SummaryAbout the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the 7th Signal Command (Theater), G2 Section, Operations/Intelligence Division at Fort Meade, Maryland.
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- Directs and manages security programs across multiple disciplines, including Information Security, Personnel Security, and Industrial Security, to ensure alignmentwith Army regulations, policies, and directives.
- Serves as the principal security advisor to the Command Group and staff, providing authoritative guidance, risk assessments, and recommendations on complex security matters, physical protection measures, and critical asset protection.
- Develops, interprets, and implements local security policies, regulations, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to address unique command mission requirements
- Exercises full supervisory responsibility over a staff of military, civilian, and/or contractor security professionals, to include assigning and reviewing work, evaluating performance, identifying training needs, and resolving employee grievances.
- Oversees and coordinates the command's security inspection program, directing staff assistance visits, risk evaluations, and vulnerability assessments to identify weaknesses, verify compliance, and report readiness metrics to higher headquarters.
- Plans and executes the command-wide security education and training program, ensuring all personnel maintain required clearances, operational security (OPSEC) awareness, and mandatory compliance training necessary to protect classified resources.
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Conditions of employment- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, individual must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
- May be required to take a counterintelligence scope polygraph examination, if required for Special Access Program.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance based on a T5 investigation/Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) and be eligible for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
- Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel may be required 25% or less of the time.
- May be required to carry a government cell phone when conducting Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) On-Call or other On-Call duty outside of normal duty hours.
- May be required to be on a 15-20 minute recall string.
- May be required to be trained to open/close the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).
- May be required to work occasional shifts, holiday work, and compensatory/paid overtime as required.
- May be required to work additional non-standard duty hours during crisis or to meet mission tasking.
- This position has been identified for the Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) Certification Program. Selectee must obtain the SFPC certification within their first two years of employment.
QualificationsWho May Apply:Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
- Current Civilian Employees of the Command
Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement.
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.
Specialized experience is progressively responsible intelligence-related security work directly related to the position being filled. Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector or in another government agency as long as it was at a level at least equivalent to the next lower band in the series.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one (1) year of experience equivalent to at least the GG/GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as:
1. Administering a comprehensive, multi disciplined security program to safeguard critical defense assets, classified materials, and personnel in accordance with established military guidelines;
2. Formulating local security standard operating procedures (SOPs) and security plans to mitigate vulnerabilities and ensure regulatory compliance across tactical, operational, or garrison environments;
3. Conducting formal Information, Personnel, and Industrial security inspections to evaluate command readiness and makes recommendations for corrective action; AND
4. Delivering specialized security education, threat awareness briefings and regulatory training programs to military, civilian, and contractor personnel.
Additional information- This position requires a 2 year trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
- This is a(n) Intelligence (General) Career Program position.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
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.
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