Supervisory Security Specialist (Chief Security Officer)

Federal Communications Commission•Washington, DC

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisory Security Specialist is located in the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Managing Director, Associate Managing Director-Administrative Operations, Security Operations Center in Washington, DC. The incumbent provides security-policy and procedure assistance to the Chief Administrative Officer and Deputy Associate Managing Director-Administrative Operations. The position leads security programs and operations for the Agency, including physical security, personnel security, protection of sensitive information and assets, threat assessment, and response and recovery planning. The incumbent also serves as a liaison to federal, state, and local law-enforcement and security organizations and supervises Security Operations Center staff. Relocation expenses will not be paid. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional positions within 90 days.

Requirements

Must currently be employed by the Federal Communications Commission in a position under a career or career-conditional appointment.
Must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-14 in the Federal service.
Specialized experience must include overseeing development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive security policies, procedures, and operational methods for protecting personnel, facilities, sensitive materials, and critical resources.
Specialized experience must include interpreting federal security laws, directives, and regulations and advising senior leadership on complex security matters.
Specialized experience must include directing personnel-security operations, reviewing and adjudicating background investigations, determining suitability, and managing security-clearance processes in accordance with federal standards.
Specialized experience must include managing physical-security programs such as access control, intrusion detection, emergency preparedness, and facility risk assessments.
Specialized experience must include supervising and leading security staff or multidisciplinary teams, including assigning work, evaluating performance, and guiding day-to-day operations.
Must be suitable for employment as determined by a background investigation.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
FCC employees must submit a legible SF-50 verifying status and highest permanently held grade; otherwise, the application will be rated ineligible.
Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
Resume must not exceed two pages and must meet resume-format criteria.
Drug testing is required.
Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Responsibilities

Identify the need for protection and security and develop and maintain physical security measures.
Develop, implement, and maintain procedural and technical methods to enhance physical protection.
Assess the reliability, loyalty, suitability, and trustworthiness of people with access to sensitive or classified information, resources, and materials.
Initially assess possible national-security damage following the compromise or sabotage of information or material.
Investigate alleged security violations to determine whether compromise or unauthorized disclosure occurred.
Apply standards for safeguarding National Security Information and observe physical-security standards in security surveys, inspections, checks, and building security operations.
Manage the security protective force and asset-protection program, and supervise Security Operations Center staff.
Develop and implement policies, procedures, standards, training, and methods to protect information, personnel, property, assets, and materials from theft, loss, misuse, fraud, disclosure, espionage, or sabotage.
Ensure that employment in sensitive positions and access to secured information and materials are consistent with position sensitivity and the national interest.
Coordinate Agency efforts to detect, prepare for, prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from assaults, including terrorist attacks.
Work with executive departments and agencies, state and local governments, and private entities on national strategies for addressing threats and attacks; periodically review and coordinate revisions to the strategy.
Plan, develop, and carry out security projects and programs central to the Agency’s mission and typically of national impact.
Establish the Agency’s position on broad security policy matters and work with groups and committees to develop programs important to national security policy.
Serve as liaison to the FBI, Secret Service, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service, Capitol Police, Federal Protective Service, and Metropolitan Police Department.
Evaluate and analyze potential threats to FCC property and personnel, including threats relating to the President or Vice President.
Supervise subordinate staff, assign and plan work, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completing work.