Personnel Security Specialist (Title 32) Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units Summary This is an Army Nional Guard dual stus technician position which requires military membership. This position is loced the Ste's Headquarters in Intelligence and Security Office loced in Austin, TX. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Personnel Security Specialist, responsible for processing personnel security clearances and all tasks reled to the adjudicion of personnel suitability case files. Texas is one of 9 stes with NO ste income tax. Learn more about this agency Summary This is an Army Nional Guard dual stus technician position which requires military membership. This position is loced the Ste's Headquarters in Intelligence and Security Office loced in Austin, TX. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Personnel Security Specialist, responsible for processing personnel security clearances and all tasks reled to the adjudicion of personnel suitability case files. Texas is one of 9 stes with NO ste income tax. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Camp Mabry, TX 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $63,457

• $82,499 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0080 Security Administrion Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Top Secret Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Nional security Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

TX-13055757-AR

Control number 883769900 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency Nionwide (see Areas of Considerion), Texas Army Nional Guard Membership is Required Duties Help As a Personnel Security Specialist (Title 32) with the Texas Nional Guard, your duties will include, but will not be limited to: As the ste's Primary Adjudicor performs suitability adjudicions/determinions for the fitness and suitability of civilian employees, contractors and/or applicants for initial and continuing employment retention. Ensures all investigive files are available prior to reviewing and rendering a suitability adjudicive/determinion in accordance with suitability guidance and guidelines. Orders any missing investigive files and upon receipt, reviews and analyzes all investigive files for derogory informion. Provides feedback regarding minor derogory informion found in the investigive file. Executes established policies and procedures required for the personnel security program. Implements and executes policies and procedures in accordance with applicable laws, regulions, instructions, and policies. Ensures th sensitive, classified and Privacy Act informion is not unnecessarily disclosed and is safeguarded in accordance with regulory guidance. Receives, reviews, and submits requests for personnel clearances for serviced civilian, contractor, and military personnel. Checks the request for completeness and accuracy and contacts the Unit Security Manager, Supervisor, points of contact the serviced units, and/or the individual subject of the background/clearance investigion for any questions or corrections th are required. Returns those forms requiring further documention or correction. Screens personnel, as well as local police records and finance documents for disclosed and undisclosed derogory informion. Questions the subject for clarificion on responses th are considered derogory. Forwards completed form to the approprie agency for investigion and clearance determinion. Coordines with the Office of Personnel Management and Central Adjudicion Facility for updes on the stus of the background investigions as required. Notifies the unit security managers of individuals requiring reinvestigion and resubmission of documention. Establishes relionship and maintains constant contact with US Army Intelligence and Security Command Security Operions Center (ISOC) to receive, respond and process Continuous Evaluion (CE) Alerts in regards to derogory incidents discovered by ISOC. Ensures initial, follow up and final incident reports are submitted into JPAS and reported to the Central Adjudicion Facility (CAF) for processing through the Defense Informion Security System (DISS) for review and security clearance eligibility determinion. Advises unit security managers and supervisors on processing documention for Stements of Reason (SOR), Requests for Informion (RFI) or intentions of denial or revocion of security clearances by the CAF. Receives and reviews documention for completeness and accuracy and contacts the Unit Security Manager, Supervisor, points of contact the serviced units, and/or the individual subject of the incident report for any questions or further informion th is required. Returns forms requiring corrections and requests further documention if needed. Provides reports, as required, for stus on pending or current investigions or periodic reinvestigions. Composes documention, for supervisors' signure, verifying security clearances for those individuals going to other locions and requests the same of locions with individuals coming to their site. Documents all personnel suitability adjudicive determinions or recommendions in the relevant automed informion systems. Ensures the Joint Personnel Adjudicion System (JPAS) and Central Verificion System (CVS) accurely reflect the suitability adjudicive determinion. Keeps abreast of emerging technologies and professional developments to remain current in the field and for being applicable to work assignments. Maintains a continuous liaison relionship with OPM, CAF, the Personnel Security Intelligence Center of Excellence (PSI CoE), and ARNG offices. May supervise AGR, Title 32, Title 5, contractors, and/or ste employees directly, and through subordine supervisors. Interviews prospective employees. Approves personnel actions, counsels, and evalues subordine employees. Assures compliance with Federal and local personnel management policies. Hears employee grievances and complaints; takes necessary informal disciplinary actions and when warranted, proposed formal actions. Implements the provisions of the equal opportunity program and employee/labor relions program and keeps employees informed on all aspects of the personnel program. Reviews positions descriptions and recommends changes where needed. Performs other duties as assigned Requirements Help Conditions of employment Appointment Factor(s): This is an Excepted Service position th requires active membership in a compible military assignment in the Texas Army Nional Guard (TXARNG) and wear of the military uniform.

Areas of Considerion:

Nionwide Excepted.

This includes:

All currently employed full-time permanent, indefinite and temporary personnel of the Texas Army Nional Guard. All current members of the Texas Nional Guard and individuals eligible for membership in the Texas Army Nional Guard.

Remarks:

Trial period required (see additional informion) The Texas Nional Guard is an Equal Opportunity employer. Veterans' preference is not applicable to this position. Texas Army Nional Guard Membership is required. Direct deposit is mandory.

Military Requirements :

For Dual-Stus Technician positions service affiliion under Title 32 USC 709 is required. Military skill set is determined by

AFSC/MOS

requirements. Upon selection, individuals must be assigned to a compible military

AFSC/MOS

in accordance with stutes and Nional Guard Bureau regulions and must obtain/maintain all requirements of the

AFSC/MOS. MOS/AFSC

Army MOS 35 or 42 series preferred, AFSC 1N or 3F series preferred.

Military Grades :

Enlisted:

E-4/SPC not to exceed E-7/

SFC Warrant Officer:

W-1/WO1 not to exceed W-2/CW2

Officer:

O-1/2LT not to exceed O-3/

CPT Other Requirements:

For positions requiring the operion of motor vehicles, candides must have a valid ste driver's license for the ste in which they live or are principally employed. For positions requiring a security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment. Qualificions Helpful Hints for Creing a Two-Page Resume Prioritize most relevant and recent experience. Use concise, results focused language. Align language from the job announcement. Focus on demonstring skills and competencies. Remove outded or unreled experience. In describing your experience in your resume, please be clear and specific. Assumptions regarding your experience will not be made. To be considered for qualificion, your resume must include relevant experience with beginning and ending des of employment/experience reflecting the following:

Minimum Qualificion Requirements:

Experience, educion or training in collecting and analyzing da effectively, efficiently, and accurely. Able to apply procedures and directives by reading and interpreting technical merial. Ability to communice clearly and effectively orally and in writing, using presention and report forms. Demonstred ability to follow directions, to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulions, and procedures. Learned ability to assess the surrounding environment to recognize immedie risk levels. Must have the educion and valided understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupional series and grade for one of the seven organizional program disciplines and its applicable Security Series career.

Specialized Experience :

At least 1-year specialized experience equivalent to least the next lower grade (GS-07). With comprehensive knowledge of personnel security concepts, principles, and applicion for the purpose of administering the stes personnel security programs, determining approprie actions to take for violions of adjudicive guidelines, and adjudicing clearance determinions. Comprehensive understanding of how to initie, process, track, and adjudice required clearance investigions

• Proficient in the use, operion, and applicion of a variety of security reled automed systems such as JPAS, CATS, CVS, TASS, and other ste and federal systems.

Thorough knowledge of analytical methods used to evalue applicion packets for security clearance eligibility, identificion and corrective actions of derogory informion, resolution of conflicting informion. Ability to determine eligibility for access to classified and controlled unclassified informion and granting personnel security clearance and access in the presence of derogory informion Advanced skills in oral and written communicion to write reports, conduct presentions, and/or clearly communice personnel security processes, regulions, or training, present informion th may be sensitive in nure concerning. Practical knowledge of a wide range of DoD and other federal security programs their interrelionships, and practices.

• OR•A master's or equivalent gradue degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level gradue educion leading to such a degree or LL.

B. or J.D., if reled.

• OR•A combinion of successfully completed post-high school educion and experience th may be used to meet total qualificion requirements.

Quality of Experience:

Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Candides' experience should be evalued on the basis of duties performed rher than strictly on the rank of the individual; however, established compibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicant's record of experience, training, and educion must show possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position to be filled. Educion Only experience/educion gained by closing de of this position If you are using educion to qualify for this position, you must provide transcripts to support your educional claims. A master's or equivalent gradue degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level gradue educion leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if reled. Additional informion

Trial Period:

As a condition of employment, you required to serve a 1

• 2 trial year period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:
• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES

1. Attend the ARNG Security Manager Course within 12 months of hire. 2. Obtain the Security Professional Certificion(s) within 24 months of hire. 3. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. 4. Must be able to obtain and maintain a top secret clearance with eligibility to access sensitive compartmented informion (TS-SCI).

• 5.

Irregular and/or overtime (compensory) hours may be required to support operional requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. 6. This position is designed as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparion for, or in response to, a ste emergency or disaster declarion. 7. This is an Army Nional Guard dual stus technician position which requires military membership. 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 .

Incentives:

Acceptance of a military Federal technician position may result in terminion and / or repayment of military incentives. Please check your contract and contact your servicing Educion Services (Incentives) office or the Recruiting/Retention office. 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. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be qualified, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. 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 .

Incentives:

Acceptance of a military Federal technician position may result in terminion and / or repayment of military incentives. Please check your contract and contact your servicing Educion Services (Incentives) office or the Recruiting/Retention office. 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 submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume should include the following for reled positions held: Work schedule (ex. Full-time, part-time, intermittent) Hours worked per week To and From des (ex. MM/YYYY

• MM/YYYY) Duties performed 2.

If you are using educion to qualify for this position, you must provide transcripts to support your educional claims. 3.

Other supporting documents:

DD-214/ Stement of Service Other (1) Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript 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 To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13055757 ~ A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion John Hahn Phone 512-782-1145 John.r.hahn14.civ@army.mil Address

TX J-2 J-3 J-5 2200

West 35th St Austin, TX 78703 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. 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 submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume should include the following for reled positions held: Work schedule (ex. Full-time, part-time, intermittent) Hours worked per week To and From des (ex. MM/YYYY

• MM/YYYY) Duties performed 2.

If you are using educion to qualify for this position, you must provide transcripts to support your educional claims. 3.

Other supporting documents:

DD-214/ Stement of Service Other (1) Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript 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 To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13055757 ~ A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion John Hahn Phone 512-782-1145 John.r.hahn14.civ@army.mil Address

TX J-2 J-3 J-5 2200

West 35th St Austin, TX 78703 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. 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 1 vacancy in the following locion: Camp Mabry, TX 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $63,457

• $82,499 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Top Secret Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

TX-13055757-AR

Control number 883769900