Clarification from the agency

See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.

• Evaluate physical security program operations for efficiency and effectiveness. Remain current with industry advances in security and protection devices (e.g., fencing, locking mechanisms, lighting, intrusion detection systems, etc.).
• Conduct on-site visits to advise on physical security measures, enhance uniformity of operations, ensure compliance with provisions of all applicable regulations, and validate adherence to security standards.
• Provide advice on physical security program areas including crime prevention, Command Security Upgrade Program (CSUP), anti-terrorism, demonstration activities, requests for intrusion detection systems, and similar issues and activities.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for the personnel security program, review requests for clearances and special accesses, interview nominees and employees, and request an investigation from the appropriate organization.
• Provide advice and assistance on foreign disclosure, industrial security, information systems security, counterintelligence, foreign officer contact program, anti-terrorism and force protection, and sensitive compartmented information security.
• Manage the Personnel Security, Information Security, background investigations to include Foreign Disclosure and Force Protection.
• Conduct security in and out processing and personnel security inspections.
• Independently plans, develops, and implements security policies and procedures to ensure classified material is received, transmitted, handled, stored, and accounted for from the time of receipt until dispatch, return, or destruction.

Conditions of employment

• Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
• In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, incumbent must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Temporary TDY Travel will be less than 10% of the work schedule.
• This position has been identified for the Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) Certification Program. Please see the Additional Information section for details.

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.

• 10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating
• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• 5-Point Veterans' Preference
• Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army)
• Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement
• Disabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30%
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Prior Federal Service Employee
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• United States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position

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 education and/or 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

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 experience which includes: (1) administering a multi-disciplined security program that includes providing guidance and assistance in two or more of the following security discipline areas: Personnel Security (PERSEC), Physical Security (PHYSEC), Foreign Disclosure (FD), Industrial Security (INDUSEC) and Information Security (INFOSEC ; and (2) conducting security inspections any of the above security discipline areas. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-09).

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.

OR

Completed a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Intelligence and National Security; Security Management; National Security; International Security; Homeland Security; Strategic Security, etc.

OR

Possession of the specialized experience as described above, but less than one year; and completion of at least two years of graduate education as described above, but less than the required three years. Compute the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and the total is at least 100% (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Administration and Management
• Information Security
• Personnel Security
• Physical Security
• Security Program Management Accountabilities

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.