Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to: All U.S Citizens

This position is located within the Vetting Risk Operations (VROC), Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Department of Defense (DoD). The Expedited Screening Center (ESC) implements a centralized process for the screening and vetting of covered individuals requiring access to DoD systems, facilities, personnel and information.
DCSA, as a newly designated Defense Agency is undergoing a multi-year transformation that includes a significant expansion of predecessor Agencies' authorities and responsibilities. Mission accretion and associated growth in personnel and resources requires deliberate coordination and planning across operations and support activities to achieve effective outcomes while simultaneously establishing and integrating new activities, initiatives and projects. The
new organization will be comprised of nearly 13,000 government and contractor personnel operating throughout the United States and overseas supporting stakeholders across the federal government.

As a PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST (FOREIGN SCREENING AND VETTING ANALYST) you will be responsible for the following duties:

The purpose of this position is to serve as a Foreign Screening Analysts within the Expedited Screening Center. The incumbent is responsible for reviewing and analyzing potential international criminal activities, espionage, terrorism, or other insider threat indicators and making risk assessments in support of personnel security decisions. He/she is responsible for the review and quality control ESC risk assessments to ensure that they are relevant and ready for adjudication or other personnel security risk management actions. Identify, resolve, and refer potential foreign influence and preference concerns for covered individuals during background investigations, security clearance adjudications or fitness determinations.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US citizen
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position
• Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• PCS (Permanent Change of Station): May be authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible, but is not a full time telework position. The incumbent will be required to report to the office on a routine basis.
• If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.

Qualifications

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Security Administration Series 0080 (opm.gov) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 06/24/2024

Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GG/GS 12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility.

Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Knowledge and experience in the fields of personnel security, intelligence analysis, law enforcement, insider threat, counterintelligence, or counterterrorism and related subject matter areas. This includes knowledge of terminology, methodology, and information gathering techniques, and research and analytical techniques as applied to difficult and complex assignments in personnel security, law enforcement, and counterintelligence and/or a comprehensive knowledge of a technical field and skill in applying this knowledge to the development of new methods, approaches, or procedures.



Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:

1. Performance Management: Apply performance management concepts, principles, practices, and regulations, regarding planning, monitoring, advising on the rating and rewarding of employee performance.

How you will be evaluated

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

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Include dates, hours, level of experience and examples for each work experience
For each work experience you list, make sure you include:

• Start and end dates (including the month and year).
• The number of hours you worked per week.
• The level and amount of experience-for instance, whether you served as a project manager or a team member helps to illustrate your level of experience.
• Examples of relevant experiences and accomplishments that prove you can perform the tasks at the level required for the job as stated in the job announcement. Your experience needs to address every required qualification.

If your resume does not clearly outline details for each position as noted, you may be deemed "not referred" for this position.

Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.