Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist

Citizenship and Immigration Services•Bloomington, MN

4d•Remote

About The Position

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As a Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist, you will lead a staff and subordinate supervisors for adjudicating agency personnel background investigations to determine fitness, suitability, and/or security access.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
Successfully pass a Background Investigation including financial disclosure.
Must pass a drug screening.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
Residency Requirement: Candidates must have, for three of the last five years immediately prior to applying for this position; (1) resided in the United States; OR (2) worked for the United States Government as an employee overseas in a Federal or Military capacity, OR (3) been a dependent of a U.S. Federal or Military employee serving overseas.
Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service.
Possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Experience performing the majority of the following duties: Making risk-based decisions in evaluating whether applicants, employees, and contractors meet suitability, fitness, security, and national security eligibility/access requirements; Preparing, analyzing, formulating, developing, reviewing, and implementing personnel security policies, standards, and procedures in accordance with Executive Order, Federal laws, directives, and regulations; Establishing and carrying out specific action plans for accomplishing short-term and long-term goals and objectives; Devising new methods or procedures for accomplishing work to promote efficiencies.

Nice To Haves

Political appointees may require OPM approval before on-boarding.
You may be required to complete an appropriate supervisory training course within one year of assignment to this position.

Responsibilities

Serve as a second-line supervisor, exercising a full range of workload planning, establishing priorities, setting goals, and assigning tasks.
Directs and oversees the activities as subordinate supervisors and expert staff responsible to implement the policies and procedures for the Personnel Security and Suitability Program in accordance with applicable laws, regulation, and guidelines.
Manage and oversee as assigned branch of a diverse personnel security program including all facets of personnel and industrial security, national security, continuous vetting and special actions, and policy, oversight, and training.
Provides leadership and guidance to subordinate supervisors practicing sound position management when assigning work and aligning duties.
Represents the Division in a leadership role through interaction with internal and external stakeholders of the Division exchanging information related to the Division's area of responsibility.