Summary

You will serve as the Special Security Officer/ Special Access Program Security Officer/ Foreign Disclosure Officer responsible for overall program management of physical, personnel, and information security disciplines. You will oversee security requirements for intelligence related data, equipment, and facilities under the cognizance of Commander Undersea Surveillance. This position is located at COMMANDER UNDERSEA SURVEILLANCE in Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Duties

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• You will be responsible for physical, personnel, and information security for three shore commands, five ships, and a variety of detachments located around the world.
• You will oversee and manage the security requirements for classified programs.
• You will advise program managers on implementation of security policies and standards of classified programs to ensure compliance of proper security application.
• You will develop, staff, and publish command security policies and procedures within the framework of Federal, Department of Defense, Department of Navy, and other military services policies and procedures.
• You will conduct preliminary access interviews and prepare, coordinate, and submit requests for security access to the appropriate adjudicative authorities.
• You will provide guidance to command personnel on foreign disclosure and release of documents outside of the Intelligence Community (IC).

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.
• You must obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). Failure to do so may result in the withdrawal of an offer or removal. Indicate the level and date of your clearance in your resume.
• You must acknowledge in writing that you are accepting an appointment in the DCIPS (excepted service) which does not confer competitive status, prior to appointment.
• 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.
• All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statute, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.
• This position requires a periodic polygraph examination.
• This position may require a two-year DCIPS trial period requirement.
• 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.
• 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 position is part of the Department of Defense (DoD) Security Professional Educational Development (SPeD) certification program.
• You are required to obtain the Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) certification within two years of placement in the position and maintain the certification as long as you remain in the position.
• You are required to obtain the Special Program Security Credential within two years of placement in the position and maintain the certification as long as you remain in the position.
• This position may require rotating shift-work and/or occasional overtime.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GG/GS-12 grade level in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

1. Perform security indoctrinations and educational briefings for qualified individuals;
2. Coordinate and perform functions involved in the development, evaluation, implementation, or execution of information security programs;
3. Manage specialized security programs designed to detect and prevent hostile intelligence penetration;
4. Protect sensitive operations, activities, services, and classified information from exposure to threats and vulnerabilities;
5. Utilize policy expertise to implement localized security procedures and deliver expert security education training.

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

Additional qualification information can be found from the following DON DCIPS policy website:

https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/Naval%20Intelligence%20Activity/Chapter%205%20-%20Employment%20and%20Placement.pdf

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Additional information

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

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

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

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 (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) 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. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

ICTAP does not apply to Excepted Service positions.

Recruitment incentives may be authorized to eligible new hires.

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.

This position requires that you are able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs (SAP).

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

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.

All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statue, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.

For more information on the DCIPS occupational structure click here.

For more information about career advancement in DCIPS click here.

Benefits

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