Clarification from the agency

Federal Employee means current and former permanent competitive service employees may apply. Individuals with Disabilities means Schedule A eligible applicants may apply. Veterans means 30% Disabled Vet or more and Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA). Eligible Military Spouse Preference {MSP) eligible under competitive and non-competitive appointment may apply.

As a NUCLEAR COMMAND AND CONTROL SPECIALIST (COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY) at the GS-0301-15 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Exercises decision authority for requests to reproduce Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff codebooks and notifies Nuclear Operations Command and Control cells and applicable communications security accounts when positive control material has been shipped to them and provides them with Delivery Control Number information as appropriate.
• Reviews proposed modifications to nuclear deliberate and adaptive plans to assess sufficiency of current procedures and when appropriate recommend changes to code books and positive control material as needed to ensure command and control, safety, and security of United States nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon systems, and nuclear weapons operations.
• Authors, coordinates, maintains, reviews, updates, and submits for reissuance or cancelation, as appropriate, directives, orders, concepts and other materials that fulfill Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff statutory functions.
• Uses qualitative, quantitative, cost/benefit, and other appropriate techniques and methodolgies to identify, document, and apply lessons learned; leads studies regarding nuclear command and control, safety, and security; Nuclear Procedures Inspections of National Military Command System elements tasked with nuclear command and control responsibilities;

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Recruitment Incentives: May be Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is NOT telework eligible
• Will be required to work overtime, perform shift work, including occasional weekends (both scheduled and on-call response for required / emergency operations).
• Security-Employee must obtain/maintain a Special Sensitive (Top Secret/SCI) clearance
• Drug Testing Designated Position: Yes; must sign statements acknowledging the position is a Testing Designated Position.
• This is a mission-critical position; must be exempt from National Guard and Reserve mobilization and deployments.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the GS-15, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service:

• Develops new requirements, concepts, processes, procedures, plans, practices, programs, products, and services for the conduct and assessment of nuclear command and control, communications security, and emergency action procedures as evidenced by a high-level understanding of politico-military environment with consideration for the immediate and long-range effects on government programs;
• Managed or executed emergency action messages and/or procedures utilizing applicable communications security codebooks and positive control material;
• Applies nation's nuclear operational plans to execute emergency action messages, use of communications security material and positive control material;
• Applies nation's nuclear operational plans to communicate the ramifications of potential adjustments to procedural guidance for communications security, positive control, and authentication for the President, Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Combatant Commanders;
• Applies knowledge of extant and emerging threats to United States nuclear weapons command and control, safety, and security and of the capabilities of the military nuclear communities and other departmental and interagency organizations, organizational relationships, command structures, missions, programs, and capabilities for ensuring continual nuclear command and control;
• Applies project and program management and organizational principles and practices to lead projects involving interagency and interdepartmental organizations,;
• Utilizes qualitative and quantitative methods used for planning, assessing, and improving the effectiveness of oversight programs, processes, procedures, organizational training and evaluation programs, communications security accounts / positive control material accounts including issuing/superseding/destroying material

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.

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

Competencies:

• Collection Resources Management
• Customer Operations and Requirements
• Research

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP):This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria AND 2) be rated well-qualified for the position AND 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. Well-qualified means you possess the type and quality of experience that exceeds the position's minimum qualifications.

Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Retained Grade Preference (RGP): To receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the (RGP) eligibility. If you are claiming RGP and are determined to be Well Qualified for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant.

Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible (PPP DoD MRNG):In order to receive this preference, you must choose the (PPP DoD MRNG) eligibility, and fill out and submit the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist and copies of the appropriate documentation.

Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) (PPP MSP): In order to receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the(MSP) (PPP MSP) eligibility. If you are claiming MSP (PPP MSP) and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant.

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc.). Your complete application includes your COMPLETE resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

The following documents are REQUIRED

1. Resume:

• IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the 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 reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans.
• Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found at: USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started.

2. SF50 (If applicable)

• All current and former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your MOST RECENT SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. This is also a requirement to verify your Time in Grade (TIG).

3. Veteran's Documents:

• If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty.

PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS needed for proof of eligibility:
https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DODCustomersRequiredSupportingDocumentation.pdf

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