INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST (TITLE 5)

Duties

MAJOR DUTIES: This is NOT an all-inclusive list.

• Serves as the Wing Information Protection Program Manager executing/enforcing all operational, functional, and mission assurance aspects of the program.
• Formulates wing program goals, plans, policy implementation guidelines, procedures, and work plans dealing with the development and operation of wing-wide information security programs and activities and provides technical and administrative direction to subordinate wing information security personnel.
• Interprets National Guard Bureau (NGB), Air National Guard (ANG), Air Force (AF), Department of Defense (DoD), and other federal regulations for information security processes as they apply and are implemented within the Wing.
• Demonstrates expert knowledge of the information security field that is necessary to provide effective guidance, training, and direction to subordinate squadron level organizations/activities/units.
• Establishes and maintains liaisons with senior personnel at wing, NGB, ANG, and MAJCOM.
• Prepares information security review reports and provides recommendations and advice.
• Analyzes and evaluates the classification downgrading, declassification, and destruction programs.
• Advises installation project engineers, project managers, command mission leads, action officers, and effected operational officers of their responsibility to provide proper classified management guidance and specification requirements during performance of respective duties.
• Oversees, directs, monitors, and conducts regulatory and non-regulatory security surveys and Information Security Program Reviews (ISPRs) to monitor and enforce implementation and oversight of DoD Information, Personnel, and Industrial Security Programs.
• Makes information protection risk assessments and risk management/mitigation strategies/recommendations based on intelligence-derived threat issues that may require deviations from or synthesis of policies.
• Uses initiative and resourcefulness in researching and implementing new and improved security methods and procedures.
• Complexity of duties is amplified as useful precedents often do not exist, technological advancements constantly change parameters for problem solutions, and unknown events significantly change circumstances.
• Collects, assembles, analyzes, and assesses background, data and other intelligence information.
• Develops processes, methods and recommendations to defeat intelligence gathering or risk exposure of information and ultimately prevent the compromise, loss, unauthorized access/disclosure, destruction, distortion or non-accessibility of information, regardless of physical form or characteristics, over the life cycle of the information, including actions to regulate access to sensitive information, controlled unclassified information and classified information produced by, entrusted to or under the control of the United States Government.
• Delivers, Security Awareness and Education Programs to satisfy security education and training requirements for all assigned organizations.
• Revises or augments training to support unique requirements.
• Oversees the development of recurring education and training for Top Secret Control Officers (TSCO) and Original Classification Authorities (OCA).
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Directs the overarching focus and direction of the organization.
• Provides broad directions for work by articulating goals or financial constraints of higher level management or headquarters.
• Selects candidates for subordinate positions taking into consideration skills and qualifications, mission requirements, and EEO and diversity objectives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• The employee will be required to maintain a TS-SCI security clearance.
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• Potential for incentive pay.
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random drug testing.
• This position is not eligible to be in the union.
• Must obtain the Security Professional Certification(s) within 24 months of hire.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Department of Defense Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC), Security Program Integration Professional Certification (SPIPC) and Security Asset Protection Professional Certification (SAPPC) conferrals are required within 2 years of the established employee EOD or initial assignment date to this position in accordance with DOD 3305.13-M, DoD Security Accreditation and Certification. The listed certification requirements may not be deleted or modified without the written approval of the AF Security Functional Authority (SAF/AA) or their delegated security career field representative.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
• This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by TAG.
• The incumbent may be required to travel in military and/or commercial vehicles to perform temporary duty assignments.
• The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.
• Position may be telework eligible after completion of probationary period.
• Potential for Incentive Pay.

Qualifications

*Your resume must reflect in detail how the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer meets the below listed general and specialized experience required for the position.

**Must include beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week in order to determine part time vs. full time credit.

BASIC QUALICATIONS:

• Experience, education or training in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately.
• Able to apply procedures and directives by reading and interpreting technical material.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing, using presentation and report formats.
• Demonstrated ability to follow directions, to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures.
• Learned ability to assess the surrounding environment to recognize immediate risk levels.
• Must have the education and validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade for one of the seven organizational program disciplines and its applicable Security Series career.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Have at least 1 year experience at the GS-0080-11 or above? *Must submit SF50 to validate claim*

OR have experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled:

• Knowledge of a wide range of security concepts, principles, and practices to review, independently analyze, and resolve difficult and complex security problems; apply policy direction to contractors and government/military officials, and develop guidance for applying security policy, procedures, techniques, equipment, and methods to a variety of work situations and various levels or degrees of security controls.
• Knowledge of a broad range of security program relationships, and proficiency in information, personnel, and industrial security to effectively implement and administer applicable security programs and/or coordinate with other specialized security programs.
• Knowledge of security classification methods, concepts, and eligibility for access to classified or sensitive information to review plans for proposed or new projects, organizations, and/or missions to assure the presence of adequate planning for information security and other controls.
• Ability to plan and carry out reviews of unit and/or contractor security programs, analyze and evaluate reports and conditions to recommend remedial actions.

Additional experience requirements for this position. Applicant must have:

• Special Security Officer (SSO) experience or equivalent SCI oversight role at Group or Wing level.
• Information Protection (IP) program experience or service as Information Protection Support Staff.
• Minimum 2 years experience as a Counter-Insider Threat Representative.
• Experience participating in or leading high-risk counter-insider threat working groups involving multi-functional disciplines and cross-organizational coordination.
• Cleared for Top Secret Information and granted access to Sensitive Compartmented Information.

Education

Not applicable for this position.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( ).

VETERANS' PREFERENCE: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire.