Security Specialist

Full Job Description

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

To be qualified for the GS-12 Security Specialist, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is defined as the following: Developing or conducting training of information, personnel security; Conducting security inspections to ensure implementation and compliance with requirements of the information security program; assisting in completing various stages of investigations pertaining to threat assessments and incident reports in compliance with directives.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.

Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Major Duties:

The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia (USAO-GAN) is seeking a motivated, thoughtful leader to build and manage its security platform as the District's Security Specialist.

Your expertise and talents will be called upon to safeguard government personnel, property, information, and operations under wide variety of conditions.

This position resides in the Administrative Division and reports to the Administrative Officer.

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing security services to employees and managers within the United States Attorney's Office (USAO).

Typical work assignments will include: Respond to and conduct threat analyses. Verify background investigation/clearance levels of personnel.

Prepare emergency plans for the protection of personnel, property and facilities.

Conduct periodic security awareness training and provide instructional material to personnel who have access to classified material.

Manages the office's security and emergency services programs to include but not limited to physical security; emergency management; contract services.

Develops and implements security policies and procedures for the protection of personnel, physical, property, information, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and classified communications.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.