Supervisory Security Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: Serve as the Supervisory Security Specialist for Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), responsible for managing and directing a comprehensive protection program. This program encompasses anti-terrorism, physical security, personnel security, information security, operations security, and emergency management.
Major duties
Provide administrative and technical oversight of subordinate security specialists. Develop and justify organizational structure, manpower, and budgetary requirements. Direct the organization's Personnel Security Program. Provide recommendations to leadership on position sensitivity, risk designations, and hiring decisions based on investigation results. Oversee the planning and implementation of a multi-layered physical security and crime prevention strategy. Manage the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Operations Security (OPSEC) programs to protect sensitive and classified information. Direct the organization's Emergency Management (EM) program. Analyze national security threats to determine their impact on ANC operations. Evaluate and approve security plans to ensure the safety of all participants.
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. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 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 implementing physical security and/or anti-terrorism programs during high visibility and/or high-volume events; analyzing security threats to determine appropriate countermeasures; developing emergency action plans for installation and/or facility; and performing law enforcement liaison functions to resolve security matters. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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-12).
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