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 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Geospatial Center (AGC), Security Office located at Alexandria, Virginia.
Major duties
Manage the Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security program, to include Communications Security, Operations Security, Personnel Security, Physical Security, Automation Security, and Industrial Security. Perform technical security support duties in the U.S. Army Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). Investigate damage to national security caused by SCI security infractions and violations. Manage SCI access for civilian, military, and contractor personnel including proper execution of indoctrinations and debriefings. Serve as agency’s official channel for certifying and receiving SCI visitor clearances and accesses. Oversee the SCI classification/declassification, downgrading, marking, and sanitization of information. Interpret directives, regulations, and guidelines to provide technical and administrative advice related to agency’s SCI operation.
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 DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army) 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. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes implementing a multi-discipline security program to manage the protection and dissemination of Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and to manage access to SCI and Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS/GG-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. 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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