Personnel Security Specialist

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.

Basic Requirements for Personnel Security Specialist: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes examining security documents to determine the suitability of personnel; requesting investigations from the appropriate organization(s); and developing and implementing policy and procedures for the personnel security program within the agency. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Security Administration. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages

Conduct fingerprinting of personnel for the purpose of new investigations, reinvestigations, and reverifications.,Execute and validate security clearances for all civilian, and contract personnel assigned to the Military Treatment Facilities.,Grant interim security clearances based on review and analysis resulting from record checks.,Recommend procedures for use in local policy and command directives of the Personnel Security Program.,Ensure records are kept in compliance with established regulations and intelligence oversight rules.,Implement Personnel Security policies and procedures to meet and sustain all aspects of compliance with governing activities.