PRINCIPAL ADVISOR, SPECIAL SECURITY
What you'd do
You will serve as the Principal Advisor, Special Security to the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (DUSN) Intelligence and Security (I&S) and the Senior Director of Security. In this role, you will provide executive-level counsel on all matters pertaining to the security and protection of classified national security information across the enterprise.
Major duties
You will provide strategic consultation, executive leadership, and comprehensive evaluation for agency-wide special security programs. You will serve as the principal expert to senior executives, such as the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (Intelligence and Security). You will advise on implementation and administration of comprehensive special security programs, ensuring strict compliance with national security policies, intelligence community directives, and federal regulations across the organization. You will serve as the technical authority responsible for protecting Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and national security information, ensuring integrity, confidentiality and availability of the agency’s sensitive intelligence assets. You will direct and advise on the management of personnel security clearance programs, oversee investigative guidelines, adjudicative processes, and insider threat mitigation to ensure rigorous compliance with federal security clearance procedures. You will establish, recommend, and track robust internal controls, risk management frameworks, and performance metrics, providing actionable intelligence and periodic oversight reporting to senior leadership to drive continuous program improvement.
What you need to qualify
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, your resume must show that you possess the Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit will be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications: TQ 1. Demonstrated senior-level experience providing strategic consultation, program leadership, and comprehensive evaluation of complex Special Security Programs within the Federal Government, Intelligence Community, or Department of Defense. This includes advising senior executives on program implementation, resource allocation, and organizational alignment. TQ 2. Expert knowledge of national security policies, Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs), and federal regulations governing the protection, handling, and oversight of Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and collateral national security information. TQ 3. Demonstrated high-level experience advising on and overseeing comprehensive personnel security operations. This includes mastery of federal investigative standards, security clearance adjudication processes, and the implementation of insider threat mitigation strategies. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/tabs/group-standards/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
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