PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST in the Office of the Commander of NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower pay band, NH-02 (GS-11 equivalent), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector maintaining a sensitive compartmented information (SCI) security clearance program to determine or monitor personnel security clearance eligibility or suitability 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. Major Duties:

• You will establish, develop, coordinate and maintain the personnel security program for sensitive compartmented information (SCI) within NAVSEA.
• You will develop SCI security education and training methods and procedures, establish goals and objectives, and determine customer needs and coordinate training schedules and events.
• You will establish, gather, and coordinate record of evidence in support of proposed personnel security and suitability actions and decisions.
• You will ensure adequate policy and procedures are in place to determine the eligibility of persons to occupy SCI and program positions.
• You will serve as advisor to the heads of supported activities on SCI personnel and program security matters.
• You will act as NAVSEA liaison to the Department of Defense (DoD) Consolidated Adjudication Facility on matters associated with personnel security investigation and adjudication of SCI for NAVSEA employees.
• You will coordinate changes in the personnel security program as it relates to work requirements within SCI personnel security and their impact on administrative functions within the command and supported organizations.
• You will maintain protection, control and safeguarding of Privacy Act Information on applicants, employees and contractors.
• You will conduct analysis of various personnel security and suitability programs to determine activity trends and compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• You will be required to obtain a Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) certification.