Job Description
Duties
- Validates requests for personnel security investigations and clearances, determining the level of clearance, required scope of investigative coverage and initiating the appropriate security action.
- Prepares and sends sensitive requests for information to other federal agencies regarding applicants, employees or contractors. Determines the investigative sufficiency to meet regulatory requirements.
- Notifies proper management officials when pertinent suitability information appears in investigative reports.
- Receives security clearance requests; determines the appropriate investigation required.
- Verifies the required paperwork is submitted, conducts personnel security interviews, and forwards the investigation and other information to the proper investigative authority
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- United States Citizenship is required.
- Relevant experience (see Qualifications below).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
- You may be required to serve a two-year probationary period if selected.
- Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer is required
- All candidates selected for these position will be subject to random drug testing once they begin working for the Agency.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:GS-09: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. One year of specialized experience refers to full-time work; we consider a part-time job on a prorated basis. Examples of qualifying specialized experience at the next lower level for this position includes: a) Validating requests for personnel security investigations and clearances; b) Obtaining investigative information through internet research, law enforcement, and personnel security related databases for verification and records investigative results; AND c) Processing routine security investigations for sensitive positions
.OR
Education: Master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 23, 2024
