Security Specialist (Insider Threat)
What you'd do
About the Position: Serves as a Security Specialist and Analyst for the Insider Threat (InT) Program/Hub within the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Insider Threat Branch/Hub. This position is located in Falls Church, Virginia. 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 (Falls Church, VA).
Major duties
Conduct insider threat risk analyses to identify potential vulnerabilities. Review insider threat reports to determine indicators of risk. Assess physical and general security threats to evaluate overall exposure. Advise the InT Senior Analyst on Defense Health Agency security programs (Physical, Antiterrorism, Personnel, Information, and Industrial) to strengthen organizational security posture. Analyze insider threat risk mitigation options to inform DHA senior leadership on potential enterprise-level implementation. Conduct and manage insider threat risk assessments and referrals for the DHA lnT Hub. Analyze information to advise on methods that deter and detect insider threats by assessing associated risks supporting investigative and command responses for protecting DHA information, personnel, and resources. Provide timely reporting and referral of insider threat information to enable effective response and mitigation by investigative and command authorities. Develop risk assessment methodology and risk priorities for utilization by the Analysis Cell to guide the production of insider threat referrals and reports. Collaborate with mitigation/response authorities for resolution of insider threat referrals and other matters. Produce periodic reports concerning status and compliance submitted to the DHA lnT Program for further submission to higher authorities.
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 analyzing multi-source security indicators to identify insider threat risks; referring critical threat information to investigative or command authorities for incident mitigation; AND assisting in the development of risk assessment policies to support insider threat detection/mitigation. 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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