Security Specialist

Department of State Headquarters; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of State Headquarters in Washington, DC, seeks a senior security program advisor for the T/EX to oversee security programs, provide policy development, and advise on compliance across the T family.

The role covers training, advisory services to USOs, and coordination with bureaus and offices, including high-level leadership on internal security controls.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting training focused on procedural and instructional support of Unit Security Officers (USOs) in compliance with organizational security program.
• Experience overseeing and implementing physical security program to comply with security standards and sensitive information protocols.
• Experience leading a security program activity and advising high-level leadership on internal security controls.

Responsibilities

• Provide security program oversight for the T family of bureaus and offices.
• Develop security policy, conduct compliance assessments, and deliver training.
• Advise senior leadership on internal security controls and compliance across agencies.

Skills

Security training

Security program oversight

Advisory leadership

Job description

This position is located within the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security (T), Office of Executive Director (T/EX).

The position serves as the senior security program advisor for the T/EX, providing security program oversight, policy development, compliance assessments, training, and advisory services for the T Family of bureaus and offices (ACN, CT, ET, INL, and PM), as well as associated T family offices.

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR300, SubpartF.

Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience conducting training focused on procedural and instructional support of Unit Security Officers (USOs) in compliance with organizational security program; Experience overseeing and implementing physical security program to comply with security standards and sensitive information protocols; and Experience leading at least a security program activity (information/personnel/physical security) and providing advisory services to high-level leadership for the implementation of internal security controls across Bureaus.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.