Summary

This position is part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Duties

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As a SECURITY SPECIALIST (ANTI-TERRORISM) at the GS-0080-13 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• The incumbent serves as the principal Security Specialist and Agency Antiterrorism Officer (ATO), exercising full lifecycle responsibility for planning, designing, integrating, and administering the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) comprehensive, agency-wide Antiterrorism (AT) Program. The employee independently develops, maintains, and implements the agency's primary AT policy framework, which includes authoring the DTRA AT Directive, the DTRA AT Manual, the DTRA AT Plan, the DTRA Occupant Emergency Plan, and the agency-level Random Antiterrorism Measure (RAM) Policy and department RAM SOP.
• The specialist conducts highly complex, risk-based vulnerability, threat, and criticality assessments across diverse DTRA installations, particularly those characterized by intricate tenant relationships and competing security baselines. In doing so, the incumbent negotiates shared defensive responsibilities across organizational boundaries, analyzes the secondary cascading effects of potential incidents on DTRA's unique scientific facilities, and inspects, analyzes, and evaluates physical security systems.
• To resolve critical operational conflicts, the specialist designs and drafts comprehensive, heavily researched exceptions to policy and risk-acceptance packages for the Agency Director when standard DoD AT mandates clash with DTRA's scientific or operational research mission, calculating precise risk indices and detailing robust compensatory measures.
• The incumbent serves as the senior technical advisor to ensure the integration of mandatory AT requirements into the agency's procurement and contracting processes, advising contracting officers and program managers on necessary defensive clauses for specific service and support contracts.
• Additionally, the employee plans, develops, and delivers mandatory, agency-wide Antiterrorism Awareness training, coordinates Random Antiterrorism Measures across the directorates, and conducts executive-level security briefings for DTRA senior leaders and external law enforcement partners to ensure maximum defensive readiness

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain their SPeD Certifications through CDSE for Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within 24 months.
• Must consent to and pass pre-employment drug testing and be subject to periodic random drug testing thereafter.
• Overtime/compensatory time may be required to accommodate operational needs of the organization.
• May be subject to random DoD counterintelligence scope polygraph if assigned to programs or duty locations that have such a requirement.
• Travel in the performance of temporary assignments may be required.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the GS-13, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the12 grade level in the Federal service:

• Managing/implementing Headquarters-level Antiterrorism Program; Establishing AT Policies and Plans for HQ and subordinate components
• Understanding and Operational impacts of travel requirements of the Foreign Clearance Guide (FCG) and the Department of State, to include knowledge of APACS and PACOMs' IATP requirements
• Coordinating and conducting AT Assessments and Surveys of subordinate components; Understanding and implementing the requirements of the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) and the Interagency Security Committee (ISC) Risk Management Process
• Implementing other security disciplines to include Information Security, Physical Security, Industrial Security, Insider Threat, Personnel Security, and Operations Security.

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.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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