Clarification from the agency

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

• Serves as the Brigade S-2 Security Specialist encompassing both security and intelligence activities for day-to-day operations of the 595th Transportation Brigade.
• Performs a wide variety of administrative, technical, and analytical duties to support the development of program policies and requirements, and reviews budget/program estimates.
• Develops, coordinates, and directs security and intelligence management on transportation operations within the CENTCOM areas of responsibility.
• Determines the suitability and verifies security eligibility of individuals for entry and retention insensitive and non-sensitive positions through the Defense Information System for Security (DISS).
• Manages Information security program by reviewing classified documents for proper classifications and markings, secure storage, and final disposition.
• Serves as the primary technical expert regarding foreign visits and contacts with foreign nationals.
• Manages the Physical Security and Force Protection Program located throughout the Middle East and South Asia.
• Serves as a point of contact for the Industrial Security Program matters pertaining to DoD contractors visiting and/or contracted to perform work for the organization.
• Manages and controls the SCI access requirement.
• Performs Intelligence Officer duties by providing Headquarters Command and subordinate units up to the minute threat information affecting personnel, facilities, equipment and operations within the CENTCOM AOR.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Two year trial period may be required.
• In accordance with Change 3 to AR 600-85, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program, individual must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Must be willing to undergo and successfully complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI) on a pre-appointment and periodic basis.
• This position requires the incumbent obtain the following core (SPeD) Certification: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification within their first two years of employment.
• Requires Temporary Duty (TDY) travel up to 15% of the time.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment medical examination and be medically and mentally fit to be deployed, and be able to pass a physical examination on an annual basis in preparation for the possibility of deployment.
• This is an Emergency-Essential (E-E) position subject to deployment; E-E employees must be exempted from military mobilization or recall obligations by being placed in the Standby Reserve or other appropriate action.
• Anthrax inoculation program participation may be required to meet deployment requirements.
• This position is considered E-E in support of Army's mobilization and wartime mission during periods of increasing tension and mobilization.
• Position is E-E because (1) no qualified and immediate replacement exists; and (2) having it vacant would (a)impair the effective operation of essential military support systems, or (b) adversely impact the combat mission of deployed forces.
• Failure to remain in your position may result in separation for the efficiency of the Federal Services.
• E-E Civilians are required to sign a DOD Form 2365; the employee agrees that, as a requirement of the position, he/she will remain in the event of hostilities or mobilization until relieved by proper authority.
• Single parents or families, where both parents are emergency essential, are required to prepare a family care plan.
• E-E employees may be required to undergo nuclear-biological and chemical training, and to participate in readiness tests, mobilization, alerts, and field training exercises.
• Employees must pass a medical examination (MOD 17) and receive required immunizations for the overseas/deployed location.
• E-E employees may be required to perform duties under austere and potentially hazardous conditions during exercise and real-world crisis deployments.

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

Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.

If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.

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 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.

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 analyzing security and intelligence technical methods, policies, regulations, and procedures to provide advice and guidance in three or more security program areas to include Personnel Security, Information Security, Physical Security, Industrial Security, Foreign Disclosure, Operations Security, and/or Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and SCI Facilities; identifying and resolving security problems and program inefficiencies; and identifying and analyzing security threats in order to provide solutions and recommendations to alleviate and minimize vulnerabilities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-11).

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.

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

• Information Security
• Operations Security
• Personnel Security
• Physical Security
• Security Program Management
• Vulnerabilities Assessment and Management

This is a(n) Intelligence (General) Career Field position.

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.