SECURITY SPECIALIST

About the role

The Security Specialist will play a crucial role in the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center's (FLT NUMER OCEANGPHY METEO CTR) Personnel Security (PERSEC) and Insider Threat (InT) programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, enforce, and assess compliance and effectiveness of policies and procedures for PERSEC and InT programs.
• Provide guidance and instruction to FNMOC personnel in completing personnel vetting questionnaires.
• Respond to all requests for information from investigative agencies to support integrated vetting, such as DCSA or NCIS.
• Lead and/or participate in all required working groups and boards applicable to Integrated Vetting.
• Develop, maintain, and assess for compliance and effectiveness of the Industrial Security Program in accordance with Industrial Security standards.
• Assist in coordinating incoming and outgoing visit access requests for all Security Management Office Codes at FNMOC.
• Validate access levels and requirements for all visiting personnel, including on-site contractors and other local commands that access FNMOC facilities regularly.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Experience with all functions of DISS, NBIS, MP-ICAM or similar programs.
• Experience with security access requirements for job positions to determine required access level.
• Understanding the difference between "need to know", eligibility, and access.
• Experience granting or modifying access and creating proper documentation in security files for access at the SECRET level.
• Experience providing basic security indoctrination of all new personnel, understanding how the process may differ for Military, Government Civilian, or Contracted personnel.
• Experience providing individualized training as needed, e.g., international travel, special events, or remediation.
• Experience receiving, validating, and processing Visit Access Requests at all levels of classification.
• Experience assisting the visitor control officer as needed to check in valid visitors.
• Experience assisting the Security Dept in execution of Antiterrorism program.
• Experience understanding the Security Indecent and Navy Insider Threat reporting procedures.
• Experience understanding when an incident is an insider threat report or Security Incident Report.
• Experience creating both Security Indecent and Navy Insider Threat reports in the proper system of record.
• Experience communicating with executive and departmental level leadership of required reports and results of reports or actions for personnel under their purview.
• Experience drafting local procedures and recommending changes to programs charged with managing.
• Experience tracking and planning for the processing of continuous evaluation submissions and submission of new background investigations.
• Experience reviewing all Personnel Vetting Questionnaires submitted for completion and errors before submission to DCSA.
• Experience serving as a subject matter expert on the questionnaires to support employees as they complete the forms.
• Experience developing and leading working groups related to security, e.g., Insider Threat Working Group.
• Experience participating in all other working groups requiring input from Security.
• Experience leading and fostering partnering relationships with local commands and agencies to promote knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
• Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
• Experience with all functions of DISS, NBIS, MP-ICAM or similar programs.
• Experience with security access requirements for job positions to determine required access level.
• Understanding the difference between "need to know", eligibility, and access.
• Experience granting or modifying access and creating proper documentation in security files for access at the SECRET level.
• Experience providing basic security indoctrination of all new personnel, understanding how the process may differ for Military, Government Civilian, or Contracted personnel.
• Experience providing individualized training as needed, e.g., international travel, special events, or remediation.
• Experience receiving, validating, and processing Visit Access Requests at all levels of classification.
• Experience assisting the visitor control officer as needed to check in valid visitors.
• Experience assisting the Security Dept in execution of Antiterrorism program.
• Experience understanding the Security Indecent and Navy Insider Threat reporting procedures.
• Experience understanding when an incident is an insider threat report or Security Incident Report.
• Experience creating both Security Indecent and Navy Insider Threat reports in the proper system of record.
• Experience communicating with executive and departmental level leadership of required reports and results of reports or actions for personnel under their purview.
• Experience drafting local procedures and recommending changes to programs charged with managing.
• Experience tracking and planning for the processing of continuous evaluation submissions and submission of new background investigations.
• Experience reviewing all Personnel Vetting Questionnaires submitted for completion and errors before submission to DCSA.
• Experience serving as a subject matter expert on the questionnaires to support employees as they complete the forms.
• Experience developing and leading working groups related to security, e.g., Insider Threat Working Group.
• Experience participating in all other working groups requiring input from Security.
• Experience leading and fostering partnering relationships with local commands and agencies to promote knowledge sharing.