SUPERVISORY SECURITY SPECIALIST

Duties

• You will supervise and direct personnel in performing physical, personnel, industrial, insider threat, and information security for the Naval Information Forces.
• You will provide specific directions and guidance on how the mission is performed and provide process improvement techniques to increase efficiency and productivity of all security related programs.
• You will interpret and apply current Executive Orders, DoW, DoN, and ICD/ICS security regulations and provide directions to management and personnel on all matters of derivative classification decisions and marking procedures for classified media.
• You will serve as a Classification Advisory Officer (CAO) and perform classification reviews upon request for FOIA requests, resumes, operational documentation, etc., ensuring National, DoW and DoN interests are protected.
• You develop and monitor procedures for the safeguarding of all forms of classified material, hardware and software belonging to the command.
• You will develop and execute a security education program, produces specialized, comprehensive training aids and operating guidance covering all security disciplines for use by subordinate commands that meet National and Navy objectives.
• You will participate in the budget planning process to identify and defend necessary resources to effectively carry out a robust security program.
• You will initiate, monitor and evaluate investigations of security infractions, violations, and practices dangerous to security to determine possibility of compromise.
• You will be responsible for providing briefings to on-site contractor personnel on command security procedures to include badge control, hand carrying of classified, prohibited items, recognizing security violations, and document control.

Requirements

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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 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 requires you to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance with SCI.
• 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.
• This position requires the incumbent to be subject to a Counter-Intelligence Single-Scope Polygraph (CSP), and renewal every five (5) years.
• This is a Security Professional Educational Development (SPeD) position and requires DoD certification. Selectee must obtain and maintain certification within prescribed timeframes. Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) is required.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• 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

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Knowledge of policies, procedures, concepts, principles, systems, and methodology for security administration of multiple security disciplines and functions for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and collateral information, such as Information, Industrial, Personnel, Physical, Insider Threat.
• Ability to assess security programs, threats, and vulnerabilities to recommend mitigating actions.
• Ability to develop guidelines, procedures, and other security related materials for use by organization and across organization domain.
• Ability to plan, organize, mentor and motivate staff.
• Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:

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.

Additional information

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

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

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.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

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:

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.

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:

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.