Job opening: Security Specialist
Salary: $106 215 - 138 083 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Dec 12 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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 the Security and Protection Division, Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DoIS), United States Army Futures Command (AFC).
Duties
Manages and conducts oversight of all aspects of Personnel Security (PERSEC) to include management of the credible derogatory reporting program, the security clearance process, and oversight of all major subordinate command (MSC) PERSEC programs.
Serves as a Security Specialist in the Security and Protection Division, Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DoIS), working on policy matters and procedures concerning Personnel Security (PERSEC) and Industrial Security.
Develops and assess security requirements to protect controlled technical information (CTI) in support of research technology protection efforts.
Provides policy guidance and oversight to Army Futures Command (AFC) HQ and Direct Reporting Units.
Trains and mentors command security professionals on security standards.
Serves as the organization senior PERSEC SME in the application of Adjudicative Guidelines.
Coordinates command personnel security actions to include, establishing and maintaining hierarchy requirements for DoD PERSEC systems of records and advising the SIO, AFC staff representatives, and the Commander on PERSEC requirements.
Creates and maintains liaisons with OPM, the DoD Consolidated Adjudications Facility (CAF), the Personnel Security Investigations Center of Excellence (PSI-COE), and the Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2.
Advises on classified and unclassified contracts to identify the level of secure work to be performed and the extent of security protection required for the programs involved.
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.
- TDY maybe required 25% or less of duty time.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance based on a Tier 5 investigation for access to SCI.
- All AFC employees may be subject to extended TDY or be required to work additional duty hours during crisis situations to perform mission essential functions as determined by management.
- This position has been identified for the Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) Certification Program. Please see the Additional Information section for more details.
Qualifications
This is an Obligated Position to an employee who has reemployment rights back to the position. If/when the employee of this position returns, the incumbent may be (1) required to accept reassignment to another position at the same grade; (2) accept a change to lower grade (demotion); or (3) be separated by reduction-in force procedures, if there is no position available. Should the employee of this position choose not to return, the position obligation will be removed and this position may be converted to permanent without further competition.
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.
Current 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 AgreementNon-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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 Eligible
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.
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 experience that demonstrates a practical knowledge of the subject area and of the methods and techniques of the position as demonstrated by researching, interpreting and applying security technical methods, policies, regulations, and procedures to administer and/or manage information and personnel security programs.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-12).
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.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Program SecuritySecuritySecurity Program ManagementTechnical Competence
NOTE: 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.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address ST-IC-W0CUAA US ARMY FUTURES COMMAND
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
- Email: [email protected]
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