Security Officer

Summary

About the Position: Serves as the District Security Officer, fulfilling the roles of the Chief, Security and Protection and the Omaha District Security Manager. The Security Officer works under the supervision of the Chief of Staff, Omaha District, who sets the overall objectives and decides on the resources available.

Duties

• •Briefs, advises, and makes recommendations to the supervisor and leadership on the status and needs of organization protection programs and situation-appropriate protection measures.
• •Plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs protection actions taken by organization operations to ensure conformance to regulations, directives, and policies.
• •Coordinates and has oversight of responsibility for the organization Threat Awareness and Reporting program (TARP), a counterintelligence program that provides protection from foreign espionage.
• •Responsible for executing organization Information, Personnel, and Industrial Security requirements.
• •Makes assignments and work/shift-schedules, establishes priorities, and provides advice and assistance as required.
• •Informs subordinates of pertinent policies and procedures and changes to technical and administrative guidelines.
• •Plans, coordinates, and tracks training procedures supporting the organizations various Protection and Security Programs as required by law and other various program guidelines.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 develops and implements security policies and procedures for analyzing and evaluating the character, background, and history of employees, candidates for employment, and other persons having or proposed to be granted access to classified or other sensitive information, materials, or work sites. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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 Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).