SECURITY SPECIALIST.

Bureau of Naval Personnel; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Naval Personnel is seeking personnel to support security awareness programs, insider threat initiatives, and clearance processing for DoD personnel in a federal setting.

The role includes managing sensitive information, performing pre-employment screenings, and conducting required trainings. Candidates must meet eligibility and clearance requirements typical of DoD positions.

Qualifications

• Experience applying security policies to ensure processes and controls are in place.
• Ability to process security documents to issue employee clearances.
• Familiarity with personnel security and in-processing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Command Security Manager in formulating and executing security awareness programs.
• Contribute to Insider Threat Policy development aligned with DoD guidance.
• Handle adverse personnel security actions and pre-employment information reviews.
• Initiate and monitor clearance investigations for personnel.
• Conduct security briefings, trainings, and database entry.

Skills

Security policy implementation

Insider Threat Program

Personnel Security

Security clearance processing

Pre-employment investigations

Job description

• You assist Command Security Manager (CSM) in formulating, coordinating, and executing the security awareness and education program for the command.
• You will assist CSM in managing the Insider Threat Program, developing command level insider threat policies, procedures, and processes aligning with overarching higher-level DoD.
• You will handle adverse personnel security actions requiring completion of forms, and/or security clearance suspension, revocation, or denial and reviews adverse pre-employment information.
• You will initiate and monitor clearance investigations for personnel.
• You will conduct personnel security function including security briefings, trainings, and database entry.
  

Duties

• You assist Command Security Manager (CSM) in formulating, coordinating, and executing the security awareness and education program for the command.
• You will assist CSM in managing the Insider Threat Program, developing command level insider threat policies, procedures, and processes aligning with overarching higher-level DoD.
• You will handle adverse personnel security actions requiring completion of forms, and/or security clearance suspension, revocation, or denial and reviews adverse pre-employment information.
• You will initiate and monitor clearance investigations for personnel.
• You will conduct personnel security function including security briefings, trainings, and database entry.
  

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.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.

Qualifications

For the GS-12:

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Reviewing, interpreting and implementing security policies to ensure security processes, procedures and control systems are in place and adhered to; 2) Applying both knowledge and skills to complete and process security documents prior to issuing an employee's clearance; 3) Using computer software related to personnel security and general administration to validate security documentation and perform personnel security in-processing; 4) Applying security regulations and policies pertaining to government employment, clearances, and classified information for all assigned personnel; 5) Submitting visiting access requests for personnel requiring access at other locations.

For The GS-11

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: 1) Utilizing knowledge of personnel and information security programs and best practices to meet mission requirements; 2) Applying security policy, procedures, techniques, equipment, and methods to a variety of work situations and various levels or degrees of security controls; 3) Interpreting security guidelines to provide information to the organization and ensure security actions are managed in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.

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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

For the GS-11: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 experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Additional information

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

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

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:

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.

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.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full‑time, part‑time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.