SECURITY SPECIALIST (PHYSICAL)

Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army (DOA); Fort Bragg (NC); On-site; USD 93,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army (DOA) seeks a Security Specialist (Physical) at Fort Bragg, NC. This DCIPS position requires planning and overseeing intelligence-related security programs to protect SCI material, personnel, facilities, and equipment.

The role involves SCI indoctrinations, eligibility coordination with clearance facilities, and implementing physical security measures across sensitive operations. Travel may be required, and a Top Secret/SCI clearance is essential.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience coordinating the physical security of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs).
• Experience maintaining SCI eligibility, database updates, and personnel records.
• Overseeing complex intelligence-related security programs.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a Security Specialist (Physical) within the Command Special Security Office (SSO), planning, establishing, designing, and overseeing complex intelligence-related security programs.
• Protect classified information, personnel, secure facilities, and vital equipment.
• Assess physical threats and vulnerabilities and recommend protective measures for SCI material.
• Conduct SCI indoctrinations, administer interviews, and coordinate with clearance facilities to determine SCI eligibility.
• Plan, install, and operate security protection systems to safeguard program sensitivity.

Job description

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 HQDA G-2, MI SUPPORT, STABLE SHADOW PROGRAM, FIELD OPERATIONS SUPPORT, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA.. . Learn more about this agency

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 HQDA G-2, MI SUPPORT, STABLE SHADOW PROGRAM, FIELD OPERATIONS SUPPORT, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA.. . Learn more about this agency

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Fort Bragg, NC

No matching locations found.

Work site options

Telework eligible: Yes-ELIGIBLE FOR SITUATIONAL TELEWORK ONLY, INCLUDING EMERGENCY AND OPM PRESCRIBED UNSCHEDULED TELEWORK.

Remote job: No

Relocation expenses reimbursed: Yes-You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.

Salary: $93,468 - $121,511 per year

Pay scale & grade: GG 12

Promotion potential: None

Work schedule: Full-time

Travel Required: 25% or less - Temporary Duty Travel is up to 25% for the performance of duties and training.

Appointment type: Multiple - Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 3 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

Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number: SDST-27-13103475-DCIPS

Control number: 890979100

This job is open to

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 for this position.

Duties

• Serves as a Security Specialist (Physical) within the Command Special Security Office (SSO), this position plays a critical role in planning, establishing, designing, and overseeing complex intelligence-related security programs.
• Protect classified information, personnel, secure facilities, and vital equipment.
• Assess physical threats and vulnerabilities and recommend appropriate measures to ensure protection of SCI material.
• Conducts SCI indoctrinations, administers personal interviews, and coordinates with the Army, Navy, and Air Force Central Clearance Facilities to determine individual's SCI eligibility.
• Plans, installs, directs, and operates a security program involving the design, development, and installation of security protection systems and devices, ensuring the sensitivity of the programs are not compromised.
• Works independently on routine security actions, reviews work for compliance with technical guidance and procedures, implements regulatory security changes to collateral programs and special projects.

Requirements

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.
• Temporary Duty Travel is up to 25% for the performance of duties and training.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on a T5 (or equivalent level) investigation with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
• Must obtain a government passport.
• Must have a valid drivers’ license.
• This position is 'Emergency Essential' and will be subject to on-call and irregular work hours. Position is considered essential to support DA’s mobilization and wartime mission during periods of increasing tension or mobilization.
• Selection for assignment to this position requires passing appropriate physical examination for overseas duty.
• Must be willing to become Excepted Service employee.
• This position may be required to comply with Lautenberg Amendment/Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968.
• Must be willing to undergo and successfully complete a Counter Intelligence scope Polygraph with No Deception Indicated (NDI).
• Employee is subject to short notice recall and must reside within 50 miles of duty location.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain the SFPC certification within their first two years 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 Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees

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 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.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Experience coordinating the physical security of the organization’s Sensitive Compartmented information Facilities (SCIFs); AND 2) Experience maintaining SCI eligibility, database updates, and personnel records. AND 3) Overseeing complex intelligence-related security programs that protect different areas such as classified information, personnel, secure facilities, and/or vital equipment.

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.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-11).

Additional information

• Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 3 years by a current permanent Army employee. Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Timelimited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five years, however return rights may be impacted. This position will NOT be converted to permanent.
• 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.
• 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 Physical Security and Law Enforcement Career Program 19 position aligned under the Operational Support Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Recruitment or Relocation Incentives may be available.

If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980686389652-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information

Candidate profile

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.

Benefits

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. Learn more about federal benefits.

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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.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the online assessments required for this position.

You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

• Accountability
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reading Comprehension
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

The USA Hire Assessments includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment.

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

Required documents

Required Documents

WARNING : DO NOT INCLUDE CLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKET! Application packages that contain Classified information WILL NOT receive consideration for this position. Should you submit a resume or any other document as part of your application package and it is confirmed that any of the information is Classified, in addition to being found ineligible for consideration for this position, your Security Office will be notified to determine if any further action is warranted.

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion Announcements.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

• Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer’s name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what’s in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
• Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person’s personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability New employee probationary period
Privacy Act Reasonable accommodation policy
Selective Service Signature and false statements
Social security number request