Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist (Associate Director)
What you'd do
This position provides leadership and strategic direction for the Office of Security's Department-wide personnel security programs, ensuring the protection of DOT personnel, information, and operations through effective security policies, adjudication, credentialing, risk management, and compliance activities. This position advises senior officials and coordinates with Federal partners to advance national security and mission-critical security objectives.
Major duties
As a Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist (Associate Director), you will: Directs and manages a department-wide personnel security program, providing executive-level leadership, policy direction, and oversight for suitability, credentialing, security clearance adjudication, contractor fitness, and classified access programs. Develops, interprets, and implements personnel security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure compliance with Executive Orders, OPM regulations, Security Executive Agent Directives, HSPD-12 requirements, and Departmental security policies. Serves as the department's senior technical authority on complex and sensitive personnel security matters, providing expert advice and recommendations to senior officials on security risks, adjudicative decisions, and matters with national security implications. Leads the adjudication and oversight of personnel security, credentialing, and vetting programs; evaluates complex background investigation information; ensures consistent application of security standards; and manages compliance, quality assurance, and risk mitigation activities. Provides strategic direction and supervision for personnel security staff and represents DOT in interagency forums with Federal security partners, including the development of government-wide security policies, standards, and practices. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT: OST is seeking a highly skilled, mission-focused security professional with expertise in personnel security, adjudication, policy development, and risk management. The ideal candidate is a strategic leader who can apply sound judgment on complex security matters, develop and implement security programs, collaborate with stakeholders across the department and Federal government, and ensure compliance with national security requirements.
What you need to qualify
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. To qualify for the Grade 15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-14, it must include: Managing complex personnel security programs involving suitability, credentialing, security clearances, adjudication, and position sensitivity determinations. Providing senior-level advice, oversight, and guidance on sensitive security matters to leadership, stakeholders, and interagency partners; and managing personnel, resources, and program objectives for a large-scale security program. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Personnel Security and Safety: Knowledge of methods and controls of personnel, public safety, and security operations; investigation and inspection techniques; or rules, regulations, precautions, and prevention techniques for the protection of people, data, or property. Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. For all types of consideration, 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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