Security Specialist
What you'd do
About 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 United States Army Counterintelligence Command (USACIC).
Major duties
Determines physical security requirements for secure areas, vaults, SCIFs, and SAPFs in accordance with applicable regulations and directives. Conducts thorough physical security inspections, accurately identifies deficiencies, and provides well-reasoned corrective action recommendations. Proactively identifies systemic vulnerabilities across the organization's physical security posture and develops long-range mitigation strategies aligned with operational requirements . Manages the full lifecycle of security clearance processing, identifying and resolving routine and moderately complex issues without supervisor involvement. Leads or co-leads inquiries and investigations into security violations involving classified information, documenting findings and recommending appropriate administrative or corrective actions.
What you need to qualify
Who 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: Independently manages the full accreditation lifecycle for multiple SCIFs and SAPFs; AND Prepares command-ready written recommendations for clearance continuation, suspension, or revocation ; AND Briefs senior leadership on outcomes, and conducts trend analysis of violation data to identify systemic weaknesses. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Information Security Personnel Security Physical Security 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.
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