Security Officer

Duties
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• Serves as the Chief of the Security and Protection Programs Office for USACE Mission Support Battalion.
• Responsible for all operational protection programs to include Physical Security, Security Education, Training, and Awareness, Antiterrorism, Emergency Management, Operations Security and Continuity of Operations for USACE assets in the NCR.
• Develops/implements all physical security measures that support anti-terrorism and force protection plans and assessments, including the protection of the USACE CG (3-star) and DCG (2-star) Executive Suite at the GAO Building (USACE Headquarters).
• Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates and controls procedures for establishing priorities for expending resources for the protection of assets and facilities based upon analysis of mission criticality and threat levels.
• Advises on command policies and procedures in the areas of physical information, personnel, industrial, technology security, and operations security access.
• Responsible for the proper classification, declassification, and protection of classified national defense and other sensitive information originated or controlled by the organization.
• Advises Commander/Director to appoint investigating officers if formal investigations are warranted.
• Oversees multi-disciplinary security programs to include Information Security, Personnel Security, Industrial Security, Foreign Disclosure, and Contacts with Foreign Representatives.
• Supervises a workforce, exercising the full range of personnel management responsibilities of assigned personnel.
• Identifies and provides for developmental and training needs of employees and provides on-the-job training as needed.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on a T5 investigation/Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
• This position has been identified for the Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) Certification Program.
• This is a Drug Testing position.

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 Civilian Employees of the Command
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• 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.) 13473
• 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 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: 1) Applying security and intelligence technical methods, policies, regulations, and procedures to manage and provide advice and guidance on multi-discipline security program areas to include Personnel Security (PERSEC), Information Security (INFOSEC), Foreign Disclosure (FD), and Industrial Security (INDUSEC): 2) Providing general direction to Program Managers and workers; 3) Developing work improvement plans and recommending personnel actions as necessary; 4) Developing long/short range strategic planning that initiates projects that are intended to update and modernize current security policy; AND 5) Preparing and presenting oral and written presentations related to security matters.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Communications Security Management
• Communications Strategy
• Information Security
• Organizational Awareness

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-13).

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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ .

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.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• 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 Career Program (CP) 35 - General Intelligence 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. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.