PHYSICAL SECURITY SPECIALIST
What you'd do
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO), National Security Services Division. The primary purpose of this position is to implement and enforce national TEMPEST directives; Serves as DHS's principal Certified TEMPEST TechnicalAuthority CTTA, implementing and enforcing TEMPEST directives across the enterprise. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.
Major duties
As a PHYSICAL SECURITY SPECIALIST, GS-0080-14, your typical work assignments may include the following: Certified TEMPEST Technical Authority, studying and controlling unintentional intelligence-bearing emissions from electronic equipment. Reviews Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) design packages, construction drawings, and technical specifications to ensure compliance; coordinates resolutions of issues affecting TEMPST construction lifecycle. Provides managerial oversight for TEMPEST training and qualifications for assigned personnel. Participates in agency governance boards and modernization initiatives related to Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) lifecycle management and emanations security. This announcement will be open for 10 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.
What you need to qualify
There are no Individual Occupational Requirements for this position. You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal government. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Possessing the mastered knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering, emanations security, and TEMPEST countermeasures. Possessing expert knowledge in standards and countermeasures for protecting equipment from leaking sensitive information via electromagnetic emanations. Understanding of SCIF design, construction, and modifications to provide authoritative assessments and recommendations. Skills in project management overseeing multiple concurrent SCIF projects. Expertise in evaluating Portable Electronic Devices and Electronic Mobile Devices requests, Protected Distribution Systems installations, shielding, grounding, power, Red/Black separation, TEMPEST Control Rooms, and related specialized systems for TEMPEST vulnerabilities. Expert knowledge of Intelligence Community Devices technical specifications to include, Red/Black Installation Guidance, TEMPEST Countermeasures Facilities, and Safeguarding Communications Security (COMSEC) Facilities and Materials. Ability to represent the agency during technical forums and provide authoritative consultation to senior officials. Experience serving as a Certified TEMPEST Technical Authority (CTTA) or equivalent, providing authoritative review and approval of TEMPEST designs, testing, and mitigations. Experience developing, issuing, and maintaining TEMPEST policy, standards, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the department or an enterprise-level program. Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience will not be used for this grade level. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job. Award SF50s will not be accepted. The current series, grade must be identified on the SF50). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. 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. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
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