DA-04:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-9/10) or pay band (DA-03) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to the following: 1) Providing security support in functional areas that include Information Security, Physical Security, Personnel Security, Industrial Security, Communications Security, and Operations Security; 2) Interpreting sponsors' unique classified technical needs and applying risk management and implementation of relevant security measures to ensure national security; 3) Providing support in the areas of program protection planning; personnel, industrial, physical and Information Systems; and 4) Utilizing knowledge/skill in the following areas:Intelligence Community Directives (ICD) 705, Department of Defense Manuals (DoDM 5205.07 series), Information Security (INFOSEC), Personnel Security (PERSEC), Physical Security (PHYSEC), Operations Security (OPSEC), National Industrial Security Program Manual Supplement (NISPOM, DoD 5220.22M).
DA-03:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-5-8) or pay band (DA-02) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to the following: 1) With guidance, providing security support in functional areas that include Information Security, Physical Security, Personnel Security, Industrial Security, Communications Security, and Operations Security; 2) Applying risk management and implementation of relevant security measures to ensure national security; 3) With guidance, providing support in the areas of program protection planning; personnel, industrial, physical and Information Systems; and 4) Utilizing knowledge/skill in one or more of the following:Intelligence Community Directives (ICD) 705, Department of Defense Manuals (DoDM 5205.07 series), Information Security (INFOSEC), Personnel Security (PERSEC), Physical Security (PHYSEC), Operations Security (OPSEC), National Industrial Security Program Manual Supplement (NISPOM, DoD 5220.22M).
DA-02:
Your resume must demonstrate at least three years of general experience that includes one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-1-4) or pay band (DA-01) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. General experience must demonstrate some or all of the following: 1) With guidance and oversight, providing security support in functional areas that include Information Security, Physical Security, Personnel Security, Industrial Security, Communications Security, and Operations Security; 2) Assisting with applying risk management to ensure national security; and 3) Utilizing knowledge/skill in one or more of the following:Intelligence Community Directives (ICD) 705, Department of Defense Manuals (DoDM 5205.07 series), Information Security (INFOSEC), Personnel Security (PERSEC), Physical Security (PHYSEC), Operations Security (OPSEC), National Industrial Security Program Manual Supplement (NISPOM, DoD 5220.22M).
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov)
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.