Duties

• Serves as a Government Security Specialist responsible for the day-to-day multi-disciplined security support of classified and sensitive information as directed by the G2 Chief of Security and Intelligence.
• Establish, implement, and disseminate local plans, policy, and procedures aligned with current Department of Defense and Army instructions, directives, and policy.
• Develops and implements a comprehensive information security program, responsible for the providing guidance and direction on information security policies, processes, and procedures for C5ISR government personnel and support contractors.
• Responsible for the assisting Physical Security, Personnel Security, Industrial Security requirements of the assigned spaces.
• Oversees and manages the C5ISR Security Classification Guide (SCG) program and ensures C5ISR SCGs are compliant with policies and directives.
• Supports the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) program including training of PI authors, assisting with PI reports, and providing guidance direction in accordance with C5ISR policy.
• Collaborates with the OPSEC team on protection of classified and sensitive information.
• Conducts self-inspection of the Information Security program to assess program compliance and implements corrective actions as required.
• Implements and oversees Preliminary Inquiries (PI) and performs duties in accordance with C5ISR PI procedures.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires temporary duty (TDY) travel up to 25% of the time.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance with sensitive compartmented Information (SCI) access for the duration of employment.
• This is a Drug testing designated position and the incumbent is required to complete a drug test prior to appointment and periodically thereafter DA Form 5019.
• This position requires the incumbent obtain the following core SPeD Certification: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within their first two years of employment.
• This is a Term position scheduled to last six (6) years.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a Three-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

How You Will Be Evaluated

• Benefits

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• Required Documents

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  Your complete application includes your resume and other documents which prove your qualifications and eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
  1. Your resume:

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
  • For additional information see: What to include in your resume.

  2. Other supporting documents:

  • Cover Letter, optional

  NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

  If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

  Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

• How to Apply

  Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to:
  Gloria Chasey
  gloria.j.chasey.civ@army.mil
  Subject Line: USAJobs Security Specialist
  To apply for this position, you must submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
  Alternate applications (e.g., facsimile applications) will not be accepted.
  The complete application package must be submitted to the email address provided above by 11:59 PM (EST) on 04/25/2024 to receive consideration.

  Agency contact information

  Army Applicant Help Desk

  Website

  https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq

  Address

  FN-W4G8AA US ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEV CMD
  DO NOT MAIL
  Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
  US

  Next steps

  Eligible applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.
  Acknowledgement and Notice of Results letters will be sent by the hiring office.
  The evaluation will be based on the information you provide. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers.

• Fair and Transparent

  The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
  • Reasonable accommodation policy
  • Financial suitability
  • Selective Service
  • New employee probationary period
  • Signature and false statements
  • Privacy Act
  • Social security number request

Required Documents