SECURITY SPECIALIST

You will serve as a SECURITY SPECIALIST in the SECURITY MANAGEMENT OFFICE of the UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY. Salary for the GS-11: $85,447 to $111,087. Salary for the GS-12: $102,415 to $133,142.

You assist Command Security Manager (CSM) in formulating, coordinating, and executing the security awareness and education program for the command. You will assist CSM in managing the Insider Threat Program, developing command level insider threat policies, procedures, and processes aligning with overarching higher-level DoD. You will handle adverse personnel security actions requiring completion of forms, and/or security clearance suspension, revocation, or denial and reviews adverse pre-employment information. You will initiate and monitor clearance investigations for personnel. You will conduct personnel security function including security briefings, trainings, and database entry.

For the GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Reviewing, interpreting and implementing security policies to ensure security processes, procedures and control systems are in place and adhered to; 2) Applying both knowledge and skills to complete and process security documents prior to issuing an employee's clearance; 3) Using computer software related to personnel security and general administration to validate security documentation and perform personnel security in-processing; 4) Applying security regulations and policies pertaining to government employment, clearances, and classified information for all assigned personnel; 5) Submitting visiting access requests for personnel requiring access at other locations.

For the GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Utilizing knowledge of personnel and information security programs and best practices to meet mission requirements; 2) Applying security policy, procedures, techniques, equipment, and methods to a variety of work situations and various levels or degrees of security controls; 3) Interpreting security guidelines to provide information to the organization and ensure security actions are managed in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.