Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens

This position serves as the Deputy Director for Technical Intelligence (DET) and directly supports the Director for DET, Missile Defense Agency.

This position is being filled under AcqDemo Direct Hiring Authority (DHA) for non-acquisition positions involving 51% or more of time in direct support of acquisition positions within Business and Technical Management Professional Career path.


As a Supervisory Security Specialist at the NH-0080-4 broadband level, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Supports management of the Technical Intelligence Division, which provides integrated, multi-disciplinary Program Protection, Special Security, Cyber Assistance, Counter Insider Threat, Intelligence, Counterintelligence, and Threat Systems Engineering support to MDA Leadership and Program Managers, ensuring uncompromised execution across all MDA components for the acquisition, development, test, and deployment of the Missile Defense System (MDS).
• Serves as the Security Expert for DET providing expert, authoritative security and protection advice and guidance to senior agency personnel in the application of program protection, information security, classification and declassification management, industrial security, and/or operations security policies, requirements, standards and criteria, through direct interaction with system and technology planners, designers, developers, and acquisition authorities across the MDA.
• Directs, manages, and guides program activities required to lead the efficient management operations of the DET organization.
• Serves as the senior key advisor and authoritative source on a wide variety of operations and procedural matters and activities. Ensures accuracy of information and briefs DE, DET, and Division managers on potential problems and recommends alternative courses of action.
• Leads or participates in special projects, studies, or other management intelligence or security where there are no clear organizational functional lines and/or that cut across organizational functional lines to analyze and develop internal oversight processes, procedures, compliance, and requirements issues.
• Directs and leads administrative aspects of the program decisions and operations in accordance with relevant Laws, Executive Orders, DoW, and MDA guidance.
• Assists in the development of the Technical Intelligence and Security budget and execution plans to ensure proper allocation and controls of funds for administrative, travel, training, and intelligence/security related
  activities. Reviews and revises budget plans when new requirements are identified.
• Directs and leads all actions within the directorate to include correspondence, suspense actions, inquiries, and other reports or responses designed for external dissemination.
• Responsible for the successful day-to-day management of overall complex program activities and taskings to ensure the adequacy and accuracy of DET management processes and reporting in support of program objectives, goals, plans, and security.
• Represents MDA DET interests at senior and action officer level meetings within MDA and with OSW, the Joint Staff, the Services, and other Defense agencies.
• Assigns work and provide technical oversight to subordinates, including developing performance plans, ensuring completion of training, evaluating work performance, and providing ratings of record.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Occasional Travel
• Work Schedule: Full-time
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Recruitment Incentives: Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees based on agency policy and availability.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is situational telework eligible.
• Supervisory Probationary Period: May be required to successfully complete a supervisory probationary period.
• This is a Drug Testing designated position.
• Must possess or obtain, and retain the Security Fundamental Professional Certification (SFPC) within three (3) years of entry on duty.
• Must possess or obtain, and retain the Security Asset Protection Professional Certification (SAPPC), and the Security Integration Program Professional Certification (SIPPC) within three (3) years of entry on duty.
• Incumbent must obtain/maintain Special Sensitive (TS/SCI) security clearance.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the NH-04 Broadband Level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the H-03/GS-13 grade level in the Federal service as listed below and must meet specialized experience listed below to be qualified:

• Experience directing, managing, and guiding program activities required to lead the efficient management
  operations of a large security and/or intelligence organization.
• Experience with security principles, methods, and techniques related to development, acquisition, and deployment of complex weapons systems such as SCI and/or SAP security, Information Security, Classification and Declassification Management, and/or Operations Security.
• Experience with the roles, missions and functions of the US intelligence and counterintelligence communities.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplined requirements and processes among multiple stakeholders at varying levels of command and influence across OSD elements, military services, federal agencies, industrial partners, and foreign government representatives.

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). 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.

How you will be evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documents, to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and evaluate your relevant work experiences as it relates to fundamental competencies, identified below, required for this position.

Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply to this vacancy. Your application (resume and supporting documentation) will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required as listed on the announcement under qualification requirements.

Veterans Preference: If you are entitled to veterans preference, you should indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency.

For information on entitlement see http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx

Military Spouse Preference: If you are entitled to military spouse preference, in order to receive this preference you must choose the spousal eligibility in your application package referencing MSP Military Spouse Preference. Your preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency. If you are claiming military spouse preference and qualified for the position, your name will be placed below preference eligible veteran candidates and above non-preference candidates on a list sent to the hiring manager for employment consideration. To claim Military Spouse Preference (MSP) please complete the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist, save the document and attach it to your application package.

Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (NonComp Mil Sp): To receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the " Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (NonComp Mil Sp)" eligibility. If you are claiming Military Spouse eligibility and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager. Information and required documentation for claiming Military Spouse eligibility may be found at the General Applicant Information and Definitions link below.