Supervisory Security Specialist

GSA, Office of Mission Assurance•Washington, DC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Supervisory Security Specialist, you will serve as the primary technical advisor and Subject Matter Expert on agency personnel security policies. The position is with the GSA Office of Mission Assurance in Washington, D.C. One vacancy is currently being filled, with additional vacancies potentially filled as needed. The role provides senior oversight of complex personnel security cases and leads background investigations, reciprocity determinations, and Trusted Workforce implementation. It includes maintaining continuous vetting enrollment and operations, analyzing security risks, developing policies and procedures, improving program workflows, and directing the daily work and development of team staff.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship or national status (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island).
Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date.
Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable.
Register with Selective Service if a male born after 12/31/1959.
If currently or within the last five years a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or non-career SES employee in the Executive Branch, disclose this to the HR Office.
Serve a one-year probationary period, if required.
Pass a Tier 5 background investigation and receive clearance before starting the job.
Have identity and work-status eligibility verified if not a GSA employee; resolve any discrepancies as a condition of continued employment.
Serve a one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period, if required.
Submit to pre-appointment urinalysis and receive a negative drug test result.
Have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 or higher in Federal service. Specialized experience includes executing personnel security operations, implementing agency-level policies in accordance with federal statutes and Executive Orders, conducting complex background adjudications, maintaining continuous vetting frameworks, applying program metrics to improve workflows, and providing technical guidance while managing assigned program resources.
Submit a resume of no more than two pages that clearly demonstrates the required qualifications.

Nice To Haves

Federal employees new to the government may be considered for credit toward vacation leave on a case-by-case basis.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary technical advisor and Subject Matter Expert on agency personnel security policies.
Analyze federal legislation, Executive Orders, OPM guidelines, and national security directives to formulate policies and Standard Operating Procedures; lead strategic initiatives and manage program communications.
Perform senior reviews and secondary oversight of complex, high-visibility security cases involving significant derogatory information.
Evaluate reports and evidence to determine national security risk, public trust suitability, and employment eligibility.
Manage and adjudicate background investigations; prepare technical reports, legal summaries, and adjudicative memoranda on sensitive agency security issues.
Lead background investigations, reciprocity determinations, and Trusted Workforce implementation.
Maintain 100% RapBack and Continuous Vetting enrollment for covered personnel; resolve Continuous Vetting alerts and investigative referrals; optimize workflows for initial reviews, monitoring, and reinvestigations.
Analyze threat intelligence and risk data related to loyalty, foreign influence, insider threats, and criminal activity.
Use qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate program metrics, monitor milestones, improve quality, and standardize operational workflows agency-wide.
Direct, plan, assign, and review daily team operations to balance workloads.
Set standards, coach staff on technical and adjudicative decisions, address development needs, resolve issues, and ensure high-quality deliverables.