Personnel Security Specialist

Summary

Summary Organizational

Location:

These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), in Farmers Branch, Texas.

As a Personnel Security Specialist, at the full performance level, you will perform the following duties:

• Adjudicate credentialing, fitness, suitability, and national security eligibility of individuals for entry and retention in sensitive, non-sensitive, and/or public trust positions.
• Serve as a technical authority in making credentialing, fitness/suitability, and national security eligibility decisions.
• Train and provide guidance to entry-level personnel and others.
• Evaluate requests for personnel security investigations and security clearances on applicants, employees and contractors.
• Ensure that the appropriate processing and record keeping related to personnel security cases/investigations is followed.

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
• Selective Service:
  Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• A pre-employment drug test will be required.
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• Incentives may be authorized; however, this is contingent upon funds availability.
• Requirements by Closing Date:
  Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Complete the initial online assessments and USA Hire Assessment, if required.

Specialized Experience:

GS-12: Applicant must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service that includes 3 or more of the following:

• Applying personnel security practices across multiple determination types (e.g. credentialing, fitness, suitability, and national security eligibility).
• Obtaining sufficient evidence to support personnel security determinations.
• Making recommendations and decisions related to credentialing, fitness, suitability, and/or national security eligibility.
• Relaying information related to adjudication and/or background investigations to junior staff.

GS-13: Applicant must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 level in the Federal service that includes 3 or more of the following:

• Reviewing, evaluating and making determinations related to personnel security cases (e.g. credentialing, fitness, suitability, and/or national security eligibility).
• Providing guidance/advice on credentialing, fitness, suitability, and/or national security eligibility cases.
• Preparing written correspondence, reports, and/or briefings related to personnel security to a broad range of audiences.
• Developing and providing training to junior staff members and/or other personnel.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

NOTE: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) 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.

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Promotion Potential: When promotion potential is shown, the agency is not making a commitment and is not obligated to provide future promotions to you if you are selected. Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

Background Investigation: To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet these standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully obtain and maintain a background investigation for Secret Clearance as a condition of placement into…