Security Specialist

TACOM • Watervliet, NY

34d • Onsite

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 at the US Army Arsenal, Watervliet, Emergency Services Office in Watervliet, NY 12189. Duties Supports the administration and enforcement of personnel, information, industrial, physical, and foreign disclosure security programs under the guidance of senior Security Specialists. Initiates and tracks personnel security investigations in the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) and assists with clearance lifecycle, continuous-vetting, and access-review actions. Conducts annual security briefings, specialized debriefings, and security-awareness activities and assists personnel with electronic Questionnaire for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) submissions. Reviews security-clearance requests, position-sensitivity information, and applicant identity documents and drafts recommendations concerning derogatory information or access concerns. Applies procedures for the marking, handling, storage, accountability, review, downgrade, and destruction of classified information and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Maintains security records, access-control and badge-system information, security-container documentation, and safe-combination records in accordance with applicable requirements. Assists with security inspections, Protected Distribution System compliance reviews, security-infraction inquiries, staff assistance visits, and command inspection preparation. Coordinates foreign military and dignitary visits with the Foreign Disclosure Representative to ensure access and disclosure actions remain within authorized limits.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be willing to undergo and successfully complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination with No Deception Indicated (NDI) on a pre-appointment and periodic basis.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET (TS) security clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a T5 (or equivalent) investigation.
• Requires Temporary Duty (TDY) travel up to 25% of the time.
• This position requires the incumbent obtain the following core SPeD Certification: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within their first two years of employment.
• Position may be designated Emergency Essential (E-E) in support of mobilization and wartime mission.
• If designated E-E, employee will be required to remain in the overseas position in the event of hostilities or mobilization until relieved by proper authority.
• E-E employees are required to undergo nuclear-biological and chemical training and to participate in readiness tests, mobilization, alerts, and field training exercises.
• Employee must pass a medical examination and receive required immunizations for the overseas/deployed location.
• Prior to appointment to the position, employee will sign a statement agreeing to the E-E condition of employment.
• One year of specialized experience which includes: Assisting with the administration, tracking, or compliance verification of core security programs, such as Information Systems Security (ISS), Personnel Security, Information Security, Industrial Security, Physical Security, or Foreign Disclosure.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.

Nice To Haves

• This position requires the incumbent obtain the following core SPēD Certification: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within their first two years of employment.

Responsibilities

• Supports the administration and enforcement of personnel, information, industrial, physical, and foreign disclosure security programs under the guidance of senior Security Specialists.
• Initiates and tracks personnel security investigations in the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) and assists with clearance lifecycle, continuous-vetting, and access-review actions.
• Conducts annual security briefings, specialized debriefings, and security-awareness activities and assists personnel with electronic Questionnaire for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) submissions.
• Reviews security-clearance requests, position-sensitivity information, and applicant identity documents and drafts recommendations concerning derogatory information or access concerns.
• Applies procedures for the marking, handling, storage, accountability, review, downgrade, and destruction of classified information and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
• Maintains security records, access-control and badge-system information, security-container documentation, and safe-combination records in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Assists with security inspections, Protected Distribution System compliance reviews, security-infraction inquiries, staff assistance visits, and command inspection preparation.
• Coordinates foreign military and dignitary visits with the Foreign Disclosure Representative to ensure access and disclosure actions remain within authorized limits.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level