Senior Personnel Security Specialist

Summary

This position is part of the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors, Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration Demonstration Project: This position is covered by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Demonstration Project. The NQ-03 pay band is equivalent to the GS-13/14 grade levels. For more information on the NNSA Demonstration Project and Pay Band/Salary Tables, review http://www.energy.gov/nnsa/nnsas-demo-pay-system-compared-general-schedule.

Duties

• Specialist, NQ-0080-03, you will: Adjudicate personnel security cases of significant difficulty, involving sensitive issues such as sabotage, espionage, and mental disorders, particularly for individuals in high-level positions with access to critical national security programs.
• Lead and execute quality assurance activities for Personnel Security functions, ensuring compliance with national-level guidance and establishing long- and short-range plans to maintain program consistency.
• Analyze and evaluate personnel security operations and existing policies to recommend modifications that enhance security measures, while developing standard procedures applicable across Naval Reactors sites.
• Approve and authorize medical evaluations, administrative reviews, and requests for additional information, thoroughly evaluating cases with substantial derogatory information to ensure informed adjudication.
• Review, analyze, and assess existing or proposed security policies and objectives to determine impact on current
• Reactors personnel security policies and operations in order to evaluate the impact on
• Reactors personnel security operations and advise senior security program managers.
• Serve as a staff analyst, developing and analyzing new or modified program policies and objectives, and creating management tools for self-assessments related to personnel security, thereby supporting department objectives.
• Lead the Personnel Security training and development program by designing, coordinating, and overseeing training initiatives that support Personnel Security mission requirements.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Required Documents

• RESUME: Limit your resume to no more than two pages.
• The USAJOBS database will not allow an applicant to submit an application that includes a resume over two pages.
• Be clear and specific in describing your job-related qualifications, as HR cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.
• Include dates (month and year) and hours worked per week.
• For military or Federal civilian service, you MUST include your pay plan/band, series, and/or rank/grade (e.g., Captain, E-5, GS-0301-9).
• Do NOT include photographs, social media links (e.g., LinkedIn), inappropriate content, or other personal or sensitive information such as date of birth, social security number, gender, religious affiliation.
• IF INCLUDED YOUR RESUME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 2.
• OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (only submit if applicable): CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE: Submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action which shows the grade, step, tenure (block 24) "1" (Career) or "2" (Career-Conditional),
• And position occupied (block 34) "1" (Competitive Service).
• Provide proof of permanent appointment if applying based on an Interchange Agreement.
• If applying for a higher grade, provide a SF-50 which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade or promotion potential held.
• You may need to provide more than one (1) SF-50, if your SF-50 does not clearly demonstrate that you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Appointment/Conversion, Within-Grade/Range Increases and Promotion actions).
• Pay adjustments and awards are NOT acceptable.
• VETERAN DOCUMENTATION: Submit a copy of your DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member Copy 4 or equivalent).
• ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: If applying based on eligibility under the
• Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act, you must submit certification from the Armed Forces that you will be discharged or released from active duty within 120 days from the date on the certification.
• This must indicate your dates of active service, rank/grade, expected character of service (i.e., honorable or general) and type of separation (i.e., separation or retirement).
• The VOW Act provides tentative preference.
• If selected, a DD-214 must be provided prior to appointment. 10-POINT VETERANS' PREFERENCE: Submit a SF-15 and provide an official document from the Department of
• Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying your overall compensable service-connected disability rating (NOTE: Your overall percentage must be clearly shown), and/or any other associated documentation based on your preference.
• NONCOMPETITIVE OR SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITIES: (e.g., Military Spouses, Individuals with Disabilities, Peace Corps & AmeriCorps VISTA, Land Management, Former Overseas Employees, etc.) Provide documentation which supports your eligibility.
• INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM/CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ICTAP/CTAP): Submit a copy of the following:
• Force (RIF) separation notice, notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate, notice of disability annuity termination, or certification from the National Guard Bureau or Military
• Department that you are eligible for disability retirement; SF-50 "Notification of Personnel
• Action'', documenting your
• RIF separation, noting your position, grade level, and duty location, and/or
• Agency certification of inability to place you through reemployment priority list (RPL), etc.; Latest performance appraisal including your rating; AND Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential.
• CURRENT OR FORMER POLITICAL SCHEDULE A, SCHEDULE C, NON-CAREER SES OR PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE EMPLOYEE: Submit a copy of your applicable
• SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title; Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential
• Appointee); Agency; AND Beginning and ending dates of appointment. All documents, including transcripts, must be in
• English. For more information about what to include in your resume, please view this USAJOBS Resume
• Tutorial video on
• YouTube. Failure to submit required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package.