SECURITY SPECIALIST

Summary

You will serve as a SECURITY SPECIALIST in the SECURITY DEPARTMENT of FLT NUMER OCEANGPHY METEO CTR.

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Duties

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• You will be responsible for developing, managing, enforcing, and assessing compliance and effectiveness of policies and procedures for the command's Personnel Security (PERSEC) and Insider Threat (InT) programs.
• You will provide guidance and instruction to FNMOC personnel in completing the personnel vetting questionnaires.
• You will be responding to all requests for information from and liaise with investigative agencies to support integrated vetting, such as DCSA or NCIS.
• You will lead and/or participate in all required working groups and boards applicable to Integrated Vetting.
• You will develop, maintain and asses for compliance and effectiveness of the Industrial Security Program in accordance with Industrial Security standards.
• You will assist in coordinating incoming and outgoing visit access requests for all Security Management Office Codes at FNMOC.
• You will validate access levels and requirements for all visiting personnel to include on-site contractors and other local commands that access FNMOC facilities regularly.

Requirements

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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.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final TOP SECRET SCI 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.
• 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.
• This position is designated as a Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) position.
• SPeD certification must be maintained and undergo renewal process every two years in accordance with SECNAVINST 5500.38.
• This position requires a Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC).
• The SFPC is a DON baseline certification for security workforce employees that support/execute security programs that focus predominantly on the protection of, or vetting the access to, sensitive and/or classified information.
• This position requires a Industrial Security Oversight Credential (ISOC) requirement.
• Incumbent must obtain certification within 24 months of assuming the position.
• Failure to obtain and maintain this condition of employment could result in disciplinary action and/or removal from employment.

Qualifications

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:

• Experience demonstrating all functions of DISS, NBIS, MP-ICAM or similar programs.
• Experience utilizing security access requirements for job positions to determine required access level.
• Experience granting or modifying access and create proper documentation in security files for access at the SECRET level.
• Experience providing basic security indoctrination of all new personnel, understand how the process may differ for Military, Government Civilian, or Contracted personnel.
• Experience conducting individualized training as needed e.g. international travel, special events, or remediation.
• Experience integrating the Security Indecent and Navy Insider Threat reporting procedures.
• Experience developing and leading working groups related to security, e.g. Insider Threat Working Group.
• Experience executing when an incident is an insider threat report or Security Incident Report.
• Experience communicating with executive and departmental level leadership of required reports and results of reports or actions for personnel under their purview.
• Experience performing as a subject matter expert on questionnaires to support employees as they complete the forms.
• Experience leading, fostering, and partnering relationships with local commands and agencies to promote knowledge sharing.
• Experience reviewing all Personnel Vetting Questionnaires submitted for completion and errors before submission to DCSA.

GS-09

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience implementing the difference between "need to know", eligibility, and access.
• Experience planning and tracking for the processing of continuous evaluation submissions and submission of new background investigations under supervision.
• Experience assisting in creating both Security Indecent and Navy Insider Threat reports in the proper system of record.
• Experience drafting local procedures and recommending changes to programs charged with managing with a senior employee reviewer.
• Experience participating in all other working groups require input from Security.
• Experience assisting the visitor control officer as needed to check in valid visitors and to assist the Security Dept in execution of Antiterrorism program.
• Experience receiving, validating, and processing Visit Access Requests at all levels of classification with assistance.
• Experience applying adjudicative guidelines and reportable security incidents.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Security Administration Series 0080

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:

GS-11:

Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

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Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree

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Possession of an LL.M. that is related to this position being filled.

OR

A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

GS-09:

Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree.

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Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree.

OR

Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled.

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.
• 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.
• Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.
• If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
• Certain incentives (such as Recruitment or Relocation) 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.

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:

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.

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.

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.

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