SECURITY SPECIALIST (PERSONNEL INFORMATION PHYSICAL)

You may qualify at the GS-13, if you fulfill the following qualifications: A.

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service: Applies Personnel, Information, Physical and Specialized Security (including SCI management, Special Access Program [SAP] management, Insider Threat, Operations Security, Communications Security, Foreign Disclosure, and visit verifications) to investigate and analyze a variety of unusual security problems, questions, or conditions associated with general questions about security or in a specialty area, Applies defense related and National Security concepts, principles, and practices, established in legislation, executive orders, directives, regulations, and policy decisions in order to function as a subject matter expert for projects that require application of theories and learned best security practices, Institutes security policy requirements to perform key decision making responsibly and function as technical authorities in assignments requiring the application of new theories and developments to security problems, Applies requirements, methods, and techniques of security incident investigation, to include fact-finding, analysis, risk assessment, resolution of security problems, and submitting formal reports.

You may qualify at the GS-12, if you fulfill the following qualifications: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service: Learn to apply Personnel, Information, Physical and Specialized Security (including SCI management, Special Access Program [SAP] management, Insider Threat, Operations Security, Communications Security, Foreign Disclosure, and visit verifications) to investigate and analyze a variety of unusual security problems, questions, or conditions associated with general questions about security or in a specialty area, Learn to apply defense related and National Security concepts, principles, and practices, established in legislation, executive orders, directives, regulations, and policy decisions function as a subject matter expert for projects that require application of theories and learned best security practices, Institutes security policy requirements to perform key decision making responsibly and function as technical authorities in assignments requiring the application of new theories and developments to security problems, Learn to apply requirements, methods, and techniques of security incident investigation, to include fact-finding, analysis, risk assessment, resolution of security problems, and submitting formal reports Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. (GS-12/13) You may qualify at the GS-11 if you fulfill the following qualifications: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service: Begins to apply Personnel, Information, Physical and Specialized Security (including SCI management, Special Access Program [SAP] management, Insider Threat, Operations Security, Communications Security, Foreign Disclosure, and visit verifications) to investigate and analyze a variety of unusual security problems, questions, or conditions associated with general questions about security or in a specialty area, Learns to apply defense related and National Security concepts, principles, and practices, established in legislation, executive orders, directives, regulations, and policy decisions function as a subject matter expert for projects that require application of theories and learned best security practices, Learns to Institutes security policy requirements to perform key decision making responsibly and function as technical authorities in assignments requiring the application of new theories and developments to security problems, Learn to apply requirements, methods, and techniques of security incident investigation, to include fact-finding, analysis, risk assessment, resolution of security problems, and submitting formal reports OR B.

I am qualified based on education: 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; OR C. You have some specialized experience as described in A, but less than one year; and you have more than one year but less than two years of education as described in B.

You have computed the percentage of the requirements that you meet, and the total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond the first year by 18. Add the two percentages.

The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.) 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. *NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. (GS-11 ONLY)

As a SECURITY SPECIALIST (PERSONNEL INFORMATION PHYSICAL) at the GS-0080-11/12/13 some of your typical work assignments may include: Responsible for the formulation and application of security policy, procedures, systems, and programs involving the loyalty and reliability of people Makes security clearance determinations for employees or other persons for access to sensitive information, resources, material, or work sites Developing, implementing, and monitoring policies, instructions, procedures, control systems, and methods for such functions and activities as: delegation and exercise of classification and declassification authority; development of classification guides, document marking, safeguarding, and use; personnel access controls; need to know criteria; physical storage and control; security education; transmitting, transferring, reproducing, downgrading, and destroying information; and overall program management oversight for national security information (NSI) and controlled unclassified information (CUI). Responsible for the physical protection of sensitive or classified information, personnel, facilities, installations, or other sensitive materials, resources, or processes against criminal, terrorist, or hostile intelligence activities Performs security work that is directed toward protecting highly defined information, materials, equipment, or processes by applying specifically tailored security criteria.