Job summary

This position is in the Personnel Security (PS) Directorate within the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Department of Defense (DoD). The PS Directorate delivers efficient and effective background investigations, continuous vetting, and adjudications to safeguard the integrity and trustworthiness of the federal and contractor workforce. The PS Directorate also has personnel security oversight for industry personnel under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP).

Major duties

As a PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST (RISK MANAGEMENT) you will be responsible for the following duties: This position requires the incumbent to access classified systems/material on a regular basis, and as such, the incumbent will be required to work in office the majority of the pay period. This position is located within the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Adjudication and Vetting Services (AVS), High Risk Handling (HRH) Division. DCSA AVS plays a vital role in ensuring a trusted federal workforce by identifying, analyzing, resolving, and referring potential threat indicators uncovered during the federal personnel vetting process. The HRH Division integrates risk analysis and operational risk mitigation into the personnel vetting, continuous vetting, and personnel security clearance processes. The purpose of this position is to serve as a risk management specialist within AVS HRH Division. In this role, the incumbent is responsible for reviewing and analyzing potential threat indicators, making risk assessments in support of personnel security decisions, and recommending personnel risk mitigation strategies. The incumbent also advances collaboration and information sharing between AVS federal personnel security and insider threat officials, DoD Military Services, Law Enforcement agencies, and the U.S. Intelligence Community, to 1) facilitate the dissemination of relevant personnel security and threat information between key stakeholders and 2) ultimately drive decisive action and mitigation of threats identified during the federal vetting process. The incumbent serves as a technical expert in the multidisciplinary fields of research and all source analytical techniques, insider threat, personnel security, counterintelligence, intelligence, force protection, and related subject matter areas as they pertain to federal personnel vetting, the national security adjudicative guidelines (e.g. foreign preference, foreign influence, allegiance, criminal and personal conduct), and insider threat mitigation. The incumbent ensures the timely flow of risk, vulnerability and threat information across AVS and DCSA; conducts complex research, analysis and comprehensive reviews using unclassified/open-source and secure/classified systems including SIPRNET and JWICS. The incumbent independently authors written risk assessments and provides all source analytical briefings to personnel security personnel, insider threat hubs, and other outside agencies. The incumbent facilities the distribution of risk-based assessments to various DoD and Federal risk owners and stakeholders; assists in determining the proper course of action to mitigate identified risks; and tracks all actions through final resolution.

Qualification

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Security Administration Series 0080 (opm.gov) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 12/23/2024 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GG/GS 12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Searching personnel security, intelligence, counterintelligence, law enforcement, and/or insider threat databases and message traffic handling systems on secure automation systems to analyze and assess allegiance, foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal, and insider threat risks of security clearance holders; experience applying knowledge of federal personnel vetting, counterintelligence, insider threat, personnel security, law enforcement, and intelligence fields in the development of new all source and personnel vetting analytical methods, approaches, and procedures; experience using human risk-related investigations and operations (e.g. background investigations, counterintelligence, human intelligence, insider threat, law enforcement, and/or criminal investigations), reports of insider threat concerns, law enforcement reports, security incidents and security vulnerability assessments to identify and correlate potential insider threat issues with other factors that may affect an individual's ability to gain a security clearance or maintain a position of trust; experience with the organization of intelligence, counterintelligence, insider threat, law enforcement, and personnel vetting communities, including their capabilities and jurisdictions. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Vulnerabilities Assessment and Management: Conducts assessments on threats, hazards and vulnerabilities, determines the level of risk against missions, personnel, facilities, assets and resources. Develops and recommends appropriate mitigation countermeasures in operational and non-operational situations. 2. Personnel Security: Develops and/or establishes Security policies, procedures, or methodologies for core Security principles of personnel security or insider threat. Evaluates internal and external security policies and ensures consistency with regulatory requirements. 3. Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. 4. Strategic Thinking: Formulates objectives and priorities, and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization in a global environment that takes into consideration the environment, resources, capabilities, constraints, and organizational goals and values. Capitalizes on opportunities and manages risks and contingencies, recognizing the implications for the organization and stakeholders.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Evaluations

Read the job opportunity carefully to make sure you have included all required contact information. Include dates, hours, level of experience and examples for each work experience For each work experience you list, make sure you include: Start and end dates (including the month and year). The number of hours you worked per week. The level and amount of experience-for instance, whether you served as a project manager or a team member helps to illustrate your level of experience. Examples of relevant experiences and accomplishments that prove you can perform the tasks at the level required for the job as stated in the job announcement. Your experience needs to address every required qualification. If your resume does not clearly outline details for each position as noted, you may be deemed "not referred" for this position. Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.