DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ADJUDICATION AND VETTING SERVICES Job in Hanover, MD

Vacancy No. DCSA-25-12684909-DISL Department Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Salary $182,700.00 to $207,100.00 Grade 00 to 00
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 2/4/2025 Close Date 2/18/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Hanover, MD


Summary

DCSA Personnel Security is seeking a Deputy Assistant Director, Adjudication and Vetting Services (AVS), responsible for directing critical organizational and operational elements related to security procedures review. The incumbent will provide authoritative guidance and oversight on security procedures, ensuring the integrity and trustworthiness of the workforce, and mitigating risks to national security.

Duties

As the Deputy Assistant Director, Adjudication and Vetting Services, this position will be responsible for the following duties:

  • Develops and implements security procedures to ensure the integrity and trustworthiness of the workforce. Directs mission requirements across broad range of activities and wide scope of impact in the DoD and Federal personnel security community to include civilian, military and industrial personnel.
  • Provides authoritative guidance and oversight on security procedures, ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and policies. Provides policy for personnel security, security clearance eligibility, credentialing, suitability, Security Review Proceedings (SRP) and the National Industrial Support Program (NISP).
  • Collaborates with other DCSA components, DoD agencies, and federal partners to ensure a unified approach to security procedures review. Responsible for ensuring effective communication lines with Security Managers, Facility Security Officers, DoD component stakeholders, including but not limited to, DCMO, WHS, USD(I), DSS, USD(P&R), DOHA, OPM and NBIB.
  • Represents DCSA on national-level committees and in conferences and meetings where decisions are made that impact the agency's mission and operations. Prepares and presents high level briefings, documents and represents the Assistant Director for Personnel Security and the Director DCSA and/or serves as senior representative at high-level meetings, boards and conferences.
  • Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of security procedures, identifying areas for improvement and implementing changes as necessary. Prepares and analyzes reports, responses to queries, justifications and background papers on technical issues

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be a U.S Citizen
  • Male born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
  • Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59 PM EST will be considered
  • This is a Drug Testing designated position. The incumbent will be placed in a drug testing pool and will be subject to random testing.
  • Position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C 1601
  • Tour of Duty: Flexible within Agency policy
  • Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May be Authorized
  • Supervisory Position: No
  • Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Financial Disclosure: OGE-278e, Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure, is required. The employee is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, upon entering the position and annually, thereafter.
  • Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible, but is not a full time telework position. The incumbent will be required to report to the office on a routine basis.
  • This position is designated Special Sensitive, the incumbent must obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
  • The incumbent may be subject to a two-year DCIPS trial period, unless required trial period has been served.
  • The incumbent may be subject to a one-year DISL trial period, unless required trial period has been served.
  • This position may require occasional Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) and/or local travel.
  • This position is designated as Mission Essential.
  • This position may require CONUS and OCONUS travel.
  • The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime.
  • Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.

Qualifications

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQ): All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. Please limit your written statements to 2 pages per technical qualification.

1. Demonstrated experience in managing and implementing security procedures, including risk assessment and mitigation by recognizing emerging actions, processes or policy and adjusting priorities and resources, integrating teams, and coordinating activities in order to determine the best approach and plan of execution.
2. Proven ability to plan, anticipate, and forecast future program needs and lead people toward meeting a large complex and multifunctional organization's vision, mission and goals.
3. Demonstrated ability and experience working at senior levels of the Department of Defense to build strategic alliances, and coalitions internally, with Congress, other Federal agencies, private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve mutual goals.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Additional information

Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status.

Joint Duty Credit: All DCSA executive level positions require Joint Duty Credit. Only those candidates who meet the Joint Duty Credit requirement will be eligible to compete/be considered for a senior executive position. Employees will receive joint duty credit for many almost any rotational assignments assignment to another IC component and may also be eligible to receive credit for service outside the IC (military, other government, or private sector) that was at least at the GS/GG-1113 or DCIPS Pay Band 3 level, that and it occurred on or after September 11, 2001. An external candidate, if selected, will be required to immediately apply for Joint Duty credit. Note: Employees without Joint Duty Credit may apply for the position and can be considered. If selected, a waiver would be required prior to final appointment. DCSA seniors without Joint Duty at the same tier level may lateral into the position if selected without requesting a waiver.

Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. We will review your resume and supporting documents, for quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience and education as it relates to the fundamental competencies required for this position. Your application will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check process.

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package which includes:

1. Resume - Your resume listing your name, contact information, work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be referred for consideration. Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.

2. Technical Qualifications - Completed supplemental narrative in a separate document that gives specific examples of work experiences addressing each technical qualification. Your narrative should be no more than 2 pages for each technical qualification.

3. Standard Form (SF) 50 - If you are a current or former Federal civilian employee, you must submit your last or most recent SF-50 showing grade and tenure.

4. Veteran's Documents -: If applying using veteran's preference you must submit your DD214 showing character of service (SERVICE-2 OR MEMBER-4) or Statement of Service that includes a character of service, and if claiming Disabled Veteran preference, you must also submit an SF-15 Form and VA letter AB-4 showing final percentage.

5. Joint Duty Credit Information - If selected, additional documentation may be required prior to appointment.

6. Transcripts - If applicable, education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

DO NOT submit additional information (i.e. awards, appraisals, pages in excess of the limit for MTQs).

How to Apply

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Agency contact information

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Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
27130 Telegraph Road
Quantico, VA 22134
US

Next steps

Once you successfully complete the application process, you will receive a notification of receipt. Your application package will be reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualifications requirements, and you will receive a notification. A review will be made of the documentation you submitted to support your responses. A list of qualified applicants will be created and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notification letter. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision.

REGARDING INTERVIEWS: Interviews may be required for this position. Accommodations may be made to conduct telephonic interviews to preclude travel hardships for applicants.

Note: Declining to be interviewed or failure to report for a scheduled interview will be considered as a declination for further consideration for employment against this vacancy. The Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the point of contact for this job announcement. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.


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