SECURITY SPECIALIST

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Summary

This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland .

Learn more about this agency This job is open to

• Federal employees - Competitive service
  
  

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

• Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
  
  

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

• Veterans
• Military spouses
  
  

Clarification from the agency

Federal Career/Career-Conditional employees, Reinstatement eligibles, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA), Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), DoD Mil Reserve & National Guard Tech, DoD Mil Reserve & National Guard Disability Retirement and DoD Retained Grade and eligible DoD PPP Military Spouses.

Duties

• Develops plans and procedures for a multidiscipline security program in accordance with DISA Security Office guidance and instruction.
• Provides technical advice, policy clarification, assistance and direction to J8 Personnel, and Program Officers to ensure programs associated with the protection of classified information are properly maintained and administered.
• Advises and assists managers on classification problems.
• Plans, develops, and implements security policies and procedures to ensure J8 objectives and develops procedures for accomplishment.
• Contributes and provides program manager oversight to additional security programs in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Develops/promotes and/or disseminates program reference material regarding the safeguarding, marking, protecting, sharing, destroying, and decontrolling of CUI.
• Implements the process to accept and manage marking and designation of CUI in accordance with existing processes based in laws, regulations, and Government-wide policies.
• Maintains continuous contact with members of the security community to ensure awareness of new program, policies, regulations, or state-of-the-art technology.
  
  

RequirementsConditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
  
  

Qualifications

Time in Grade:

For entry at the GS-11 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in the Federal Service.

Specialized Experience

For the GS-12, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-11 if outside the Federal service.

Specialized experience at the GS-12 level is defined as experience providing guidance and advice to senior management on the protection of facilities, personnel, equipment, and information; experience developing and implementing plans, processes, and procedures for a security program in accordance with guidance and instruction; and experience providing technical advice, policy clarification, and assistance and direction to personnel to ensure programs associated with the protection of classified and sensitive information are properly maintained and administered

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required.

Competencies: Security Concepts, Principles and Practices and Security Programs

Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level.

Additional information

• A one year probationary or trial period may be required.
• Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination
• This position is subject to completion of 1 year probationary period for assignment to a supervisory position.
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.
• Moving costs MAY be paid.
• Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives MAY be authorized. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here.
• For more information on veterans' preference click here.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (to verify your registration status click here).
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for this position.
• The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants issued March 18, 2004 will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants.
• This position is subject to the limitations imposed by the DOD Priority Placement Program.
• Priority Placement Program (PPP) Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligible candidates will receive priority consideration at the highest grade level for which they have applied and been determined best qualified up to and including the full performance level.
• PPP Application Based Preference Eligibles (Military Reserve and National Guard technicians, Military Reserve and National Guard technicians receiving disability retirement, and Retained Grade employees) will receive priority consideration at the full performance level only.
• For grades below the full performance level, only MSP/PPP eligible candidates who currently occupy a formal training program position will be entitled to exercise their priority preference.
• For more information regarding qualifications requirements please click here.
• You may submit a cover letter which will be forwarded to the selecting official with your resume. Your cover letter will not be used to verify your qualifications or eligibility
• All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance.
  
  

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