SECURITY SPECIALIST

Duties
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• You will serve as the primary advisor to the Commanding Officer on personnel security issues.
• You will coordinate the security clearance program for NCTS Naples to ensure that all assigned employees or perspective employees are cleared for access to sensitive information or material.
• You will recommend denial or revocation of clearances based on unfavorable information.
• You will plan, schedule, and conduct periodic security awareness briefs security indoctrinations, and training to ensure that all personnel assigned are aware of the current security directives and procedures.
• You will act as the lead civilian in the Security Office with one Security Assistant who asses with personnel and physical security work-related items.
• You will oversee NCTS Naples' classified information program in matters pertaining to the classification, safeguarding, transmission and destruction of classified material.
• You will conduct audits to ensure that departments are adhering to established procedures and guidelines for the safekeeping of classified information.
• You will serve as principal advisor to the Commanding Officer on all physical security/force protection matters that effect the station.
• You will develop and implement local security instructions and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Certification or Licensing Required: Physical Security Certification
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to sign the Statement of Understanding for Overseas Employment acknowledging receipt and understanding of the statement of living and working conditions for this location.
• May be required to obtain a VISA dependent on the overseas country's laws/regulations.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
• If eligible for permanent change of station, the appointee will be required to sign a transportation agreement to establish a Government time in service requirement of 12 months.
• This is an overseas position. You will be subject to and must be able to satisfy the overseas requirements of the 26Jul12 DODI 1400.25 V1230: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025v1230.pdf
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position has been designated as a Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) certification position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

Serving as the principal advisor to the Commanding Officer on all physical security/force protection matters that effect the station.

Performing planning, scheduling, and conducting periodic security awareness briefs, security indoctrinations, and training to ensure that all personnel assigned are aware of the current security directives and procedures.

Coordinating all matters related to the overall Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP), Physical Security and Loss Prevention Programs, conducting annual physical surveys, vulnerability and risk management assessments for the station to assess the command's security readiness posture, identifying discrepancies, and developing plans of action to correct.

Conducting formal and informal investigations as appropriate of security violations, missing, lost and stolen government property and prepares reports of findings, opinions and recommendations for correction security weaknesses and/or disciplinary action.

Planning, coordinating, and implementing guard services, including establishment of special post orders, reporting criteria, Emergency Action Plan reporting criteria, emergency responses, special drills, and guard training and weapons familiarization/qualification for Auxiliary security Force in coordination with the command's KMI Manager and Chief Master-At-Arms and host command's Security Department. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for this position.

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/0000/security-administration-series-0080/

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.

Education

Applicants that do not meet the qualifying experience as described above may qualify with the following 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., if related

or

A combination of education and experience.

If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Position Information: Work Category-Professional and Work Level- Work Level II (Pay Band 3 GG-11-13).
Primary Work Role Code: 000-Non-Cyber

Travel is dependent upon position description and availability of funding.

If you are a dual citizen, please identify the countries of citizenship. The NATO Status of Forces Agreement prohibits employment in the U.S. Civilian Component in a host nation of any person who holds dual citizenship of the U.S. and the host nation. For example: A person who holds both Italian and U.S. citizenship may not be employed in the U.S. Civilian Component in Italy; however, that person is not prohibited by the NATO Status of Forces Agreement from employment in the U.S. civilian Component in another NATO host nation of which (s)he does not hold citizenship.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT CONTINUED:

This position is designated Special Sensitive requiring a continued favorably adjudicated Top Secret with SCI eligibility and access based on a Tier 5 background investigation. This position requires continuous access to classified information up to Top Secret/SCI.
This position is a Test Designated Position (TDP) in the DoN's Drug Free Workplace Program.

This position has been designated as a Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) certification position.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

Tour length: 36 MONTHS.

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.