Security Specialist

About the Position: The incumbent works under the general direction of the HQDA Chief of Staff Army, Army Special Programs Directorate, Washington, D.C.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Civilian Employees of the Command Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.

Specialized Experience GS-13: One year of specialized experience which includes applying security principles to support the review of contracts or financial activities within a Special Access Program (SAP) environment, assisting in the review of contract documentation to ensure security requirements are included in accordance with SAP policies, and researching policies related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) or program protection to support SAPs.

This definition of specialized experience is typical work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Specialized Experience GS-14: One year specialized experience which includes implementing security policies and procedures for Special Access Program (SAP) contracting and financial management activities, serving as a subject matter expert on Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) and providing authoritative guidance and risk mitigation strategies for SAPs, and leading the security review and oversight of SAP contract execution documents, budget processes, or acquisition-related activities.

This definition of specialized experience is typical work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12/13).