Security Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is located in Washington Headquarters Service (WHS), Security Enterprise Services Directorate (SESD), in the Office of Special Security Division & will serve as a Security Specialist responsible for providing WHS security support.

The SESD provides security support to senior managers in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, WHS, the Director of Administration & Management (DA&M) & to DoW, & Congressional & Presidential established boards, commissions, & task forces.

Promotion Potential: If you are selected below the full performance level, you will be placed under a career development plan and may be non-competitively promoted if performance is satisfactory, you successfully complete all requirements and are recommended by management.

Promotion is not guaranteed, and no promise of promotion is implied. In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

You may qualify at the GS-11 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to: Applying established security principles and procedures to analyze and resolve conventional security problems, such as those related to personnel, physical, or information security; Assisting with the coordination of security plans; Communicating security program requirements to internal staff and external stakeholders.

OR 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 Combination of education and experience.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume.

If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active-duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.

A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service.

This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active-duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin.

It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters.

Active-duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible".

Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level.

If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Major Duties:

The SESD operates in a fast-paced, high demand environment, providing support to some of the senior-most leadership of the Department of War. Security responsibilities include Industrial Security.

Information Security, Operations Security, Personnel Security, Physical Security, SCI Administration, Mission Assurance, Controlled Unclassified Information, Insider Threat, Classification Review, and Counterintelligence Awareness and Reporting.

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Administer and oversee a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary security program encompassing personnel, physical, information, industrial, and communications security, ensuring full compliance with all DoD and Intelligence Community directives.

Manage the full lifecycle of the Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) personnel security program, including processing nominations, conducting security briefings, adjudicating eligibility, and maintaining personnel security databases such as DISS and Scattered Castles.

Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on security matters by providing authoritative advice to senior leadership, preparing point papers and briefings, and representing the organization in inter-agency forums and working groups.

Develop and conduct a variety of security education and training programs for all personnel, including specialized briefings on SCI access, unauthorized disclosure awareness, and derivative classification requirements.

Oversee the security of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) from construction and accreditation to daily operations and decommissioning, while also managing the safeguarding, control, and authorized destruction of National Security Information (NSI).

Conduct security assessments, self-inspections, and sensitive inquiries to identify vulnerabilities, report and investigate potential unauthorized disclosures, and provide recommendations for corrective actions and program improvements.