Job summary

About the Position: As an Acquisition Security Specialist, incumbent is responsible for managing and overseeing the Army's due diligence program, which involves collecting and reviewing each small business concerns information and evaluating security risk indicators. This is a pay banded position. The NH-04 encompasses grades 14 and 15 on the General Schedule.

Major duties

Responsible for all matters pertaining to Information Security, Personnel Security, Physical Security, Operations Security, Industrial Security, Sensitive Compartmented Information Security, Automated Information Systems Security and visitor control. Studies, interprets, and adapts security related statutory guidance, regulations, directives, instructions, polices, and other pertinent documentation to develop and implement security policies and procedures. Provides overall management to the program access process including access to the integration activities and foreign participation. Manages and integrates groups to direct the development of all special access security policy, program guides, and classification guides.

Qualification

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of experience which includes: 1) Analyzing security strategies, procedures, or documentation to ensure compliance with regulatory guidance; 2) Developing and enforcing effective management controls to ensure compliance with security policies and procedures; 3) Recommending and issuing guidance to personnel concerning classification of information as well as classification of work being conducted; and 4) Investigating and preparing reports on any suspected security violations and providing report(s) to the appropriate authorities. This typically includes work performed at the next lower grade/level NH-03 (GS-13) position in the federal service. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Information Systems Security Certification Organizational Awareness Reasoning Security

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Evaluations

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. You may claim Military Spouse preference. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.