SECURITY SPECIALIST

Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-13 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-12 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience evaluating and making recommendations for the implementation of Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) physical security policies and procedures to ensure the protection of an organization’s personnel, material, and equipment; overseeing Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF)/SCI accreditation requirements for construction projects; and providing guidance to lower graded security specialists. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant’s background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required. Competencies:Security and Security Concepts, Principles and Practices Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
If you want to do interesting and challenging work and to make a contribution to national defense, DISA is a great place for you.