Security Specialist

About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the US Army Arsenal, Watervliet, Emergency Services Office in Watervliet, NY 12189.

Summary

About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the US Army Arsenal, Watervliet, Emergency Services Office in Watervliet, NY 12189.

Overview
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Accepting applications

Open 10/02/2026 to 10/06/2026

Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Watervliet, NY

No matching locations found.

Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$63,678 - $82,787 per year
Pay scale & grade
GG 9
Promotion potential
11


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Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type
Multiple - Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 5 years by a current permanent Army employee. Extensions may be possible in accordance with guidance on the job announcement.

Occupations and job series

• 0080 Security Administration

Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Represented by a union
No

Drug test
Yes
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk

Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.

Background check type

• National security

Financial disclosure required
No
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Announcement number
SDST-26-13075508-DCIPS
Control number
887289200

This job is open to
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Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.


Clarification from the agency

See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply.

Duties
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• Supports the administration and enforcement of personnel, information, industrial, physical, and foreign disclosure security programs under the guidance of senior Security Specialists.
• Initiates and tracks personnel security investigations in the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) and assists with clearance lifecycle, continuous-vetting, and access-review actions.
• Conducts annual security briefings, specialized debriefings, and security-awareness activities and assists personnel with electronic Questionnaire for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) submissions.
• Reviews security-clearance requests, position-sensitivity information, and applicant identity documents and drafts recommendations concerning derogatory information or access concerns.
• Applies procedures for the marking, handling, storage, accountability, review, downgrade, and destruction of classified information and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
• Maintains security records, access-control and badge-system information, security-container documentation, and safe-combination records in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Assists with security inspections, Protected Distribution System compliance reviews, security-infraction inquiries, staff assistance visits, and command inspection preparation.
• Coordinates foreign military and dignitary visits with the Foreign Disclosure Representative to ensure access and disclosure actions remain within authorized limits.

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, individual must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Must be willing to undergo and successfully complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI) on a pre-appointment and periodic basis.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET (TS) security clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a T5 (or equivalent) investigation.
• Requires Temporary Duty (TDY) travel up to 25% of the time.
• This position requires the incumbent obtain the following core SPeD Certification: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within their first two years of employment. (See Additional Information)
• Position may be designated Emergency Essential (E-E) in support of mobilization and wartime mission.
• If designated E-E, employee will be required to remain in the overseas position in the event of hostilities or mobilization until relieved by proper authority.
• E-E employees are required to undergo nuclear-biological and chemical training and to participate in readiness tests, mobilization, alerts, and field training exercises.
• Employee must pass a medical examination and receive required immunizations for the overseas/deployed location.
• Prior to appointment to the position, employee will sign a statement agreeing to the E-E condition 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 Applying on Time-Limited Assignments

Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement.

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 which includes: Assisting with the administration, tracking, or compliance verification of core security programs, such as Information Systems Security (ISS), Personnel Security, Information Security, Industrial Security, Physical Security, or Foreign Disclosure This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the Federal service (GS-07).
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Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as security management, security studies, criminal justice, homeland security, intelligence studies, or a closely related field.
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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 first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Specialized experience is progressively responsible intelligence-related security work directly related to the position being filled. Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector or in another government agency as long as it was at a level at least equivalent to the next lower band in the series.

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Additional information

• This position requires a 2 year trial 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.
• 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.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET (TS) security clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information
  (SCI) based on a T5 (or equivalent) investigation.
• 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) Intelligence Career Field 35 position
• Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed 5 years by a current permanent Army employee. Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time­-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted. Position may be made permanent without further competition.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Recruitment and/or relocations incentives are not authorized.
• This position requires the incumbent obtain the following core SPēD Certification: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within their first two years of employment.