Summary This vacancy is for a GS - 0080 - 13, Security Specialist (Physical) located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, INTELLIGENCE SPECIAL SECURITY MANAGEMENT DIVISION. Responsibilities You will serve as a Coast Guard (CG) Physical Security Specialist for all CG Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) including land based, shipboard, and airframe facilities. Your responsibilities will include advising on all issues related to SCI physical security, its effects on intelligence operations and new security technology, designed specifically to assist in the identification and protection of critical CGIE assets. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Serving as SCIF physical security technical expert, developing/modifying policies and standard operating procedures adjust to changing program needs. Conducting in depth reviews of pre and post SCIF construction documentation and physical assessments of SCIFs under construction to ensure compliance with ICD 705 series of policies and standards and make accreditation recommendation to the Accrediting Official (AO). Conducting compliance reviews of existing SCIFs to ensure continued compliance with ICD 705 series of policies and standards. Prepares reports of findings and presents to AO for endorsement. Resolve complex and unusual challenges related to physical security of SCIFs (issues could be related to emerging technologies, medical devices, construction challenges, etc.) Extensive coordination with internal and external stakeholders to address the intricacies of SCIF construction and management. Requirements Conditions of Employment All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Key Requirements: To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation for TS/SCI Clearance as a condition of placement into this position. This may include e.g. a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs". Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. A one-year probationary period may be required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance. State Driver's license is required. This not a Bargaining Unit position. This is a Drug Test Position. Qualifications Reviewing and assessing pre/post-construction documentation such as SCIF concept of operations, construction blueprints, construction security plans, applicable checklists and conducting site visits to ensure sufficient mitigations are in place for SCIF accreditation. Additionally, has experience inspecting SCIF construction progress at regular intervals to ensure construction is in compliance with ICD 705 requirements and engineer drawings; conducting compliance reviews of SCIFs, preparing reports of findings and ensuring corrective actions are taken where needed; maintaining appropriate records repositories for higher level reviews of USCG physical security program. Experience also involves coordination with DNI and other partner government organizations in support of achieving physical security objectives and remaining up to date on the most current SCIF security standards. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. This position has been identified for the Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) Certification Program. This is the Department of Defense (DoD) Security Certification Program directed by DoD Instruction 3305.13. The SPeD certification is DoD's initiative to professionalize the security workforce by establishing a common set of competencies for security practitioners that promotes interoperability, facilitates professional development and training, and develops a workforce of certified security professionals. This position requires the incumbent obtain and maintain the following core SPeD Certification: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) within their first two years of employment. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here. Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here. Recruitment incentives may be authorized. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement .More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 202-795-6262. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation.
