Security Specialist

Summary

This position serves as a Security Specialist responsible for analyzing, evaluating, and optimizing complex security integration processes for onboarding personnel and ensuring the delivery of onboarding services for new hires whose gaining organizations are supported by WHS.

Duties

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Interrogates systems of record-including DISS and USA Staffing-to verify personnel security clearances, synchronize TJOs/FJOs, submit parking/facility access via the PFPA Automated Management Portal, and request logical IT network access (NIPRNet/SIPRNet/JWICS) through ServiceNow. Serves as the Site Security Manager (SSM) and Verifying Official (VO) on DMDC's Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS), issuing Common Access Cards (CAC) and resolving complex multi-system profile synchronization or certificate failures. Directs biweekly NEO sessions, establishing master logistics schedules, reconciling rosters against clearance records, delivering security training modules (OPSEC, INFOSEC, Cyber Hygiene, Insider Threat), and executing Day-1 IT hardware issuance. Coordinates onboarding workflows with critical partners-including PFPA, DMDC, DISA, and the DoW CIO-to resolve service bottlenecks, eliminate operational friction, and maintain high standards of customer service. Tracks program health, cycle times, and readiness indicators using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); synthesizes data into executive dashboards, portfolio summaries, and talking papers for WHS SESD leadership Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below. You may qualify at the GS-13 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability to Utilizing personnel security databases of record and identity credentialing systems to verify security clearance eligibility for physical facility and logical network access requests; Formulating operational workflows to streamline security integration, maintain compliance, resolve complex service delivery conflicts, and implement improvements to intake workflows; Evaluating program performance by analyzing onboarding cycle times, customer satisfaction surveys, and operational KPIs in executive reports; AND Managing operational logistics, cross-functional teams, and schedules for recurring corporate New Hire Orientation sessions. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave. Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience. How You Will Be Evaluated

This position utilizes a single-hurdle assessment method consisting of a Subject Matter Expert (SME) panel review. Traditional automated occupational questionnaires and USA Hire assessments will not be administered. Qualified applicant resumes and supporting documentation will be independently evaluated by a panel of SMEs using a standardized, competency-based scoring rubric developed during the job analysis. The Human Resources Directorate (HRD) will consolidate the SME ratings to determine final quality categories and generate the referral certificate accordingly. Please ensure your resume explicitly documents how your experience aligns with the specialized experience and competencies listed in this announcement. Personnel and Security Attention to Detail Oral Communication DOD PPP candidates using Application-Based Procedures: Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: Military Spouse Preference applicants, must be selected and placed at the highest grade level for which they have applied and been determined best qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD-3145-4) dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference. Other Information

Probationary Periods: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reemployed Annuitants: Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants (DODI 1400.25, volume 300). http://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/DoD-Issuances/140025/ Nepotism: Under the provisions of 5 USC 3110, an individual may not be appointed into a position if the position is under the supervisory chain of command of a relative. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.