Supervisory Security Specialist

As a Supervisory Security Specialist, you will serve as the primary technical advisor and Subject Matter Expert (SME) on agency personnel security policies. Location of position: GSA, Office of Mission Assurance, Washington, D.C. We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Serves as the primary technical advisor and Subject Matter Expert (SME) on agency personnel security policies. Analyzes federal legislation, Executive Orders, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidelines, and national security directives to formulate policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), while leading strategic initiatives and managing program communications. Performs senior reviews and secondary oversight on complex, high-visibility security cases with significant derogatory information.

Evaluates reports and evidence to determine national security risk, public trust suitability, and employment eligibility. Manages and adjudicates background investigations, and prepares technical reports, legal summaries, and adjudicative memos on sensitive agency security issues. Leads background investigations, reciprocity determinations, and Trusted Workforce implementation. Maintains 100% RapBack and Continuous Vetting enrollment for all covered personnel, resolves Continuous Vetting alerts and investigative referrals, and optimizes workflows for initial reviews, monitoring, and reinvestigations.

Analyzes threat intelligence and risk data regarding loyalty, foreign influence, insider threats, and criminal activity. Applies qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate program metrics, monitor milestones, and implement continuous quality improvements and standardized operational workflows agency-wide. Directs, plans, assigns, and reviews daily team operations to balance workloads. Sets standards, coaches staff on technical and adjudicative decisions, addresses development needs, resolves issues, and ensures high-quality deliverables.

To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages. To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information: Name, address, telephone number, email address; Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade); Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.

Education, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts. Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible.

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-13 salary range starts at $121,785 per year. If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected. To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is experience executing personnel security operations, implementing agency-level policies in accordance with federal statutes and executive orders, and conducting complex background adjudications. This includes maintaining continuous vetting frameworks, applying program metrics to improve operational workflows, and delivering technical guidance while managing assigned program resources.