues. Experience applying personnel security and suitability concepts and principles in conducting security and suitability adjudications related to background investigations. Experience utilizing personnel systems and databases to track and maintain background investigations and suitability information. -OR- 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- A combination of specialized experience and education as described above. For the GS-12 level you must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as meeting ALL of the following items: Experience developing and reviewing personnel security policies and procedures, programs and standards. Experience reviewing, assessing, and making suitability determinations on personnel security-related issues. Experience applying personnel security and suitability concepts and principles in conducting security and suitability adjudications related to background investigations. Experience utilizing personnel systems and databases to track and maintain background investigations and suitability information. "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.

Education

If you are substituting education for the specialized experience requirement at the GS-11 level then you must provide documentation (transcripts) supporting any education claims in your application. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.

Contacts

  • Address WAPA Headquarters 12155 W. Alameda Pkwy Lakewood, CO 80228 US
  • Name: PMA Careers
  • Email: [email protected]

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