You will serve as a SECURITY SPECIALIST in the SECURITY MANAGEMENT OFFICE of the UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY. Salary for the GS-11: $82,764 to $107,590. Salary for the GS-12: $99,200 to $128,956.

Duties

You assist Command Security Manager (CSM) in formulating, coordinating, and executing the security awareness and education program for the command You will assist CSM in managing the Insider Threat Program, developing command level insider threat policies, procedures, and processes aligning with overarching higher-level DoD. You will handle adverse personnel security actions requiring completion of forms, and/or security clearance suspension, revocation, or denial and reviews adverse pre-employment information. You will initiate and monitor clearance investigations for personnel You will conduct personnel security function including security briefings, trainings, and database entry

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test.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.

Qualifications

For the GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Reviewing, interpreting and implementing security policies to ensure security processes, procedures and control systems are in place and adhered to; 2) Applying both knowledge and skills to complete and process security documents prior to issuing an employee's clearance; 3) Using computer software related to personnel security and general administration to validate security documentation and perform personnel security in-processing; 4) Applying security regulations and policies pertaining to government employment, clearances, and classified information for all assigned personnel; 5) Submitting visiting access requests for personnel requiring access at other locations. For the GS-11: 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: 1) Utilizing knowledge of personnel and information security programs and best practices to meet mission requirements; 2) Applying security policy, procedures, techniques, equipment, and methods to a variety of work situations and various levels or degrees of security controls; 3) Interpreting security guidelines to provide information to the organization and ensure security actions are managed in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. 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. *This position has been identified for the Security Professional Education Development (SPēD)Certification Program. This is the DoD Security Certification Program directed by DoD Instruction 3305.13. The SPēD certification is DoD's initiative to professionalize the security workforce by establishing a common set of competencies for security practitioners that promotes interoperability, facilitates professional development and training, and develops a workforce of certified security professionals. This position requires obtaining the following core SPēD Certification: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within the first 24 months assuming the position and must be maintained through the entire length of appointment. Declining to gain SPēD certification or loss of certification during employment is grounds for removal.

Education

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

For the GS-11: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 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 NAVAL ACADEMY 121 Blake Road Annapolis, MD 21402 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]