Security Specialist Operations and Integration

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida is searching for a Security Specialist, Operations and Integration to support the Systems Delta 80/SZ unit (NH-0080-03, GS-12/13 equivalent).

Our Mission:
The Systems Delta 80 unit is on a mission to deliver and sustain the launch, range, and emerging servicing, mobility, and logistics capabilities that enable the U.S. to place national security payloads into orbit and support operations after launch. By joining our team, you will play a pivotal role in defending our nation and its allies against emerging threats.

Description:
We are seeking a highly motivated Information Protection Security professional to serve as an NH-03 Government SAP Security Officer (GSSO) supporting the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Operations Integration Directorate. In this critical role, you will help safeguard some of the organization's most sensitive information, systems, facilities, personnel, and mission assets in an increasingly complex and evolving threat environment. You will provide expert technical advice and hands-on leadership across Special Access Program (SAP) security, classification management, security incidents and violations, education and awareness, inspections, access management, and contractor security oversight. This is an opportunity to build, improve, and lead a mission-enabling security program in a fast-paced stand-up organization. You will apply innovative, risk-based solutions; integrate security across multiple disciplines; lead and develop a blended government-contractor team; and work closely with program offices, engineers, mission partners, and the broader United States Space Force security enterprise. If you are a proactive security professional who thrives on solving complex problems, building trusted partnerships, and delivering secure capabilities at the pace of mission need, we encourage you to apply.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Expert knowledge of program protection, physical, system, information, industrial, personnel, operations security concepts, principles, and practices to plan and implement security programs in these areas.
2. Comprehensive knowledge of organization's missions, functions, and structure to ensure effective implementation of oversight of special programs security concepts, principles and practices.
3. Knowledge of government contractual practices and requirements for development and purchase of USAF acquisition programs and/or supporting programs/projects. Must be familiar with Defense Industrial Base security organization, operations, and management practices.
4. Ability in developing, analyzing, and evaluating security programs to meet mission requirements and improve the security program for the Delta Commander.
5. Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret / SCI security clearance.
• Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
• Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
• PCS is not authorized. Incentive is not authorized.
• This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
• Security Certification Coding: SFPC: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification required within 2 years of EOD.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 15 days a year.

Qualifications

The 0080 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

How you will be evaluated

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:

1. Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
2. Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
3. Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
   • Job title
   • Detailed duties and accomplishments
   • Employer's name and address
   • Supervisor's name and phone number
   • Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
   • Hours per week
   • Salary, if applicable
4. Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

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