SECURITY SPECIALIST

U.S. Pacific Fleet

$80K — $95K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in information protection and personnel security programs.
  • Specialized experience at GS-12 level in analyzing and managing organizational risk.
  • Ability to interpret security regulations and collaborate with personnel at all levels.
  • Experience in conducting adjudications and risk-based clearance decisions.
  • Demonstrated skill in enforcing access controls and security protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Manage SCI personnel security eligibility and conduct clearance investigations.
  • Oversee adjudications and make risk-based clearance decisions.
  • Enforce policies for approving, denying, suspending, or revoking security clearances.
  • Analyze command data on security needs and propose operational changes.
  • Establish secure collaborations for sensitive information handling.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health, retirement, and paid leave.
  • Opportunities for relocation incentives to cover moving costs.
  • Eligibility for pay retention under certain conditions.
  • Potential for additional vacancies to be filled from this announcement.
  • Access to federal employee benefits depending on position type.
Full Job Description
Summary

You will serve as a Special Security Representative (SSR) in the Maritime Information Warfare Directorate of MARITIME OPERATIONS CENTER.

Duties

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  • You will manage SCI Personnel Security eligibility and conduct investigations for SCI security clearances and access to sensitive positions.
  • You will oversee adjudications, risk-based clearance decisions, and access control.
  • You will have delegated authority to approve, deny, suspend, or revoke SCI clearances according to policy and regulations.
  • You will collect and analyze data on the command's security needs, recommend equipment, propose operational changes, and support initiatives to achieve physical security objectives.
  • You will enforce strict SCI access controls and establish secure collaborations with individuals both within the agency and internationally.


Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
  • This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
  • This is a Security Professional Educational Development (SPeD) position and requires DoD certification. Selectee must obtain and maintain certification within prescribed timeframes. Certification required is: Security Fundamentals Professional.


Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector analyzing and managing organizational risk, information protection, and personnel security clearance programs. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Identifying security issues, interpreting regulatory guidelines, and collaborating with personnel at all levels to implement policies and procedures that protect secure facilities and critical intelligence.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

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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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