Operational Security Specialist (Executive Protection Agent)

01Education

GS-11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. Graduate education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. GS-12: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this grade level.

02Experience

GS-11 and GS-12: One year of specialized experience that equips you with the qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience must be at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level Some examples of this qualifying experience are: GS-11: Experience applying established procedures for communication security and physical security tasks. Experience participating in organized law enforcement and physical security activities.

Experience applying established policy and procedure to determine appropriate responses. GS-12: Experience proving all aspects of personnel, communications security and physical security. Experience with assisting with operating, directing, and controlling law enforcement and physical security activities. Experience assessing situations and determining appropriate responses. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience.

To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.

This position is in the Protective Operations Unit (POU), Correctional Programs Division, Correctional Services Branch, Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Serves as an Executive Protection Agent on the detail responsible for providing executive level personal protection to the Director and other designees. Implements protective operations and threat mitigation for the BOP Director. Required to carry a firearm and provide close physical protection for the Director and other designees.

Participates in the organization and retention of work-related documents; maintains an understanding of relevant threat management data bases; pursues/schedules training opportunities that provide updated tactics, trends, and operational procedures in the field of threat/protective investigations and protective operations. Analyzes and communicates relevant protective operations, threat assessment factors and applies subject matter expertise to the protective detail operations.

Ensures safe surroundings, which involves consistent investigation and are obligated to apprehend suspicious individuals should they endanger the Director or others designated for protection.