Security Specialist (Operations)

About the role

Serves as a Security Specialist responsible for providing security in support for one or more security programs. This is a Physical Security and Law Enforcement Career Program position aligned under the Operational Support Career Management Directorate.

Responsibilities

• Provides Personnel, Operations, Industrial, Physical and Anti-terrorism support.
• Provides Security Education, Training and Awareness (SETA) for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) cleared personnel.
• Assists in the development, implementation and monitoring of policies and procedures for handling and safeguarding classified and sensitive material.

Requirements

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Must provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One-year probationary period during which the agency evaluates fitness and whether continued employment advances the public interest.
• Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Must submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) upon entry and annually thereafter.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from the Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.

Pay

• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government's interest.
• Relocation Incentive may be authorized.

Note: When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. See DFAS Civilian Moving Expenses Tax Deduction for more information.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you have a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you may request an RA in your online application. Requests and supporting documentation must be received prior to starting the assessments. Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. See Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments.