Supervisory Security Specialist

Clarification from the agency

Current federal employees who hold or held a non-temporary career or career-conditional appointment, persons eligible for reinstatement, persons eligible for non-competitive appointment under special hiring authorities, veterans' preference eligibles or veterans who have been separated from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions after substantially completing at least 3 consecutive years of active duty and military spouses

The Supervisory Security Specialist is a valuable member of the Office of Inspector (OIG), Office of Management, Assets, Security, and Readiness Division.

Typical assignments include:

• Serves as Security Branch Chief within Assets, Security, and Readiness (ASR) Division of the Office of Management.
• Provides the OIG with expert knowledge, advice, and recommendations to mitigate risks and help ensure the protection of OIG employees, assets, and information.
• Responsible for the successful management, administration, and implementation of the OIG Security Program, including all security disciplines (information, personnel, physical, etc.) at all locations with OIG employees and/or assets.
• Assists the Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Assets, Security, and Readiness (ASR) Director to implement the Division's vision, mission, and goals within the Security Branch to ensure positive business results, compliance with Federal laws and regulations, and alignment with executive leadership's vision, mission, and strategic goals.
• Translates policies, objectives, and direction into guidance for peers, subordinates, and stakeholders; issues balanced workload and resource guidance for development of operating programs; inspects and assesses programs and takes necessary actions to bring into alignment.
• Materially shapes and improves the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of the ASR security support.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position
• You must successfully pass a background investigation
• You must be able to obtain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance
• You must be able to meet job-related medical and/or fitness standards; All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment
• Selective Service registration required
• Completion of one-year supervisory probationary period may be required.
• Financial disclosure is required
• Submission of Performance Appraisal is mandatory

Qualifications

You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

If you are a current federal employee, you must meet all time-in-grade and time-after competitive appointment qualifications by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. To make an accurate determination, you will need to include on your resume your federal position title, pay plan, occupational series, grade level, agency, dates for which you held the grade level (stated as MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY, OR MM/YYYY to PRESENT), and total hours worked per week. 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).

Minimum Qualifications for GS-14: You qualify for the GS-14 position if you possess one year of specialized experience at the equivalent to GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience at this level includes:

• Knowledge of physical, personnel, and information security management program methods, principles and practices and policy and guidance in the oversight of security management programs at sites and facilities.
• Exercising substantial authority and responsibility as a first line supervisor for planning, assigning, and evaluating the work of a subordinate staff and holding subordinates accountable for completing assigned work and meeting deadlines.
• Interpreting and applying security management directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidance in order to plan and coordinate security requirements for sites and facilities.

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.

The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date 07/15/2026of this announcement.

Current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade level or equivalent grade band in the federal service. The time-in-grade requirement must be met by the closing date 07/15/2026of this announcement.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

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 based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, a subject matter expert review of your resume, and the result of the online assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

• Accountability
• Customer Service
• Decisiveness
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal Skills
• Oral Communication
• Physical, Personnel, and Information Security Program Management
• Planning and Evaluating
• Problem Solving
• Resilience
• Writing

In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.

The assessment includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. The assessment includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

Following the review of your resume by our panel of subject matter experts, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, the veteran must be 1) be a preference eligible; or 2) be a veteran separated after 3 or more years of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. (Note: Veteran's preference does not apply under Merit Promotion procedures.) View VEOA information on Feds Hire Vets.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement.

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

Resume Requirements:

• DHS-OIG Human Resources will review the 2 pages of your resume to determine your initial eligibility/qualifications for a position. As such, please be sure to include content to support your eligibility/qualifications for this position within the first 2 pages. Candidate will not be disqualified if they exceed the 2-page limit.
• Resumes should focus on the relevant, significant knowledge, skills, abilities; accomplishments and results; training and education related to the requirements found in the qualification section of this announcement. Please be clear and specific when describing your work history since Human Resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Copying and pasting position descriptions into a resume is not acceptable.
• Your responses to the job questionnaire
• Are you a current or former federal employee? Submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action that demonstrates your eligibility for consideration, e.g., length of time you have been in your current grade; your highest grade held; your current promotion potential and proof of permanent appointment if applying based on an interchange agreement. Examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, within-grade increases and accessions.
• Are you a veteran? You must provide acceptable documentation of your preference or appointment eligibility. The member 4 copy of your DD214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," is preferable. If claiming 10 point preference, you will need to submit a Standard Form (SF-15), "Application for 10-point Veterans' Preference." 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 service, your rank, and confirm that you will be separated under honorable conditions. View more veterans' information.
• Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP)? Submit the following: 1) A copy of your agency notice; 2) A copy of your most recent performance rating; and 3) A copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, noting your current position, grade level and duty location.
• Are you a 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: 1) Position title; 2) Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee); 3) Agency; 4) Beginning and ending dates of appointment
• If you are a current or former federal employee, you must submit your most recent FY2025 performance appraisal and or incentive awards

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