Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist

Summary

The incumbent serves as a Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist (Program Manager) in the Operations, Safety, Security, and Preparedness Directorate (OSSP), Office of Mission Support (OMS), and Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). The incumbent reports to the Director of Operations, Safety, Security, and Preparedness Directorate. The OMS' OSSP directorate is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating all personnel security and suitability related functions VBA-wide.

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Duties

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Specific duties include:

• Directs Personnel Security Specialists in providing guidance and assistance to the Director of Operations, Safety, Security, and Preparedness Directorate in the fulfillment of division goals and objectives. Develop team tasks, set program priorities, and establish schedules for work completion in accordance with the guidance of the supervisor. Oversee operations to ensure tasks are streamlined and accomplished based on regulatory requirements, priorities, quality standards, and capabilities.
• Analyzes and evaluates VBA investigations for compliance within investigation and adjudication standards, granting national security clearances and public trust risk levels to determine grant, deny, evoke, suspend, or restrict security clearances consistent with national security and/or suitability issues. For persons who may fail to satisfy the security or suitability standards, coordinates final decisions with management and ensures due process.
• Develops, promulgates and implements Departmental personnel security and suitability policy consistent with Federal personnel security standards and guidelines. Disseminates operational standards and procedures for the Administration as appropriate.
• Leads team on special projects or studies of considerable scope and depth critical to the resolution of security issues and problems; interprets complex legislative, regulatory, and policy guidance to prepare recommendations for management.
• Sets priorities, assigns, and reviews work; Finds ways and means to improve work methods, productivity, and quality; Adjusts work procedures to accommodate resource allocation decisions.

Work Schedule : Full time, Monday through Friday

Compressed/Flexible: Not Available.

Telework : Not Available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD# : Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist; GS-0080-14 PD# 38761-0

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required.

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Conditions of employment

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selectees are required to service a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements I-9 Acceptable Documents.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:07/06/2026.

TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT : Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

• For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 level.

The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

GS-14 Grade Level:

• Specialized Experience is defined as experience serving as a Personnel Security Specialist and at least 12 months of experience at the GS-13 level (or equivalent) performing duties that demonstrate all of the following:
• Extensive knowledge of personnel security policy requirements to function as a technical expert authority in assignments requiring the application of new theories and developments to security problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted security methods, technology, or procedures
• Serving as an expert consultant/advisor to VBA leadership and Personnel Security Specialists peers on highly visible, complex, and difficult issues associated with the effectiveness of VBA personnel security policies and programs
• Ability to justify, defend, or negotiate in representing the personnel security program in obtaining or committing resources, and in gaining compliance with established policies, regulations, or contracts.
• The incumbent plans and delegates work, establishes priorities, and assigns work based on the nature and difficulty of the projects. Tracks progress and quality of performance and decides on the acceptability, rejection, or correction of work products or services.

Volunteer Experience: 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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.

Physical Requirements: Position is sedentary.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: 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.

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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