Supervisory Industrial Security Specialist (Chief Of Operations)

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency•Stafford, VA

About The Position

The Supervisory Industrial Security Specialist serves as the EV Chief of Operations, ensuring EV can meet its national security mission related to vetting contractors for business integrity, lawful conduct, and foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) risks. The position provides leadership and operational oversight for EV activities, including customer engagement, performance measures, procedures, projects, and resource allocation. The role devotes at least 25% of its time to management and supervisory work, overseeing up to three GG-14 non-supervisory managers, two GG-13 Mission Support Action Officers, and contractor staff. It provides technical direction and advice on due diligence, business and security research, analytical techniques, and related processes to government and contractor staff and other stakeholders. The position also advises DCSA senior management and high-level defense industry, vendor, and interagency officials. The incumbent identifies operational improvement opportunities and implements solutions, which may involve workflow, organizational structure, resources, policy, training, or guidance. As Functional Service Manager, the incumbent oversees EV customer engagements, satisfaction, and feedback, and incorporates findings into EV activities. As a member of the EV Senior Leadership team, the incumbent helps determine the direction of EV operations, including KPIs, standard operating procedures, annual projects, and space allocations. This is a full-time DCIPS position in the Excepted Service. The work schedule is flexible, overtime is occasional, and supervisors may approve limited, temporary situational telework on a case-by-case basis. Permanent Change of Station is not authorized. The position requires an appropriate security clearance and specified security certifications within 12 months of appointment.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must meet the Selective Service requirement if applicable.
Must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance specified in the announcement.
Must obtain and maintain Security Fundamentals and Professional Certification within 12 months of appointment.
Must obtain and maintain Industrial Security Oversight Certification within 12 months of appointment.
Must have specialized experience equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade (GS/GG-14), generally one year or more.
Must have significant experience with industrial security, primarily the National Industrial Security Program, or experience with industrial security and other security disciplines; alternatively, significant business experience such as legal practices, mergers and acquisitions, business operations, finance/accounting, auditing, or due diligence.
Must have experience managing a portfolio, projects, programs, or systems.
Must demonstrate a broad understanding of security, intelligence, and business, and the ability to understand workflows, metrics or production requirements, and needs analysis.
Must have led or significantly contributed to training others, or led and mentored others, particularly medium-to-large diverse teams including civilian and contractor or cross-generational personnel.
Must demonstrate the competencies of strategic thinking, risk management, planning and evaluation, program security, accountability, and leadership.
Education may not substitute for specialized experience at this grade level.
Must complete an initial drug screening and may be subject to random drug testing thereafter.

Responsibilities

Serve as EV Chief of Operations and help ensure EV fulfills its national security mission of vetting contractors for business integrity, lawful conduct, and FOCI risks.
Manage and supervise up to three GG-14 non-supervisory managers, two GG-13 Mission Support Action Officers, and contractor staff; devote at least 25% of time to classical management and supervisory activities.
Provide technical direction and feedback on due diligence, business and security research, analytical techniques, and related processes and procedures.
Advise DCSA senior management, defense industry officials, vendors, and personnel in other agencies affected by the DCSA mission.
Identify areas for improvement and implement solutions involving workflow, organizational structure, resources, policy, training, or guidance.
Serve as Functional Service Manager and oversee EV customer engagements, satisfaction, and feedback, incorporating results into day-to-day activities.
Participate on the EV Senior Leadership team in setting the direction of EV operations, including KPIs, standard operating procedures, annual projects, and space allocations.