Supervisory Security Specialist

Naval Special Warfare Command•Pearl Harbor, HI

About The Position

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY SECURITY SPECIALIST in the NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE GROUP EIGHT of NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE GROUP EIGHT. You will direct and evaluate command-level Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Special Access Program (SAP), collateral, personnel, information, physical, and industrial security programs. You will serve as the principal security advisor to command leadership on SCI, SAP, Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), and security-compliance requirements. You will develop, implement, and update security policies, procedures, standard operating procedures, and training programs to meet mission and regulatory requirements. You will oversee Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) operations, including access control, intrusion-detection systems, visitor management, secure storage, classified-material accountability, and facility self-inspections. You will lead security inspections, program assessments, preliminary inquiries, and corrective-action efforts to identify, mitigate, and resolve security vulnerabilities and compliance deficiencies. You will review personnel-security information and adverse or derogatory matters and provide recommendations to the appropriate security authority concerning eligibility, access, suspension, restriction, or reinstatement decisions. You will coordinate security requirements with command staff, external security organizations, contractors, and information technology personnel to support classified systems, training, exercises, and operational requirements. You will supervise and develop security personnel; assign work, evaluate performance, resolve technical and administrative issues, and ensure a trained workforce capable of executing command security programs.

Requirements

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
  • Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final TOP SECRET (SCI) security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
  • You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites.
  • You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
  • This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
  • Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
  • This position is subject to random counterintelligence scope polygraph examinations.
  • Employee must obtain and maintain applicable DoD Security Professionalization qualifications.
  • GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Assisting with planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, controlling, evaluating, and administering Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Special Access Program (SAP), and Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) security programs; conducting SCI security briefings, prescreening interviews, indoctrinations, debriefings, and nondisclosure agreement execution; identifying security deficiencies and supporting corrective actions; provide security guidance, training, reports; and brief recommendations to command personnel and external stakeholders.
  • GS-13: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Oversee the planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, controlling, evaluating, and administering Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Special Access Program (SAP), and Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) security programs; leading security compliance assessments, resolving complex security issues, and advising leadership on program risks and corrective actions; developing and presenting command-level security policies, training, briefings; and brief recommendations to senior leaders and external stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

  • Employee must obtain and maintain applicable DoD Security Professionalization qualifications.

Responsibilities

  • Direct and evaluate command-level Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Special Access Program (SAP), collateral, personnel, information, physical, and industrial security programs.
  • Serve as the principal security advisor to command leadership on SCI, SAP, Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), and security-compliance requirements.
  • Develop, implement, and update security policies, procedures, standard operating procedures, and training programs to meet mission and regulatory requirements.
  • Oversee Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) operations, including access control, intrusion-detection systems, visitor management, secure storage, classified-material accountability, and facility self-inspections.
  • Lead security inspections, program assessments, preliminary inquiries, and corrective-action efforts to identify, mitigate, and resolve security vulnerabilities and compliance deficiencies.
  • Review personnel-security information and adverse or derogatory matters and provide recommendations to the appropriate security authority concerning eligibility, access, suspension, restriction, or reinstatement decisions.
  • Coordinate security requirements with command staff, external security organizations, contractors, and information technology personnel to support classified systems, training, exercises, and operational requirements.
  • Supervise and develop security personnel; assign work, evaluate performance, resolve technical and administrative issues, and ensure a trained workforce capable of executing command security programs.

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.
  • Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
  • Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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