Clarification from the agency

This position is open to Senior Executives, the Public, Federal Employees - Competitive Service, and Federal Employees - excepted service.

• Director for a leading-edge security organization responsible for a multitude of security disciplines, ensuring the protection of departmental personnel, facilities, missions, and information.
• Exercises department-wide staff management responsibilities for developing operational policies and procedures for personnel security, information security and the safeguarding of classified national security information (NSI), special security, Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) oversight and management, industrial security, operations security, and communications security.
• Directs the Department's physical security program, applying risk management principles to cost-effectively employ various physical security mitigations (contract guards, federal police, electronic security systems, access controls, etc.) to mitigate the risk of an undesirable event while ensuring proper alignment with federal security requirements (e.g., E.O. 14111, Overseas Security Policy Board) associated with domestic and overseas locals.
• Supports the department's foreign access management program and research security activities and ensures effective implementation of and compliance with NSPM 33, whose purpose is to strengthen protections of United States Government-Supported Research and Development (R&D) against foreign government interference and exploitation.
• Affords high-level, strategic oversight to nationwide security operations and ensures proper leadership for areas of administration, finance, and acquisition, thus ensuring the Department's security requirements are directly supported through appropriate administrative, technical, and financial resources with requisite internal controls.
• Serves as the department's point of liaison with agencies of federal, state, and local governments and law enforcement and external agencies in all security matters and administrative investigations/inquiries that are not under the jurisdiction of the Inspector General or the Insider Risk Management Program.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national.
• May be subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
• All Office of Security, Insider Risk, and Continuity employees, including the Director for Security, are considered Emergency Essential Employees and may be required to assist in providing essential services during an emergency, weather, or COOP event at the worksite, an alternate location, or via telework.
• An initial Senior Executive Service (SES) career appointee is subject to a one-year probationary period.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for federal employment at the time requested by the agency.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.
• You may be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entering on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

• Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back.
• FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation), and
• SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information)

Qualifications

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQ) related to this position within your resume-NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES.

Resumes over the 2-page limit will not be reviewed and will be disqualified. Your resume should be 2 pages or fewer and must not include images or graphics. Your resumes should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position.

There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) or the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs).

PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (PTQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications.

1. Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of large-scale security management and a record of progressively responsible leadership overseeing complex security disciplines (e.g. physical security, personnel security, SCIF management, etc.) within large, complex organizations. Proven ability to integrate and manage diverse security operations and functions, apply risk-based decision-making, and implement strategies that effectively safeguard personnel, information, infrastructure, and organizational missions in dynamic environments.
2. Expert knowledge of, and experience in, developing and implementing security programs consistent with executive branch policies and directives; risk management and mitigation; and strategic security planning, security concepts, compliance, practices, and emerging developments in the security field. Demonstrated executive-level skill in collaborating with senior officials and leading diverse personnel and teams to provide security services, forecast organizational budgets, identifying and measuring organizational performance, and ensuring organizational goals and outcomes are achieved.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position.

• ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding - This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.
• ECQ 2: Driving Efficiency - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.
• ECQ 3: Merit and Competence - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.
• ECQ 4: Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.
• ECQ 5: Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Note: If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP) or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted. If you meet minimum qualifications, your application package will be further reviewed to determine if you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQ) listed above. ECQs and PTQs must be thoroughly addressed within your two-page resume. Separate narratives will not be accepted or reviewed. Highly qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.

Upon selection, if not already a member of the SES serving under a career appointment, the individual selected must have his/her executive qualifications certified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB) before appointment to this position. The selected individual's application will be forwarded to the OPM for review and certification by the QRB, unless the selectee provides evidence of their noncompetitive status (i.e., a current SES, OPM QRB certified SESCDP graduate, or SES reinstatement eligible). Upon QRB certification, the selected individual will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. For more information regarding the SES, go to https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/.