Lead Information Security Specialist

Defense Health Agency; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Health Agency is seeking a Lead Information Security Specialist to plan, direct, and execute multi-discipline security operations across the DHA enterprise, including information security, facility accreditation, communications security, and foreign disclosure administration. This is not a virtual/remote role and requires residence or relocation within commuting distance to Falls Church, VA.

Specialized experience includes evaluating secure facilities for compliance with physical

Qualifications

• Specialized experience evaluating secure facilities for compliance with physical security standards.
• Experience investigating security incidents or unauthorized disclosures to identify vulnerabilities.
• Experience processing foreign national visit requests for international disclosure directives.
• Time-in-grade requirements for federal appointments (GS-13/14 level expectations).

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and execute multi-discipline security operations across the DHA enterprise.
• Oversee information security, physical facility accreditation, communications security, and foreign disclosure.
• Respond to security incidents and coordinate investigations to reduce organizational vulnerabilities.

Job description

About the Position

This position serves as a Lead Information Security Specialist responsible for planning, directing, and executing multi-discipline security operations across the DHA enterprise, including information security, physical facility accreditation, communications security, and foreign disclosure administration. This is not a virtual/remote position. You must live within or be willing to relocate to a commutable distance of the identified duty location (Falls Church, VA).

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A 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 Reinstatement 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

One year of specialized experience which includes evaluating secure facilities (such as Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities or Collateral Open Storage areas) for compliance with physical security standards; investigating security incidents or unauthorized disclosures to identify organizational vulnerabilities; AND processing foreign national visit requests for compliance with international disclosure directives. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone— no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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-12).