Security Specialist

Full Job Description

Joining the Secret Service, Office of Technical Operations will allow you to conduct and coordinate a variety of highly technical security functions at the White House and other United States Secret Service facilities in the Washington, DC area and field offices worldwide.

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To be considered qualified for this position you must meet the following qualification requirements for the respective grade level in which you are applying.

You qualify for the GS-11 level (starting base salary $63,795.00) if you possess one of the following: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level performing duties such as: Providing guidance and resources to personnel for establishing and operating security programs; Conducting security surveys; Inspecting and monitoring physical security protective systems; Establishing relationships within internal and external stakeholders to remain current on security, trends, equipment, and manufacturing.

OR You have successfully completed a Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related, from an accredited college or university that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this work.

(NOTE: You must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial) to support your claim).

OR You have a combination of specialized experience (less than one year) and graduate education (beyond 2 years of graduate education), that when combined equals 100% of the qualification requirement.

Note: Only graduate education in excess of two years {generally 36 semester hours) may be used in this calculation.

(NOTE: You must submit a copy of your college transcripts(official or unofficial) and your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet the experience to support your claim.

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying).

Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50, "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility.

The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply.

The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Major Duties:

The selectee will serve as a Security Specialist in the Office of Technical Operations.

Typical work assignments include: Developing, enhancing and/or modifying existing database storage, collection and dissemination processed.

Instructing non-technical field office personnel specifically on proper usage of office electronic security systems.

Inspecting field office electronic security systems on an annual basis for compliance with established and approved U.S. Secret Service standards.

Consulting with agency field personnel and contractors to review proposals, plans and specifications for property renovations and office relocation, to insure compatibility with technical security policies and standards.

Apply for this exciting opportunity to ensure a secure technical environment for the President and Vice President of the United States, provide limited technical security for other protectees, and technical assistance for investigative support to United States Secret Service field offices worldwide.

This Security Specialist position starts at a base salary of $63,795.00, GS-11 step 1, with promotion potential to base salary 118,204.00 GS-13 step 10.