Security Specialist

You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. If you are a current federal employee, you must meet all time-in-grade and time-after competitive appointment qualifications by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. To make an accurate determination, you will need to include on your resume your federal position title, pay plan, occupational series, grade level, agency, dates for which you held the grade level (stated as MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY, OR MM/YYYY to PRESENT), and total hours worked per week. 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). Minimum Qualifications for GS-12: You qualify for the GS-12 position if you possess one year of ALL specialized experience at the equivalent to GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience at this level includes: Demonstrates experience implementing and executing security programs in a federal agency/military/U.S. Government contractor environment protecting sensitive and national security information. Ability to apply analytical, evaluative, and technical skills to assess current security posture, guidance, and controls to achieve compliance, recommend improvements, mitigate risks, and protect from unauthorized disclosure, misuse, theft, espionage, sabotage, or loss. Incumbent is responsible for the OIG information security program, including classified storage, discussion, and processing areas, the operational security (OPSEC) program, communications security (COMSEC), the industrial security program, and the security education, training, and awareness (SETA) program. 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 qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade level or equivalent grade band in the federal service. The time-in-grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In our dynamic environment, the OIG conducts investigations, audits, evaluations, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DHS programs and operations.