Deputy Director of Security

Deputy Director of Security Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions Summary This position is loced within the Department of Justice, Justice Management Division (JMD), Security and Emergency Planning Staff (SEPS), and reports to the Director, SEPS. The incumbent serves as Deputy Director, SEPS, and is responsible for agencywide security policy, SEPS day-to-day operions, and oversight of the classified informion, physical security, emergency preparedness, litigion security, and personnel security programs. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced within the Department of Justice, Justice Management Division (JMD), Security and Emergency Planning Staff (SEPS), and reports to the Director, SEPS. The incumbent serves as Deputy Director, SEPS, and is responsible for agencywide security policy, SEPS day-to-day operions, and oversight of the classified informion, physical security, emergency preparedness, litigion security, and personnel security programs. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/04/2026 to 06/04/2026 Salary $151,661

• $228,000 per year Pay scale & grade ES 00 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: District of Columbia, DC Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Senior Executive Promotion potential 00 Job family (Series) 0080 Security Administrion Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Nional security Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number 26-JMD-SEPS-12950342-SES Control number 867739000 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees

• Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees
• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Senior executives Individuals looking for an executive-level job and who meet the five Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs). Clarificion from the agency All U.S. Citizens, Senior Executive Service, and those Federal Employees in an Excepted or Competitive Service Stus. Duties Help This position is loced in Washington D.C. The Deputy Director of Security serves as a career Senior Executive and functions as the principal deputy to the Director of Security. The Deputy Director exercises deleged executive authority for the Department's enterprise-wide security programs, including classified informion security. The Deputy Director provides executive leadership, policy direction, and day-to-day operional oversight of nional security, personnel security, physical security, industrial security, emergency preparedness and continuity, insider thre mitigion, and litigion security programs. The incumbent directs subordine senior leaders and specialized security professionals responsible for safeguarding classified and sensitive informion, facilities, personnel, and judicial proceedings across the Department. The position shares full executive accountability with the Director for ensuring compliance with Executive Orders governing classified informion, Intelligence Community Directives, Department of Justice regulions, and stutory authorities, including the Classified Informion Procedures Act (CIPA), 18 U.S.C. App. III. Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Security Leadership & Oversight:

Serving as senior security advisor to the Director of Security and Assistant Attorney General for Administrionoverseeing DOJ-wide personnel, informion, and physical security programs. Directing enterprise security clearance, insider thre, and continuous evaluion programs. Leading COOP planning, facility security, and emergency preparedness initiives.

Policy Development & Compliance:

Developing, implementing, and monitoring DOJ-wide security policies. Ensuring compliance with federal laws, Executive Orders, and directives. Conducting audits, risk assessments, and program evaluions to maintain operional readiness and policy alignment.

Program Management & Implemention:

Overseeing deployment of security programs across all DOJ components. Coordining with human capital, IT, facilities, and law enforcement to integre security measures. Establishing performance metrics and ensuring agency-wide adoption of best practices.

Supervisory & Managerial Duties:

Leading, mentoring, and evaluing staff; managing workflow, budgets, training, and organizional priorities. The incumbent ensures staff compliance with security and safety standards.

Interagency Coordinion & Represention:

Representing DOJ in nional security forums, councils, and interagency initiives. As Deputy Director, the incumbent collabores with federal partners and responds to oversight inquiries reled to security programs. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment:

You must be a United Stes Citizen or Nional. Veterans' preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service. Selective Service registrion is required for males born on, or after, December 31st, 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file. You required to complete a pre-employment security investigion and background check for the security level designed for this position. You required to undergo a drug screening and obtain favorable results prior to being appointed. You may be subject to a one-year probionary period effective from the de in which you are appointed. This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) upon entry, and annually thereafter in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines. You must meet all minimum qualificions to be deemed eligible. Only experience obtained by closing de of this announcement As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience th is indicive of senior executive level management capability and directly reled to the skills and abilities outlined under the Mandory Technical Qualificions and Executive Core Qualificions. Qualificions The applicion process used to recruit for this position is

RESUME-ONLY.

Applicants must show clear evidence of their demonstred leadership ability by addressing the the Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs) and Mandory Technical Qualificions (MTQs) embedded within their resume. The resume-based applicion should not to exceed 2 pages (1-sheet double-sided or 2 sheets one-sided) •

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Applicants who have completed the SES Candide Development Program (CDP) and have had their ECQs certified by OPM must provide a copy of their certifice as part of their applicion. Candides must still sisfy the MTQs of the position. We recommend th your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including the results of your actions. You evalued to determine if you meet the minimum qualificions required of the position and on the extent your applicion demonstres th you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the Deputy Director of Security. Please be sure to give concrete examples of your experience and demonstre the complexity of the knowledge you possess. ECQ1

• COMMITMENT

TO THE RULE OF LAW AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDING.

Demonstred knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the Rule of Law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ2

• DRIVING

EFFICIENCY.

Demonstred ability to stregically and sufficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ECQ3

• MERIT

AND COMPETENCE.

Demonstred knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work th is of exceptional quality. ECQ4

• LEADING PEOPLE. Demonstred ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organizion's vision, mission, and goals; To drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. ECQ5
• ACHIEVING RESULTS.

Demonstred ability to achieve both individual and organizional results, and to align results to ste goals from superiors. For this position, the following Mandory Technical Qualificions (MTQs) have been established and should be addressed within the resume applicion. 1. MTQ 1: Executive leadership of enterprise security programs across multiple disciplines to include personnel security, physical security, industrial security, emergency preparedness and continuity, informion security, and litigion security programs. 2. MTQ 2: Executive experience advising senior officials on high-risk security mters. 3. MTQ 3: Executive experience in security policy development and/or security compliance oversight, and implemention. Educion In accordance with OPM Classificion and Qualificion standards, for the 0080 occupional series, there is no positive educional requirement. Additional informion

EEO Policy Stement:

The United Stes Government does not discrimine in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, nional origin, political affiliion, sexual oriention, marital stus, disability, age, membership in an employee organizion, or other non-merit factor. The complete DOJ EEO Stement/Policy is found : https://www.justice.gov/jmd/page/file/1394116/download . Reasonable Accommodion Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities where approprie. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinions on requests for reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. The U.S. Department of Justice fosters an inclusive and diverse workforce, find our EEO stement online : https://www.justice.gov/jmd/reasonable-accommodion#policy . Legal and Regulory Guidance Social Security Number

• Your Social Security Number may be requested under the authority of Executive Order 9397 to uniquely identify your records from those of other applicants who may have the same name. As allowed by law or Presidential directive, your Social Security Number is used to seek informion about you from employers, schools, banks, and others who may know you. Privacy Act
• Privacy Act Notice (PL 93-579): The informion requested here is used to determine qualificions for employment and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361. Signure
• Before you are hired, you required to sign and certify the accuracy of the informion in your applicion. False Stements
• If you make a false stement in any part of your applicion, you may not be hired; you may be fired after you begin work; or you may be subject to fine, imprisonment, or other disciplinary action. Selective Service
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.

Expand Hide 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 A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Only experience obtained by the 11:59pm EST on the closing de (06/04/2026) of this announcement Once this announcement closes the following will occur: A review of your resume, Clear evidence of the 5 ECQs and MTQs, and supporting documention conducted by the HR Specialist. Applicants deemed minimally qualified referred to an Executive Resources Board (ERB) to further evalue applicions. The ERB will further evalue applicions to determine the best qualified applicants for referral to the hiring official. Best qualified applicants referred to the hiring official and may be invited to participe in a structured interview. Interviews may be in a virtual setting or in person DOJ offices. The selectee will receive a tentive offer from the agency however before an agency can appoint a new Senior Executive Service member, The selected individual will be subject further evaluion through a Structured Interview by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualificions Review Board (QRB) as required by law. OPM must review the executive qualificions of each new career appointee to the Senior Executive Service (SES) prior to appointment.

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You MUST address all MTQs as required above, but do not need to address the ECQs if you: Are currently serving under a career SES appointment; Are eligible for reinstement into the SES; or Have successfully completed a SES Candide Development Program and been certified by Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Proof of Qualificions Review Board (QRB) certificion must be provided in your applicion. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:

• Complete Resume th addresses the MTQs and ECQs. Your resume must not exceed (2) pages.
• Recent SF-50 th shows Official Title, Salary, Grade Level, Stus and ( for current or former federal employees )
• Recent Performance Appraisal ( for current or former federal employees )
• Provide certificion of OPM QRB approval (for gradues of SES Candide Development Programs)
• Other supporting documention as required.

How to Apply Help To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Failure to submit a complete applicion (resume and all supporting documents) by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 06/04/2026 may result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Please follow all instructions carefully as missing applicion informion will not be requested. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume submitted reviewed.

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To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account: https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Applicion Stus, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applicions to the Contact Informion or Agency Informion listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. Agency contact informion Steven Scope Phone 202-598-3092 Steven.

Scope@usdoj.gov Address Justice Management Division, Security and Emergency Planning Staff 2 Constitution Square 145 N Street NE Room 9W.300 Washington, DC 20530 US Next steps Once your complete applicion is received, we will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for further considerion and possible interview. You notified of the outcome. 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 To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:

• Complete Resume th addresses the MTQs and ECQs. Your resume must not exceed (2) pages.
• Recent SF-50 th shows Official Title, Salary, Grade Level, Stus and ( for current or former federal employees )
• Recent Performance Appraisal ( for current or former federal employees )
• Provide certificion of OPM QRB approval (for gradues of SES Candide Development Programs)
• Other supporting documention as required.

How to Apply Help To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Failure to submit a complete applicion (resume and all supporting documents) by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 06/04/2026 may result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Please follow all instructions carefully as missing applicion informion will not be requested. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume submitted reviewed.

Note:

To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account: https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Applicion Stus, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applicions to the Contact Informion or Agency Informion listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Steven Scope Phone 202-598-3092 Steven.

Scope@usdoj.gov Address Justice Management Division, Security and Emergency Planning Staff 2 Constitution Square 145 N Street NE Room 9W.300 Washington, DC 20530 US Next steps Once your complete applicion is received, we will conduct an evaluion of your qualificions and determine your ranking. The most highly qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for further considerion and possible interview. You notified of the outcome. 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 Open & closing des 05/04/2026 to 06/04/2026 Salary $151,661

• $228,000 per year Pay scale & grade ES 00 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: District of Columbia, DC Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Senior Executive Promotion potential 00 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 26-JMD-SEPS-12950342-SES Control number 867739000