PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST

PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST

Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units G2 Summary This Nional Guard position is for a

PERSONNEL SECURITY

SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D2479000 and is part of the NJJFHQ, Nional Guard. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Personnel Security Specialist, responsible for assisting in the personnel security clearances process and supporting an Administror/Adjudicor with suitability adjudicions. Learn more about this agency Summary This Nional Guard position is for a

PERSONNEL SECURITY

SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D2479000 and is part of the NJJFHQ, Nional Guard. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Personnel Security Specialist, responsible for assisting in the personnel security clearances process and supporting an Administror/Adjudicor with suitability adjudicions. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/12/2026 to 05/26/2026 Salary $72,737

• $94,563 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Dix, NJ Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent

•

THIS IS AN INDEFINITE POSITION

This position lasts for an unknown or unsted length of time and is not Permanent, but may become Permanent. Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0080 Security Administrion Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number NJ-AR Control number 868977200 This job is open to Help Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency New Jersey Army Nional Guard Duties Help As a

PERSONNEL SECURITY

SPECIALIST, GS-0080-9, you will: 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 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. Uses computer software such as analysis tools to research and facilite work. Maintains a file for stus of pending investigions, stus of all members, as well as periodic reinvestigions for secret and top secret clearances held. Checks with the agency performing the investigion for an upde on the stus of the security clearance in question as required. Performs duties reled to assisting suitability adjudicions/determinions for the fitness and suitability of civilian employees, contractors and/or applicants for initial and continuing employment retention. Executes established policies and procedures required for the personnel security program. Implements and executes policies and procedures in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulion (CFR) Title 5, Part 731, Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1400.25, 1402.05, AR 380-67, Army Directive (AD) 2014-23 regulions and ARNG policies Perform other duties when assigned to. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS

:

Areas of Considerion:

CAT 3, All New Jersey Nional Guard members of NJ Army Guard.

Military Grades :

E-4 to O3 Applicant(s) (Enlisted) who are over grade must clearly ste, in their resumes, their intentions to willingly take a reduction in grade

• Nional Guard Membership is required
• Participion in direct deposit is mandory
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background Investigion
• May be required to successfully complete a probionary period Title 32

Dual-Stus Positions :

Compible Military Assignments Appointments may require the selected candide to be assigned to a

• military unit
• compible with the full-time Military Technician (Dual Stus) position.
• Military Unit
• The unit by which the individual is employed as a Military Technician (Dual Stus) employee; or a unit th the individual is employed as a Military Technician (Dual Stus) employee to support.

(Guidance established by

NJ HRO-J1

) You may be required to successfully complete a 1

• or 2
• year probion/trial period to assess performance, conduct, agency needs, public interest, and efficiency.

Employment ends unless certified in writing th it advances the agencies interest. Qualificions

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

: Experience, educion or training th has provided analytical, decision making, or administrive skills which demonstres the candides ability to accomplish the work of an organizion. This experience must demonstre the ability to work cooperively and successfully with others.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: Must have 12 months of experience in the Security career field or intelligence career field: Expert in administering server-based networked systems, distributed applicions, network storage, messaging, and applicion monitoring required to provision, sustain, opere and integre cyber networked systems and applicions in garrison and deployed locions.

Core competencies include:

expertise in server opering systems, expertise in dabase administrion, expertise in web technologies, expertise in systems-reled project management and supervising cyber systems. Have expanded experiences and expertise, along with the working knowledge on how to perform Special Security Representive duties and responsibilities in a Special Security Office. Experienced in directing, managing, and completing the day-to-day operional duties within the Special Security Office in support of all sensitive compartmented informion-associed security programs and measures. Experienced in managing research requirements and analyzing reports on physical, informion, computer, and personnel security. Experienced in managing and conducting intelligence support operions, procedures, and practices th are necessary to accomplish intelligence functions in support of programs essential to ste Nional Guard daily operions, training, and readiness missions. Experienced in directing and implementing policies and procedures required to manage sensitive compartmented informion programs and to protect sensitive compartmented informion resources. Competent and knowledgeable as a technical specialist expert on sensitive compartmented informion security mters, as well as, other areas of classified security and classificion guidance. Competent and knowledgeable on how to maintain currency on a variety of different security program inter-relionships, requirements, regulions and guidance in order to protect sensitive compartmented informion facilities and merials from espionage, sabotage, and destruction. Competent to manage, direct, and implement policies 14 and procedures for accomplishment of sensitive compartmented informion protection and security. Experienced in researching, interpreting, analyzing and applying Presidential Executive Orders, Director Central Intelligence Directives, Defense Intelligence Agency Manuals, DoD Manuals, Air Force Manuals, Air Force Instructions, and local Opering Instructions. Experienced in managing and complying with Sensitive Compartmented Informion facilities, construction and physical requirements, standards and regulions. Experiences included managing and implementing the Sensitive Compartmented Informion security clearance program and maintaining current and completed clearances for assigned personnel. Experienced in conducting, directing, managing, and assessing Special Security Office self-inspections and skilled in presenting detailed and comprehensive reports with consistent follow-up work to ensure complete and quality discrepancies resolutions improve quality, timeliness, and efficiency. Educion

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

None Additional informion Security Clearance Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ).

IF YOU COPY AND PASTE ANY PORTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, YOUR RESUME WILL BE DISQUALIFIED

For Title 32

Dual-Stus Positions:

Selectee(s) must be within the military grade(s) listed in this job announcement prior to the effective de of placement into the technician position. (Applicant(s) (Enlisted) who are over grade must clearly ste, in their resumes, their intentions to willingly take a reduction in grade) Bonuses For Title 32

Dual-Stus Positions:

Military Bonuses and Student Loan Repayment Program:

If you are selected for this position, you should always check with your servicing incentive manager to verify how accepting this position will affect your entitlement prior to considering an offer of employment. Telework The option to telework is subject to the supervisor/branch chief and Director's approval.

NOTE :

If the individual selected is currently on a Title 10 or Title 32 tour no action can be taken until he/she is released from tour "Our agency supports the Federal Labor Relions Authority (FLRA) policies on labor relions, ensuring th all dual stus T-32 technicians can engage with authorized union represention if they choose to do so." 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. 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 among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Program Security, Security, and Security Program Management 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 Please read these instructions carefully before submitting your applicion. Failure to submit all required documents by the closing de/time of this vacancy announcement will result in disqualificion. Please review your applicion thoroughly prior to final submission to ensure all required documents are included. Uploading documents to USAJOBS does not automically ensure their inclusion with your applicion in our system. You must verify th all documents are present within your applicion package before submitting. To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package, including the following: 1.

Resume :

Your resume may not exceed two pages and must include: Your full name, current address, civilian email address, and telephone number. Detailed work history, including job title, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, des of employment (MM/YY), hours worked per week, and a comprehensive description of your duties and accomplishments. Evidence supporting your eligibility and qualificion claims. You are required to document this informion within your resume. If qualifying based on reled unpaid experience (e.g., volunteer service), provide hours worked per week and beginning/ending des (MM/DD/YYYY to

MM/DD/YYYY

). For Federal service, include the series and grade of each position held. Please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed informion to allow for a qualificion determinion.

Example:

$65,000 per year; 40 hours per week, January 2010

• July 2019 or January 2006
• Present… followed by a detailed description of your experience and qualificions.

Important Notes Regarding Resumes:

Incomplete resumes will not be If you submit multiple resumes, only the most recently uploaded resume reviewed. Do not copy and paste the job description or qualificions into your resume. Doing so will result in disqualificion for plagiarism. 2. SF50 (if applicable): Prior/current Federal employees are required to submit their most recent (non-award) SF50. The SF-50 must reflect the highest grade and step held in Federal Service th demonstres one year time-in-grade. 3. Proof of Required Credentials (if applicable): Submit proof of certificion, license, clearance certifice, SRB, ORB, RIP, and unofficial transcripts (with credit hours and degree completion stus) for all requisite certificion requirements as outlined in this job opportunity announcement. If you are in the military (any service or component), you must submit proof (separe from your resume) verifying your current membership and rank/grade. 4. Veterans' Preference Documention (if applicable): Submit supporting documention for all Veterans' Preference claims, such as DD-214, SF-15, and medical informion.

Important:

If claiming Veterans' Preference, you MUST submit the approprie documention. Failure to do so WILL result in the loss of your preference. 10-

Point Veterans' Preference:

Submit a signed SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference," plus required supporting documention. 5-

Point Veterans' Preference:

Submit a copy of your DD-214, including Character of Service (usually Member-4 copy). Active duty personnel may submit a certificion from their branch of service confirming expected discharge/release under honorable conditions within 120 days, including terminal leave start de, rank, and des of service. Resources for

Veterans' Preference:

https://www.fedshirevets.gov/job-seekers/veterans-preference/#content https://www.dol.gov/elaws/vets/

Important Reminders :

It is your responsibility to verify th all informion and documents are received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You can verify document processing prior to the announcement closing. Allow up to one hour for virus scans. Human Resources will not modify, change, or add anything to your applicion packet after the closing de. Human Resources will not disclose your qualificion stus. Incomplete applicion packages will not be 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 and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. 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

LORI FOSTER LORI.J.FOSTER2.CIV

@ARMY.MIL Address

NJJFHQ 3650

Saylors Pond Rd Fort Dix, NJ 08641 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. Referral to the hiring official IAW our agency Merit Promotion Plan and current Labor agreement. Qualified applicants may be further evalued by a ranking panel. Referred candides further evalued and interviewed by a selection panel. 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 Please read these instructions carefully before submitting your applicion. Failure to submit all required documents by the closing de/time of this vacancy announcement will result in disqualificion. Please review your applicion thoroughly prior to final submission to ensure all required documents are included. Uploading documents to USAJOBS does not automically ensure their inclusion with your applicion in our system. You must verify th all documents are present within your applicion package before submitting. To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package, including the following: 1.

Resume :

Your resume may not exceed two pages and must include: Your full name, current address, civilian email address, and telephone number. Detailed work history, including job title, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, des of employment (MM/YY), hours worked per week, and a comprehensive description of your duties and accomplishments. Evidence supporting your eligibility and qualificion claims. You are required to document this informion within your resume. If qualifying based on reled unpaid experience (e.g., volunteer service), provide hours worked per week and beginning/ending des (MM/DD/YYYY to

MM/DD/YYYY

). For Federal service, include the series and grade of each position held. Please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed informion to allow for a qualificion determinion.

Example:

$65,000 per year; 40 hours per week, January 2010

• July 2019 or January 2006
• Present… followed by a detailed description of your experience and qualificions.

Important Notes Regarding Resumes:

Incomplete resumes will not be If you submit multiple resumes, only the most recently uploaded resume reviewed. Do not copy and paste the job description or qualificions into your resume. Doing so will result in disqualificion for plagiarism. 2. SF50 (if applicable): Prior/current Federal employees are required to submit their most recent (non-award) SF50. The SF-50 must reflect the highest grade and step held in Federal Service th demonstres one year time-in-grade. 3. Proof of Required Credentials (if applicable): Submit proof of certificion, license, clearance certifice, SRB, ORB, RIP, and unofficial transcripts (with credit hours and degree completion stus) for all requisite certificion requirements as outlined in this job opportunity announcement. If you are in the military (any service or component), you must submit proof (separe from your resume) verifying your current membership and rank/grade. 4. Veterans' Preference Documention (if applicable): Submit supporting documention for all Veterans' Preference claims, such as DD-214, SF-15, and medical informion.

Important:

If claiming Veterans' Preference, you MUST submit the approprie documention. Failure to do so WILL result in the loss of your preference. 10-

Point Veterans' Preference:

Submit a signed SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference," plus required supporting documention. 5-

Point Veterans' Preference:

Submit a copy of your DD-214, including Character of Service (usually Member-4 copy). Active duty personnel may submit a certificion from their branch of service confirming expected discharge/release under honorable conditions within 120 days, including terminal leave start de, rank, and des of service. Resources for

Veterans' Preference:

https://www.fedshirevets.gov/job-seekers/veterans-preference/#content https://www.dol.gov/elaws/vets/

Important Reminders :

It is your responsibility to verify th all informion and documents are received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You can verify document processing prior to the announcement closing. Allow up to one hour for virus scans. Human Resources will not modify, change, or add anything to your applicion packet after the closing de. Human Resources will not disclose your qualificion stus. Incomplete applicion packages will not be 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 and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. 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

LORI FOSTER LORI.J.FOSTER2.CIV

@ARMY.MIL Address

NJJFHQ 3650

Saylors Pond Rd Fort Dix, NJ 08641 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. Referral to the hiring official IAW our agency Merit Promotion Plan and current Labor agreement. Qualified applicants may be further evalued by a ranking panel. Referred candides further evalued and interviewed by a selection panel. 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 05/12/2026 to 05/26/2026 Salary $72,737

• $94,563 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Fort Dix, NJ Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent

•

THIS IS AN INDEFINITE POSITION

This position lasts for an unknown or unsted length of time and is not Permanent, but may become Permanent. Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number NJ-AR Control number 868977200