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NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Program Security Officer (Hiring Event)

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Program Security Officer (Hiring Event) Department of Defense Nional Geospial-Intelligence Agency Summary Program Security Officers serve as multidisciplinary security specialists, and advisors, providing situional and program level end-to-end guidance and consultion in the following security disciplines: personnel, informion, physical, industrial, and operional security. They routinely conduct specific and continuous programmic security analyses evaluing the protection and integrion of Learn more about this agency Summary Program Security Officers serve as multidisciplinary security specialists, and advisors, providing situional and program level end-to-end guidance and consultion in the following security disciplines: personnel, informion, physical, industrial, and operional security. They routinely conduct specific and continuous programmic security analyses evaluing the protection and integrion of Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion Many vacancies in the following locion: Springfield, VA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $85,447

  • $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade IA 03 Promotion potential 03 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
  • Full Time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent
  • This is a permanent position.

Occupions and job series 0080 Security Administrion Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Drug test Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Announcement number 20270015 Control number 889027900 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency External Applicants Only Duties Help

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Special Program Division manages overall operion, execution, administrion, and oversight for the

TALENT KEYHOLE

(TK) Control and Geospial-Intelligence Controlled Access Programs (GEOCAPs). The GEOCAP Program Security Officer (PSO) conducts day-to-day business operion and administrion of NGA's GEOCAPs. The PSO develops and implements security policy, leads short-term projects, engages in community outreach, and routinely collabores with assigned GEOCAP Control Officers (GCOs) across the IC and DoD. The PSO provides security guidance to numerous GEOCAP Program Managers, senior leadership, and mission partners regarding compartmented GEOINT activities. The PSO conducts annual staff assistance s with GCOs across the community to ensure applicable GEOCAP security program processes and procedures comply with IC and NGA policies and regulions. PSO also manages security requirements to include annual training, site accreditions, access requests, and input to ODNI's annual TK report. Requirements Help Conditions of employment US Citizenship is required. Designed or Random Drug Testing required. Security Investigion

SPECIAL INFO

As a condition of employment NGA, persons being considered for employment must meet NGA fitness for employment standards.

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Security Clearance
  • Top Secret /Sensitive Compartmented Informion (SCI)
  • Polygraph & Drug Test
  • Direct Deposit
  • Trial Period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
We may consider:

performance conduct; needs and interests of the agency; and whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government and the efficiency of the Federal service

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

You must be able to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to SCI. In addition, you are subject to a Counterintelligence Polygraph examinion in order to maintain access to Top Secret informion. All employees are subject to a periodic examinion on a random basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Refusal to take the examinion may result in denial of access to Top Secret informion, SAP, or unescorted access to SCIFs. Employees with SCI access and who are under NGA cognizance are required to submit a Security Financial Disclosure Report, SF-714, on an annual basis in order to determine continued eligibility. Failure to comply may negively impact continued access to Top Secret informion, Informion Systems, SAP, or unescorted access to SCIFs. NGA utilizes all processes and procedures of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Non-executive NGA employees are assigned to five distinct pay bands based on the type and scope of work performed. The employee's base salary is established within their assigned pay band based on their unique qualificions. A performance pay process is conducted each year to determine a potential base pay salary increase and/or bonus. An employee's annual performance evaluion is a key factor in the performance pay process. This position is a DCIPS position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601. DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candides as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are an external applicant claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must self-identify your eligibility. Qualificions

MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandory Qualificion Criteria to include educion (if required). Online resumes must demonstre qualificion by providing specific examples and associed results, in response to the announcement's mandory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement: Experience developing and/or implementing security policies and procedures for the protection of Sensitive Compartmented Informion (SCI).

Demonstred experience in proficient communicion through writing and presenting security and/or indoctrinion briefings to large audiences and/or senior leaders.

Demonstred experience and/or knowledge of least one of the primary security disciplines: Physical

Security, Operional Security and/or Personnel Security, Classificion Management, Industrial Security.

Demonstred knowledge of approprie policies and procedures governing special programs (i.e. Executive

Orders 12333, and 13526; Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503, 704, 705, 710, 906).

Experience with and/or knowledge of security assessments in identifying vulnerability mitigion/risk analysis

through security site surveys and/or inspections.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

A.

Educion:
Educion:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

  • OR•B.
Combinion of Educion and Experience:

A minimum of 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of coursework in any area listed in option A, plus experience in developing guidance and advising on program security policies, security investigive requirements, and procedures for adverse security determinions, analyzing program security informion, or experience in a reled area th demonstres the ability to successfully perform the duties associed with this work. As a rule, every 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of college work is equivalent to one year of experience. Candides should show th their combinion of educion and experience totals 4 years.

  • OR•C.
Experience:

A minimum of 4 years of experience in advising on program security policies, security investigive requirements, and procedures for adverse security determinions, analyzing program security informion, or experience in a reled area th demonstres the ability to successfully perform the duties associed with this work.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR
Trainings:

Must obtain DoD Security Fundamentals Professional Certificion (SFPC) or Special Programs Security Certificion (SPSC) as directed by management. Must complete the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency's Special Access Program training as directed by management.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

In addition to the mandory qualificions, experience in the following is desired: Security Fundamentals Professional Certificion (SFPC)

Experience utilizing critical thinking techniques, employing change management principles, faciliting training to small groups and management.

Experience in least one of the following: CAP/SAP Security Officer; PSO, Special Security Officer and or CAP/SAP Program Manager.

Four year degree from an accredited college or university. Additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Applicants are not required to submit a cover letter for employment considerion with the Nional Geospial-Intelligence Agency. However, a cover letter is recommended. Applicants will have the option to tach a cover letter in the Qualificions

  • Attachments step of the online applicion.
APPLICANT EVALUATION PROCESS

1) All applicants evalued using the Mandory Qualificion Criteria, 2) Qualified applicants will then be evalued by an expert or panel of experts using a combinion of qualificion criteria to determine the best-qualified candides, 3) Best-qualified applicants may then be further evalued through an interview process. Military retiree applicants, if selected, may be impacted by the 180-day appointment restrictions of

DODI 1402.01. HD

personnel will provide additional informion if applicable. Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the Assignment Description, Additional Informion Provided By the Selecting Official, and the Qualificion Requirements; and then construct their resumes to highlight their most relevant and significant experience and educion for this job opportunity. This description should include examples th detail the level and complexity of the performed work. Applicants are encouraged to provide any educion or degree informion referenced in the announcement th is relevant. If educion is listed as a mandory requirement, only degrees obtained from an institution accredited by an accrediting organizion recognized by the Secretary, US Department of Educion accepted. You must use the NGA resume builder and limit your resume to 2 pages. In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United Stes Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participion in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or re-determined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United Stes Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as approprie. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300). Reemployed annuitants must meet additional selection criteria as outlined in the DODI 1400.25, v300. All candides considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nional origin, age, marital stus, disability, or sexual oriention. NGA provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Applicions will only be accepted online. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify us recruitment@nga.mil. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis. Benefits Help Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help None If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Applicion submission involves applying using NGA's online applicion process NGA Careers Portal . Additional informion concerning NGA's hiring process can be found by ing NGA Hiring Process . All announcements close 11:59PM EDT on the closing de listed. Be sure to complete and submit your applicion by th time in order to be

ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Both applicants for employment and current employees of NGA are entitled to request religious accommodions from generally applicable employment-reled rules and requirements, so long as the accommodion requested would not result in an undue hardship to the conduct of NGA's business. You can apply for the job opening https://careers.nga.mil/psp/CAREERS/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=20270015&PostingSeq=2 Agency contact informion Recruitment Phone 571-557-1999 Recruitment@nga.mil Address

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Mailstop:
S44-HDR 7500 GEOINT

Drive Springfield, VA 22150 US Next steps After ing the NGA Careers Portal and applying via NGA's online applicion process, applicants can follow their stus via th same NGA online applicion functionality. Several other topics reling to wh is involved in the hiring process and how long it takes can be found by ing the NGA Hiring Process . Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help None If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Applicion submission involves applying using NGA's online applicion process NGA Careers Portal . Additional informion concerning NGA's hiring process can be found by ing NGA Hiring Process . All announcements close 11:59PM EDT on the closing de listed. Be sure to complete and submit your applicion by th time in order to be

ONLY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Both applicants for employment and current employees of NGA are entitled to request religious accommodions from generally applicable employment-reled rules and requirements, so long as the accommodion requested would not result in an undue hardship to the conduct of NGA's business. You can apply for the job opening https://careers.nga.mil/psp/CAREERS/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=20270015&PostingSeq=2 Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Recruitment Phone 571-557-1999 Recruitment@nga.mil Address

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Mailstop:
S44-HDR 7500 GEOINT

Drive Springfield, VA 22150 US Next steps After ing the NGA Careers Portal and applying via NGA's online applicion process, applicants can follow their stus via th same NGA online applicion functionality. Several other topics reling to wh is involved in the hiring process and how long it takes can be found by ing the NGA Hiring Process . Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion Many vacancies in the following locion: Springfield, VA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $85,447

  • $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade IA 03 Promotion potential 03 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
  • Full Time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent
  • This is a permanent position.

Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Drug test Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Announcement number 20270015 Control number 889027900

Benefits

  • Dental Insurance