About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at US Army Central at Shaw AFB, South Carolina.

Duties

The Special Security Officer (SSO) executes Special Security missions under the oversight of the Command Security Officer Holds functional responsibility for development, implementation, and overall management of all Sensitive Compartmented Information programs and facilities for the United States Army Central (USARCENT). Ensures the accreditation process is accomplished for USARCENT SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, as well as subordinate SCIFs throughout USARCENT’s Area of Operations (AO) in accordance with appropriate regulations. Track mandatory training for employees in subordinate commands and recommend solutions for shortcomings. Provides training and guidance to SSOs and Special Security Representatives (SSR) within the SCIFs under USARCENT on SSO policy and procedures. Maintain contact with high-ranking staff members, visitors, security specialists at subordinate commands, and other members of the intelligence community to collaborate and/or discuss issues regarding SSO matters.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
• In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, individual must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Requires Temporary Duty (TDY) travel up to 25% of the time.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret (TS) security clearance based on a T5investigation/Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with eligibility for sensitivecompartmented information (SCI).
• This position has been identified as being a Key Position under the provisions of AR 690-11, Use and Management of Civilian Personnel in Support of Military Contingency Operations. See ADDITIONAL INFO for more.

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. 10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans5-Point Veterans' PreferenceCurrent Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDisabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30%Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPrior Federal Service EmployeePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleUnited States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized Experience is defined as 1 year of experience administering a multi-disciplined security program that includes providing program support within two or more of the following areas: Personnel Security (PERSEC), Physical Security (PHYSEC), Industrial Security (INDUSEC), Communications Security (COMSEC) or Special Program Security; AND Experience managing a Command SCI program to include SCIF administration and management.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsPersonnel SecuritySecurityTechnical Competence Specialized experience is progressively responsible intelligence-related security work directly related to the position being filled. Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector or in another government agency as long as it was at a level at least equivalent to the next lower band in the series.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address ST-IC-WATG99 US ARMY CENTRAL DO NOT MAIL Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]