- Position Title
- Supervisory Security Specialist
- Agency
- DHS Headquarters
- Announcement Number
- IMP-12062151-23-OCSO Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, August 4, 2023 to Thursday, August 10, 2023
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Eligibilities
The following questions are used to determine your eligibility (only answer "yes" those that pertain to you). Please also submit proof of your eligibility, in accordance with the "Required Documents" section of the announcement.
1.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
2.
Are you a currently employed as a Federal civilian employee with the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters in the Competitive Service (this does not include the following: CISA, TSA, CBP, USCIS, ICE, FEMA, U.S. Secret Service, or U.S. Coast Guard)?
To verify your eligibility as a current DHS Headquarters employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
To verify your eligibility as a current DHS Headquarters employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
3.
Are you a currently employed as a Federal civilian employee with the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters (this does not include the following: CISA, TSA, CBP, USCIS, ICE, FEMA, U.S. Secret Service, or U.S. Coast Guard)? who has held or currently holds, a permanent competitive service position in the federal government with equal or higher promotion potential as this position?
To verify your eligibility as a current DHS Headquarters employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
To verify your eligibility as a current DHS Headquarters employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
Preferences
1.
In the last five years (from the closing date of this announcement) have you served, or are you currently serving, as an Executive Branch Political, Schedule C, or Non-career Senior Executive Services appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your SF-50s, in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Supervisory Security Specialist position with the Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Security Officer, Headquarters Security Services Division.
1.
Select the one statement that best describes the experience in which you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform Supervisory Security Specialist work at the GS-15 level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service.
For the following questions, choose a statement from the list (A through E) below that best describes your HIGHEST level of work experience in the task. Your answers to these task statements must be supported by your resume or your score may be lowered.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Ensures that SSOs maintain certified access control systems and/or procedures for secure facilities in accordance with applicable intelligence directives and policies.
3.
Ensures that extremely sensitive National Security Information is properly stored, discussed, packaged and transported in accordance with DHS SCI Facility Administrative Security directive.
4.
Ensures that need-to-know principles are enforced in accordance with Executive Orders, implementing directives, regulations, and statutes.
5.
Provides leadership in serving as the DHS representative for all inter-agency, intra-agency and intergovernmental working groups, committees, and other governmental and industrial associations, focusing on Special Security Operations.
6.
Advises top level DHS officials and components on developments and advances in protective technology and operational security.
7.
Keeps abreast of changes and advances in the areas of national security policy, intelligence information sharing, access control systems, personnel security, and other disciplines impacting management and administration of the Special Security Operations.
8.
Assures implementation of corrective actions and appropriate follow-up resulting from report findings and recommendations.
9.
Issues comprehensive written reports, analysis and recommendations to senior civil and Federal government officials.
10.
Assures uniform and consistent SSO presentation of orientation briefings, out-briefings, courier and foreign travel briefings of agency employees to ensure that users are aware of the protection that must be afforded to sensitive compartmented information.
11.
Lead short-term actions, analyses, and long-term planning projects, including the development of all associated project resources.
12.
Reviews and comments on proposed rules, regulations and directives which impact the DHS mission within the Intelligence Community and makes corresponding recommendations to senior agency officials.
13.
Develops and recommends solutions to the unique security problems faced by the Intelligence Community.
14.
Adapts best practices to fit specific needs without compromising special security requirements.
15.
Reviews and compiles annual SCI access reports from the component SSOs for submission to the Intelligence Community.
16.
Certification Statement: Your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to this statement below, you are confirming that you have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. Failure to agree to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for this position.