Personnel Security Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: This position supports the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Administration Security division and is located in San Antonio, Texas. This is not a virtual/remote position. You must live within or be willing to relocate within a commutable distance of the identified duty location (San Antonio, TX).
Major duties
Monitor and ensure completion of processing, tracking, and documentation of all completed background investigations for all civilian and contract employees to and from Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Central Adjudication Facility (CAF). Develop, refine, and implement personnel security policies and procedures to ensure full compliance, resolve complex program issues, and recommend organizational or staffing realignments to improve efficiency. Maintain current security clearance records and files, and initiate independent reviews as required on all personnel having access to classified material in order to ensure clearance at the maximum level of security desired. Provide regular training to staff related to security clearances and background investigation requirements. Analyze information on the effectiveness of ongoing personnel security programs gathered from direct and indirect sources. Review investigative reports for conformity to personnel security clearance regulations and determines whether the requested clearance should be granted or denied.
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. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes adjudicating complex personnel security clearances for a multi-layered, geographically dispersed organization; coordinating investigations of applicants and employees to ensure they meet security standards; and overseeing compliance with personnel security procedures and requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
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