Clarification from the agency

See Requirements section of this announcement for information on who may apply.

Duties quoted below at GS-12 level.  If hired at the GS-11, the employee will perform a variety of moderately difficult assignments designed to progressively develop the experience required to assume larger responsibilities.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Reviews and evaluates cases involving potential suitability disqualification based on qualification fraud, including, but not limited to, education claims related to non-accredited institutions and diploma mills.
• Exercises administrative decision-making authority for all final suitability and fitness actions for cases at all levels of difficulty, including those that are the most complex, with extensive issue information, conflicting results, incomplete law enforcement reports or the need to analyze and compare complex data and resolve substantive discrepancies between authoritative source documents. The decisions must clearly establish the basis for the action, the additional considerations pertinent to the decision and the potential impact of the conduct on the efficiency and integrity of the agency, as well as provide written justification to support decisions involving complex adjudicative concepts such as establishing intent related to falsification.
• If adjudicative analysis and recommendations are adverse to the applicant or employee, the incumbent prepares a detailed written adjudicative analysis citing applicable provision of AOC and Congressional suitability guidance and makes a recommendation accurately balancing the rights of the applicant or employee against those of the government that are subject to supervisory and legal review.
• Participates in the administration of an effective information security program with emphasis on security education and training, assignment of proper classification and safeguarding of controlled unclassified information and classified material. Maintains records to document security program compliance. Additionally, supports development and maintenance of security program SOP's.
• Participates in inter-agency personnel suitability working groups, as required, to provide input and recommendations regarding changes and improvements to the AOC’s suitability program policy, processes and execution.
• Performs periodic reviews of security management programs and evaluate and report on findings to OSP management and senior leadership. Respond to inquiries, provide recommendations and perform policy updates as required.

The incumbent must follow all relevant safety rules, regulations and standard operating procedures. Must utilize knowledge of and must comply with all OSHA safety rules and regulations to ensure that work progresses in a safe manner.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

** Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.** This position is considered "essential" for purposes of reporting to work when the facility might otherwise be closed. **

Conditions of employment

• You must be able to pass a drug test
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security clearance.

To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the categories below:

• A citizen of the United States;

• A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B);
• A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible;
• A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or
• A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States.

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position.  You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement.  Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions.  It is available for your review on the OPM web site at OPM qualification standards
 

Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, an applicant's one full year of specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

To qualify at the GS-12 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-11 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis: 

• Performing a wide variety of analysis and studies of personnel security risk management;
• Advising management on personnel security policies; and
• Reviewing, evaluating, and adjudicating reports of investigation, personnel files, and other records to determine whether to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, or restrict security clearances consistent with national security and/or suitability issues.

To qualify at the GS-11 level, your resume must clearly demonstrate that you have one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-09 level in the federal service. Examples of qualifying experience include the following types of tasks performed on a regular and recurring basis: 

• Advising management on personnel security policies and
• Reviewing, evaluating, and adjudicating reports of investigation, personnel files, and other records to determine whether to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, or restrict security clearances consistent with national security and/or suitability issues.

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Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or at least 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or an LL.M.

-OR-

Combination of education and experience:  Have an equivalent combination of the above specialized experience AND higher level graduate education that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

How you will be evaluated

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

Review your resume and responses carefully. Your eligibility for consideration and qualifications for the position will be determined based upon a review of your detailed resume and your responses to job specific self-assessment questions. 

Your resume will be evaluated based on evidence of your ability to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) for this position, possession of any specialized experience, and how well your background and experience relates to the self-assessment questions in the job announcement. The self-assessment questions relate to the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies:

• Personnel Security and Safety - Knowledge of methods and controls of personnel, public safety, and security operations; investigation and inspection techniques; or rules, regulations, precautions, and prevention techniques for the protection of people, data, or property.
• Knowledge of security concepts, principles and practices to plan and implement security procedures for security programs within the organization.
• Ability to effectively write and orally communicate security information to various audiences, to include line staff and management.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• Ability to interact with personnel at all levels of the Agency in all kinds of situations, to include processing very sensitive information about personnel.

Your responses to the self-assessment questions serve as the basis for your initial rating. You will receive a numerical score based on your responses to these questions.  Next, your responses will be evaluated by a Human Resources Specialist and/or a subject matter expert against the information provided in your resume and optional cover letter. Your resume must support your answers to the self-assessment questions. Falsifying your background, education and/or experience is cause for non-selection or disqualification from further consideration.

Please note that a complete application is required for consideration. (Please review the “Required Documents” section of this job announcement to see what must be included in a complete application).