Security Officer

Summary

About the Position: This position is located within the Department of Security, Office of The Chief at A. T. Augusta Military Medical Center in Fort Belvoir, VA. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

• •Direct the personnel security (PERSEC) program by executing lifecycle vetting, tracking timelines, and managing personnel enrollment to mitigate insider threats.
• •Provide advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.
• •Plan, design, and recommend the installation of integrated security systems, including personnel access controls, physical protection devices, barriers, monitoring networks, and remote alarms.
• •Resolve complaints from employees, referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to higher level.
• •Monitor and inspect security compliance aspects of contract performance under federal guidelines.
• •Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• •Align physical protection measures with Joint Commission Environment of Care (EC) standards and Defense Health Agency (DHA) safety directives.
• •Develop complex threat scenarios and coordinates command participation in regional, state, local, and annual exercises.
• •Test and evaluate the AT/FP and first-receiver decontamination plans, adjusting operations as required based on simulated outcomes.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes managing a variety of security programs within a medical treatment facility; providing security crisis management planning and response execution; conducting Standard Operating Procedures security and safety training for personnel; and collaborating with subordinate supervisors to direct and/or oversee work for security programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.