You will serve as a SECURITY SPECIALIST in the DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY (DSCA) of DDHBAP ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

Duties

You will manage security clearances for the Ted Stevens Center (TSC) including suitability and eligibility determinations and making determinations for appropriate remedies using adjudication guides in coordination with servicing agents. You will develop and implement policies and procedures for the personnel security program within the TSC, review requests for security clearances and special accesses, interviewing nominees or applicants. You will applying agency or organizational regulations regarding the type of personal security check required (i.e., national agency check, special background investigation, etc.) and requesting an investigation from the appropriate organization. You will be responsible for the physical protection of sensitive or classified information, personnel, facilities or other sensitive materials, resources, or processes against criminal, terrorist, or hostile intelligence activities. You will develop security policy and designs, develops, and evaluates protection systems and devices to ensure that sensitive information is not compromised, sabotaged, stolen, misused. You will ensure that equipment, and other material is not compromised, sabotaged, stolen, misused, or subjected to terrorist, malicious mischief, or other acts of willful interference. You will be responsible for the classification, declassification, and protection of classified national defense and other sensitive information originated or controlled by Federal agencies. You will develop classification guides, document marking, safeguarding, and use; personnel access controls; need to know criteria; physical storage and control. You will provide security education, and monitor transmitting, transferring, reproducing, downgrading, and destroying information. You will conduct daily, weekly, monthly, and semi-annual safety, security and preventative maintenance inspections of the entire facility. You will evaluate the effectiveness of existing security practices and recommend the type of control requirements, procedures, and facilities needed. You will assure that organization personnel are adhering to established policy and practices and recommend appropriate act to correct deficiencies.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current driver's license.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: applying security procedures and practices for the protection of classified and sensitive unclassified information, security clearances, physical protection of personnel and facilities, and performing security inspections of facilities for an organization. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree related to the position being filled
OR
Successful completion of 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
OR
Possession of an LL.M., if related that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address DDHBAP ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES 2058 Maluhia Road Honolulu, HI 96815 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]