Job opening: Security Specialist (Force Protection)
Salary: $107 534 - 139 798 per year
Published at: Jul 24 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: This position serves as Security Specialist (Force Protection) at HQ, AMC, DCS G-3 for Operations, Protection Division. Position may be filled as a term appointment Not To Exceed 5 years and cannot be converted permament. Term appointments may be extended up to a maximum of 6 years.
Duties
Serve as the Antiterrorism Officer and Operations Security Officer, providing oversight on all aspects of the protection program and perform as technical expert.
Serve as assessment lead on Protection Vulnerability Assessment Team to assess subordinate commands and installations crisis management planning and execution in the event of a terrorist attack or other emergency situations.
Maintain knowledge of Antiterrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP), Operations Security (OPSEC), Counter Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS), and Insider Threat (InT) policies to ensure integration of responsibilities into overall plans and procedures.
Develop scenarios, publish exercise guidance, and coordinate with participating commands/tenants in exercises to test the command or installation AT/FP plan; write after action reports; and coordinate necessary actions to correct deficiencies.
Conduct analysis of various protection products from multiple sources, i.e., Joint Terrorism Task Force, Department of Homeland Security, NORTHCOM, other governmental agencies to assess potential threats to supported commands/installations.
Provide developmental guidance, implementation, and operational oversight of an integrated security program.
Requirements
- This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret/SCI security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
- This position requires the incumbent to obtain the Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) and Antiterrorism Credential (ATC) within their first two years of employment.
- This is a Term position intended to last 5 years. Employee will be subject to complete a SOU.
- Term employment is subject to a one year trial period. Employees serving a trial period can be removed with limited appeal rights.
- 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.
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.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Developing anti-terrorism/force protection (AT/FP) guidance and/or regulations; 2) Conducting higher headquarters vulnerability assessments; 3) Conducting AT/FP planning; 4) Implement AT/FP policies; AND 5) Managing Program Objective Memorandum (POM) processes for antiterrorism funding. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Anti-Terrorism/Force ProtectionSecurity Tools and MethodsStrategic Thinking
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-12).
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 GT-W0GWAA HQ US ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND
DO NOT MAIL
Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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