Security Specialist

About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located with 7th Signal Command, 106th Signal Brigade Regional Cyberspace Support Center at Fort Hood, TX. Serves as a Security Specialist providing application, guidance and instruction for new regulations, policies and procedures for the implementation of the development and integration of multiple security programs. Plans and implements the Command Personnel Security Program in accordance with Army and Department of Defense regulations, policies, and procedures. Establishes and maintains information security procedures for the receipt, transmission, handling, storage, accountability and destruction of classified material. Conducts security inspections, self-inspections, and traditional security reviews to assess compliance and ensure correction of identified discrepancies. Reviews security requirements for secure areas, vaults, classified open-storage facilities, access-control measures, and physical security systems. Evaluates personnel security case information and provides determinations, recommendations, and documentation concerning eligibility for security clearances and access to sensitive information. Monitors security programs and corrective-action plans, such as Risk Management Framework and Cyber Command Readiness Inspection requirements, and recommends measures to mitigate security vulnerabilities. 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 Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. In order to qualify, you must meet the education 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. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one (1) year of experience equivalent to at least the GG/GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: Administering an information security program by managing classified materials; AND Implementing physical security procedures to support the safeguarding of classified information and facilities; AND Applying multi-discipline security guidance to resolve routine security issues. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS/GG-11). Specialized experience is progressively responsible intelligence-related security work directly related to the position being filled. Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector or in another government agency as long as it was at a level at least equivalent to the next lower band in the series.