SECURITY SPECIALIST (TITLE 5)

What You'd Actually Do

Key Duties

• As a SECURITY SPECIALIST, GS-0080-11, you will initiate and implement policies and procedures required to manage sensitive compartmented information (SCI) programs and to protect SCI resources; act as resident expert on all SCI security matters; function as the technical authority in all other areas of classified security and classification guidance; establish policies and procedures for accomplishment of SCI protection and security; develop goals and objectives that integrate organizational missions and security requirements; establish, manage, and control all collateral and SCI classified information and material within SCIFs; ensure SCIFs comply with applicable construction and physical requirements, standards, and regulations; report on administration of the Special Security Office and SCI-associated security programs; determine need for, development of, and maintenance of current Memorandums of Agreement to ensure adherence to security standards; serve as principal advisor on SCI, physical, computer, information, personnel, and administrative security; recommend or make changes in unit security policy and directives; affect waivers to established guides to meet command operational requirements; appoint Local SCI courier officials that have a requirement to courier SCI on base and coordinates with the Defense Courier Service; manage and direct the activities and personnel of the unit Special Security Office; plan and supervise work accomplished by subordinates; administer the SCI security clearance program for assigned personnel; track and administer SCI clearances for in-processing personnel; terminate or transfer SCI clearances for out-processing personnel; provide oversight of self-inspections and presents detailed and comprehensive reports with corrective action taken; represent intelligence unit to installation and functional areas, including national-level organizations; interface directly with DoD, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, US Army, US Air Force, Air Intelligence Agency, major commands, combatant commands, and other national-level agencies to evaluate, guide, and adjust unit programs.

Qualifications

• GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Each applicant must have the education and validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade for one of the seven organizational program disciplines and its applicable Security Series career level, as cited on page two.
• Applicants must have the experiences, education, or training that demonstrates the ability to follow directions, to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures.
• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level to administer server-based networked systems, distributed applications, network storage, messaging, and application monitoring required to provision, sustain, operate and integrate cyber networked systems and applications in garrison and at deployed locations.
• Core competencies include: server operating systems, database administration, web technologies, systems-related project management and supervising cyber systems.
• Have expanded experiences and working knowledge on how to perform Special Security "Officer" duties and responsibilities in a Special Security Office.
• Experienced in completing and managing the day-to-day operational duties within the Special Security Office in support of all sensitive compartmented information-associated security programs and measures.
• Experienced in research and analysis reports on physical, information, computer, and personnel security.
• Experienced in conducting intelligence support operations, procedures, and practices that are necessary to accomplish intelligence functions in support of programs essential to state National Guard daily operations, training, and readiness missions.
• Experienced in implementing policies and procedures required to manage sensitive compartmented information programs and to protect sensitive compartmented information resources.
• Competent and knowledgeable as a technical specialist on sensitive compartmented information security matters, as well as, other areas of classified security and classification guidance.
• Knowledgeable on how to maintain currency on a variety of different security program inter-relationships, requirements, regulations and guidance in order to protect sensitive compartmented information facilities and materials from espionage, sabotage, and destruction.
• Capable of Implementing policies and procedures for accomplishment of sensitive compartmented information protection and security.
• Experienced in researching, interpreting, analyzing and applying Presidential Executive Orders, Director Central Intelligence Directives, Defense Intelligence Agency Manuals, DoD Manuals, Air Force Manuals, Air Force Instructions, and local Operating Instructions.
• Experienced in managing and complying with Sensitive Compartmented Information facilities, construction and physical requirements, standards and regulations.
• Experiences included implementing the Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance program and maintaining current and completed clearances for assigned personnel.
• Experienced in managing, assessing and conducting Special Security Office self-inspections and able to present detailed and comprehensive reports with follow-up work to ensure complete and quality discrepancies resolutions improve quality, timeliness, and efficiency.

Benefits

Standard federal benefits including FEHB, FERS pension, TSP with matching, annual and sick leave.