Industrial Security Specialist

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency•Hanover, MD

About The Position

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is hiring an entry-level Industrial Security Specialist for the National Access-Elsewhere Security Oversight Center. The role is intended for candidates including recent college graduates, industry and government employees, transitioning military personnel, and military spouses. The position may be filled at the GG-7 or GG-9 grade level, with the possibility of noncompetitive advancement to the established target grade after meeting applicable developmental benchmarks and performance requirements. Under close supervision, the specialist applies basic analysis and critical-thinking methods to identify, document, report, and communicate security-program vulnerabilities and mitigation actions. The role includes conducting recurring security reviews of contractor facilities, investigating security violations or related activity involving classified information or material, and conducting on-site facility clearance eligibility surveys to assess operational and physical vulnerabilities. The specialist prepares comprehensive written reports and oral presentations, communicates with stakeholders up to senior executive level, and uses adaptive interpersonal skills to gain cooperation in resolving security issues. This is a full-time, flexible-tour, non-exempt DCIPS position in the Excepted Service. Overtime may occur occasionally. Supervisors may approve situational telework temporarily on a case-by-case basis; permanent change of station is not authorized. The incumbent must obtain and maintain the required security clearance, earn the Security Fundamentals Professional Certification within 24 months of entry on duty, and maintain it under program rules. A valid driver's license is required, and the incumbent may need to operate automotive or passenger vehicles. The position is subject to drug testing and may require a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
Must attain the Security Fundamentals Professional Certification within 24 months of entry on duty and maintain it under program rules.
A valid driver's license is required; may be required to operate automotive or passenger vehicles in connection with duties.
GG-7 experience route: specialized experience equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade, including assisting higher-level personnel with day-to-day operations, preparing detailed reports, managing projects or serving on project teams, and delivering oral presentations; alternatively, a conferred bachelor's degree or equivalent.
GG-9 experience route: specialized experience equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade, including monitoring programs for compliance, developing or delivering content for conferences, seminars, and meetings to encourage information sharing across the security community, and reviewing security processes or performing other security oversight activities; alternatively, a master's or equivalent degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D.
Demonstrated competencies in accountability, written and oral communications, problem solving, and teamwork.
If using education to substitute for or combine with experience, transcripts must be provided.
May be required to serve a two-year trial period if selected.
Position is subject to an initial drug screening and random testing thereafter; a negative test result must be received within 30 calendar days after entry on duty.
May be subject to a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination upon request by competent authority.

Responsibilities

Identify, document, report, and communicate security-program vulnerabilities and associated mitigation actions to internal and external stakeholders, including senior executives.
Apply analysis methods and professional writing skills to prepare comprehensive reports and deliver clear, concise oral presentations.
Use interpersonal skills and a situationally adaptive approach to gain stakeholder cooperation and commitment to resolve security issues.
Under close supervision, conduct recurring security reviews of contractor facilities.
Under close supervision, conduct, record, and oversee investigations of security violations or associated activity at contractor facilities, including loss, compromise, or suspected compromise of classified information or material.
Under close supervision, conduct on-site facility clearance eligibility surveys based on new requests and evaluate operational or physical vulnerabilities as part of the DCSA facility clearance risk-analysis process.