SECURITY SPECIALIST (T5)

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This position is an Open Title 5 Excepted Service Non-Uniformed Personnel position, open to the Public and to Veterans following the Minnesota National Guard Merit Placement plan.

AGENCY: Minnesota Air and Army National Guard LOCATION: Duluth, Minnesota SELECTION OFFICAL: Col Curtis Grayson, DSN 218-788-7250 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: The work requirements include practical understanding, specialized skills, and fundamental knowledge of the following Series GS-0080 programs: security police; information security; sensitive compartmental information; special security requirements; force protection; anti-terrorism; information protection; security police training, unit deployment, and physical security.

Work involves security policies, guiding principles, training requirements, and certifications.

Some work in this occupation require expanded security clearances, an extensive knowledge of the laws, rules, regulations and procedures governing a distinct set of operational duties and responsibilities for performing security functions and handling weapons.

Experience, education or training in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately. Able to apply procedures and directives by reading and interpreting technical material.

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing, using presentation and report formats.

Demonstrated ability to follow directions, to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures.

Learned ability to assess the surrounding environment to recognize immediate risk levels. Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed.

Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel. 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level specialized experience or equivalent Major Duties:

Major Duties: This is not an all-inclusive list A SECURITY SPECIALIST (T5), GS-0080-11, 1. Implements and administers the SAP information security program.

Serves as a security professional for the development, testing, fielding, and protection of advanced and special access program technologies.

Researches, interprets, analyzes and applies security guidelines from various sources for local application.

Develops and implements security plans and procedures such as standard operating procedures, system security, program test, treaty preparation, deployment, and operations security (OPSEC) for personnel and facilities that support advanced or special programs and sensitive compartmented information (SCI) material.

Conducts and documents regular self inspections of SAP facilities and operations. Assesses the SAP security posture and sets goals and courses of action to correct deficiencies.

May maintain Top Secret control accounts and strict accountability of all accountable material.

Leads or performs security investigations for incidents involving the actual or possible loss, compromise, or inadvertent disclosure of classified information.

Performs technical reviews of incident reports and recommends appropriate corrective actions to the commander and higher headquarters.

Assist in developing security classification guide for various technologies.

Establishes procedures for document marking, safeguarding, and use, personnel access controls, need to know criteria, physical storage and control, and transmitting, transferring, reproducing, downgrading, and destroying information.

Provides security oversight and direction to lower grade program managers within organizational facilities specifically designated for advanced or special programs.

Drafts specialized additions/modifications to security education programs to provide special access requirements as they pertain to classified couriers, foreign travel briefings, and defensive security briefs.

(35%) 2. Implements and administers the SAP personnel security program. Establishes local procedures for processing requests for security accesses for military, civilian, and contractor personnel.

Initiates and reviews all requests for personnel security investigations consistent with directives.

Responsible for the classification management program and supports special access program manager in developing classification guidance and making personnel security decisions.

Ensures requests for program access are properly screened and verified, and that all necessary forms and documentation have been completed before processing for access.

Analyze each request to determine validity and eligibility for access in accordance with SAP policies.

Prepares and transmits various reports and requests such as Transfer-of-Access (TOA), foreign associate and travel reports. Reviews personnel security decisions of lower-ranking personnel for accuracy.

Maintain personnel information folders (PIFs) on each program-accessed individual.

Investigate personnel security suitability issues and prepares and transmits adverse information reports to higher headquarters.

Prepares and utilizes security databases, rosters, and other tools necessary to administer the personnel security program.

Proactively initiates tracer actions, when required, to facilitate and determine access eligibility. (35%) 3. Implements and administers the SAP physical security program.

Implements DoD, USAF, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and MAJCOM policies and directives for the construction, protection, and operation of all advanced programs facilities.

Prepares accreditation packages to include fixed facility checklists, facility and alarm diagrams, inspectable space determinations, and other essential physical security documents for approval.

Applies risk-management techniques in designing security compensatory measures to mitigate facility vulnerabilities.

Works closely with counterparts from civil engineering, communications, users, and industry to ensure timely and proper accreditation of program facilities.

Approves design specifications for every aspect of facility construction. Conducts initial and annual physical security inspections of all SAP facilities.

Defines protection requirements for various classified items at home station, deployments and ensures personnel are cognizant of security measures.

Liaises with various outside agencies to secure technical expertise and specialized services needed to safeguard national security information within an SAP environment.

Participates in installation-level pre-deployment planning. Performs site surveys and writes deployment plans.

Ensures compliance with Emanations Security (EMSEC) Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) requirements.(25%) Full list of duties available upon request. Performs other duties as assigned.