Personnel Security Specialist with Security Clearance - Pueblo, CO, United States - Department of Defense

Description

Duties

• Provide technical and administrative guidance to personnel on personnel security issues, such as adjudication, suitability determinations.
• Apply personnel security principles and methods to process i.e

Initial investigations, clearances, periodic re-investigations.

• Evaluate protection systems and devices to insure protection of sensitive information, equipment and other material against sabotage, destruction loss, theft, misuse, or subject to terrorist, malicious mischief, or other acts of willful interference.
• Prepare correspondence to leadership involving denied and revoked clearances or public trust determinations.
• Analyze and report on clearance and appeals findings to senior officials, to include prepare appropriate notifications

Requirements Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Business travel (TDY) up to 5%.
• Position is subject to drug testing prior to placement into the position and subject to random drug testing thereafter.
• This position has been identified for the Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) Certification Program

This is the Department of Defense (DoD) Security Certification Program directed by DoD Instruction

It is approved by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs for use in the Army via the following memorandum:

• Memorandum, Assistant Secretary of Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, dated 8 September 2015, subject: Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) Certification Program.

The SPeD certification is DoD's initiative to professionalize the security workforce by establishing a common set of competencies for security practitioners that promotes:

• interoperability, facilitates professional development and training, and develops a workforce of certified security professionals.
• This position requires the incumbent obtain the following core SPeD Certification: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within their first two years of employment

Qualifications 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 Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement
• 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
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• 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
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes: provide support through research, review, and/or interpretation of personnel and operations security policies and guidance for program oversight; conduct resolution interviews to address security concerns; provide security awareness and OPSEC training to personnel; coordinate with investigative agencies regarding security clearance and/or investigative actions
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level in the federal service (GS-09)

OR Education:
Ph.

D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.

M
[remove LL.M.

, if unrelated] in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as:
Security Administration
OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%
To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12
Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18
Add the two percentages

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-9)
Education


FOREIGN EDUCATION:

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.

S
education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S
accredited college or university

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Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S

Citizenship.

• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a(n) Pysical Security and Law Enforcement (19) Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable

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• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest

Reasonable Accommodation (RA)

Requests :
If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application
Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments
Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis
If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision
You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement
To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here:

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You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement
Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the online assessments required for this position
You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

• Accountability
• Attentio