Supervisory Security Specialist

2 weeks ago

Springfield, United States USAJobs Full time
Duties

This Supervisory Security Specialist position is located in Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Transportation Security Administration, Enterprise Support (ES), Security and Administrative Services (SAS), Security Division, Security Management Section. Duties include but are not limited to: Managing and providing professional guidance while overseeing the agency's Internal Security OPSEC Self-Inspection Survey program. Administers the agency's OPSEC Facilitator program and OPSEC Working Group, updates OPSEC training courses as necessary and conducts outreach to agency program offices and personnel. Develops and provides security awareness training and outreach (OPSEC, Security Orientation, Foreign Contact and Travel, etc.) to agency employees and contractors. Oversees the agency's Foreign Contact and Travel Program and the Foreign Visitor Management Program. Obtains, analyzes, and disseminates relevant and specific time sensitive foreign national/visitor vetting classified intelligence information to agency program offices and other DHS component agencies in order to protect agency personnel assets and operations by designing countermeasures and defensive actions. Coordinates the development, evaluation, and implementation of the agency's Internal Security Counterintelligence related programs. Performs reviews and writes agency counterintelligence policies, agency directives, position papers and other documentation related to internal security programs. Provides responses to Department of Homeland Security Policies, Government Accountability Office reports, DHS Inspector General audits, investigatory panels, and other executive level tasking requests. Performs analyses and reports of suspicious foreign contacts by agency employees and contractors. Provides determinations whether elicitation or other hostile information collection activities by foreign intelligence services. Independently collaborates with appropriates DHS and TSA LOBs (e.g., TSA Insider Threat program personnel, DHS and TSA's Intelligence and Analysis, DHS Counterintelligence Programs Division (CIPD), Information Technology, etc.) for a resolution. Experience providing analysis, status reports and findings to senior staff and/or leadership. Supervisory/Managerial Probationary Period Requirements: Unless previously completed, you must satisfactorily complete a one-year supervisory probationary period to continue in this supervisory/managerial position.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment


You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National. You must have reached the minimum age (18) at the time of application. Selective Service registration is required. You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI). You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance. This is a testing Designated position. Employee required to pass drug screening prior to appointment and periodically as required during employment. This is a supervisory position subject to the supervisory probationary period, unless the selected incumbent has already completed it. If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentative offer of employment.

Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for TSA to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.

Qualifications

To qualify for the SV-J Pay Band (equivalent to GS-14), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-I or GS-13 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as: Managing and/or supervising an Operations Security Program (OPSEC) or other related security program such as Counterintelligence, Foreign Travel/Access by implementing security practices, policies, or guidelines to ensure compliance with federal applicable laws and regulations. Developing and providing security program awareness training and outreach (OPSEC, Counterintelligence Policy, Foreign Contact and Travel, etc.) to federal employees or contractors. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Resumes must include the following: Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience. State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week. Performance level (i.e. band or grade) Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged.

You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Additional information

Eligibility to apply for other Federal positions: TSA is an Excepted Service agency exempt from most of Title 5 United States Code, including regulations which apply to displaced Federal employees (CTAP/ICTAP) of other agencies, and employment with TSA does not confer "Competitive Status" that generally results from selection and service in Competitive Service agencies. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has established an Interchange Agreement, which allows most permanent TSA employees to apply and be considered for vacancies in Competitive Service agencies. Information from OPM on this or other Interchange Agreements is available at: www.opm.gov/

To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation as a condition of placement into this position.

DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify , including your rights and responsibilities.

If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment , and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.

TSA employees who are absent for the purpose of performing military duty may apply for any vacancies announced in their absence.

More than one position may be filled from this announcement.

If you are entering TSA employment on an appointment without time limitations, you must serve a basic trial period unless you have already met the requirement.

DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.

Employees who transfer to TSA from an agency that allows employees to maintain an annual leave balance higher than the maximum accumulation for the appointed position will have their leave ceiling set to the maximum accumulation for the appointed position (e.g., United States duty location - 240 hours, foreign duty location - 360 hours, or TSES position - 720 hours). TSA will not make a monetary payment for any leave forfeited under these circumstances.

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