Personnel Security Specialist
This position is located within the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Associate Director for Administration, Management Support Division, Personnel Security Branch and report to the Chief, Personnel Security Branch. The incumbent performs duties in support of the personnel security and suitability program as it relates to BSEE and client organizations' personnel and contractors. Major Duties/
Responsibilities:
1. Adjudicating National Security and Public Trust Investigations for clearance and or suitability determinations. 2. Makes initial determination as to scope of investigation required, considering such factors as sensitivity level of position, background information on individual, criteria for governing various classes of security clearances, etc. 3. Determines individual's eligibility for enter on duty (EOD) to appropriate parties using information obtained by checking records of the Defense Counterintelligence & Security Agency (DCSA) and other sources. 4. Serves as an initiator, data reviewer, and/or approver for low risk and Public Trust applications in e-QIP. Corresponds with applicants and sponsors/supervisors as needed in support of BSEE and client organizations. 5. Updates the Personnel Security System (PSS) database. Inputs, edits, and processes personnel security and suitability data and compiles, tracks and modifies the status of PSS files. Prepares summaries, collates and generates reports as required. 6. Prepares or distributes reports and correspondence regarding completed investigations and provides documentation for employee Official Personnel Folders, including certificates for Public Trust positions. 7. Makes credentialing determinations for the issuance of HSPD-12 compliant PIV badges and other Departmental policies. Salary Information:
GS-9:
$59,534 - $77,396 per year; GS-11:
$72,030 - $93,638 per year; GS-12:
$86,335 - $112,240 per year. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level. BSEE has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster. This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available. NOTE:
This vacancy is limited to the first 150 applications received and will close at midnight Eastern Time on the day this application limit is reached regardless of the closing date specified in this vacancy announcement. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered. You are strongly encouraged to submit all required supporting documents at the time of application should the vacancy close earlier than stated in this announcement due to the applicant limit being reached. Supporting documents will not be accepted once the vacancy announcement closes. Minimum Qualification Requirements:
To qualify for this position you must meet the Specialized Experience for the series/grade to which you are applying. Specialized
Experience:
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience for the GS-09 is defined as:
Applying basic personnel security regulations, national security, industry security guidelines and standards in order to assist more senior Personnel Specialists in administering personnel security programs. Making security clearance adjudications, suitability determinations. Researching and investigating customer inquiries involving personnel security questions regarding suitability and all national security questions as they relate to issuing and passing clearances and credentialing determinations. Specialized Experience for the GS-11 is defined as:
Applying personnel security policy, procedures, techniques, equipment and methods to identify and report conflicts in procedural issues. Assist in making security clearance adjudications, suitability determinations and recommendations; Determine eligibility for access to classified or sensitive information and granting personnel security clearances/accesses in the presence of minor derogatory information. Respond to questions and inquiries involving personnel security as they relate to both national security, suitability and credentialing determinations. Specialized Experience at the GS-12 is defined as:
Performing work in a personnel security office/program/team adjudicating all designations of pre-employment, national security and suitability cases. Preparing all forms of written documentation associated with determinations for review and approval. Has directly related experience in the initiation and review of background investigation forms, using automated personnel security programs/systems daily for input, output analysis and correction of adjudication actions. Experience with Homeland Security Presidential Directive - 12 (HSPD-12) Smart Card or issuance of Smart Card Credential processes and systems. Substitution of Education for Experience (GS-09):
Two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education, Master's or equivalent graduate degree, may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. Substitution of Education for Experience (GS-11):
Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed higher-level graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. There is no substitution of education for the GS-12 grade level. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website:
https:
//www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Responsibilities:
1. Adjudicating National Security and Public Trust Investigations for clearance and or suitability determinations. 2. Makes initial determination as to scope of investigation required, considering such factors as sensitivity level of position, background information on individual, criteria for governing various classes of security clearances, etc. 3. Determines individual's eligibility for enter on duty (EOD) to appropriate parties using information obtained by checking records of the Defense Counterintelligence & Security Agency (DCSA) and other sources. 4. Serves as an initiator, data reviewer, and/or approver for low risk and Public Trust applications in e-QIP. Corresponds with applicants and sponsors/supervisors as needed in support of BSEE and client organizations. 5. Updates the Personnel Security System (PSS) database. Inputs, edits, and processes personnel security and suitability data and compiles, tracks and modifies the status of PSS files. Prepares summaries, collates and generates reports as required. 6. Prepares or distributes reports and correspondence regarding completed investigations and provides documentation for employee Official Personnel Folders, including certificates for Public Trust positions. 7. Makes credentialing determinations for the issuance of HSPD-12 compliant PIV badges and other Departmental policies. Salary Information:
GS-9:
$59,534 - $77,396 per year; GS-11:
$72,030 - $93,638 per year; GS-12:
$86,335 - $112,240 per year. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level. BSEE has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster. This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available. NOTE:
This vacancy is limited to the first 150 applications received and will close at midnight Eastern Time on the day this application limit is reached regardless of the closing date specified in this vacancy announcement. Any application received prior to midnight Eastern Time of the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and considered. You are strongly encouraged to submit all required supporting documents at the time of application should the vacancy close earlier than stated in this announcement due to the applicant limit being reached. Supporting documents will not be accepted once the vacancy announcement closes. Minimum Qualification Requirements:
To qualify for this position you must meet the Specialized Experience for the series/grade to which you are applying. Specialized
Experience:
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized Experience for the GS-09 is defined as:
Applying basic personnel security regulations, national security, industry security guidelines and standards in order to assist more senior Personnel Specialists in administering personnel security programs. Making security clearance adjudications, suitability determinations. Researching and investigating customer inquiries involving personnel security questions regarding suitability and all national security questions as they relate to issuing and passing clearances and credentialing determinations. Specialized Experience for the GS-11 is defined as:
Applying personnel security policy, procedures, techniques, equipment and methods to identify and report conflicts in procedural issues. Assist in making security clearance adjudications, suitability determinations and recommendations; Determine eligibility for access to classified or sensitive information and granting personnel security clearances/accesses in the presence of minor derogatory information. Respond to questions and inquiries involving personnel security as they relate to both national security, suitability and credentialing determinations. Specialized Experience at the GS-12 is defined as:
Performing work in a personnel security office/program/team adjudicating all designations of pre-employment, national security and suitability cases. Preparing all forms of written documentation associated with determinations for review and approval. Has directly related experience in the initiation and review of background investigation forms, using automated personnel security programs/systems daily for input, output analysis and correction of adjudication actions. Experience with Homeland Security Presidential Directive - 12 (HSPD-12) Smart Card or issuance of Smart Card Credential processes and systems. Substitution of Education for Experience (GS-09):
Two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education, Master's or equivalent graduate degree, may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. Substitution of Education for Experience (GS-11):
Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed higher-level graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts at the time you apply. There is no substitution of education for the GS-12 grade level. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website:
https:
//www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
- Department:
0080 Security Administration - Salary Range:
$59,534 to $112,240 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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