Summary This position is in the Personnel Security (PS) Directorate within the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Department of Defense (DoD). The PS Directorate delivers efficient and effective background investigations, continuous vetting, and adjudications to safeguard the integrity and trustworthiness of the federal and contractor workforce. Responsibilities As a PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST (RISK MANAGEMENT) you will be responsible for the following duties: This position is located within the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Adjudication and Vetting Services (AVS), High-Risk Handling Division (HRH), Current Operations Branch. The HRH Division integrates risk analysis and operational risk mitigation into the personnel vetting, continuous vetting, and personnel security clearance processes. Duties include: - The requirement to access classified systems/material on a regular basis, requiring the incumbent to work in office. - The incumbent will serve as a risk management specialist and analyst within AVS HRH and will be responsible for reviewing and analyzing potential threat indicators, making risk assessments in support of personnel security decisions, and recommending personnel risk mitigation strategies. - The incumbent also advances collaboration and information sharing between AVS, federal personnel security and insider threat officials, DoD Military Services, Law Enforcement agencies, and the U.S. Intelligence Community. - The incumbent serves as a technical expert in the multidisciplinary fields of research and all source analytical techniques, insider threat, personnel security, counterintelligence, intelligence, force protection, and related subject matter areas as they pertain to personnel vetting, national security adjudications and insider threat mitigation. - The incumbent independently authors written risk assessments and provides all source analytical briefings to personnel security personnel, insider threat hubs, and other outside agencies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Security Administration Series 0080 (opm.gov) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 02/24/2025 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GG/GS 12 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Searching personnel security, intelligence, counterintelligence, law enforcement, and/or insider threat databases and message traffic handling systems on secure automation systems to analyze and assess allegiance, foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal, and insider threat risks of security clearance holders; experience applying knowledge of federal personnel vetting, counterintelligence, insider threat, personnel security, law enforcement, and intelligence fields in the development of new all source and personnel vetting analytical methods, approaches, and procedures; experience using human risk-related investigations and operations (e.g. background investigations, counterintelligence, human intelligence, insider threat, law enforcement, and/or criminal investigations), reports of insider threat concerns, law enforcement reports, security incidents and security vulnerability assessments to identify and correlate potential insider threat issues with other factors that may affect an individual's ability to gain a security clearance or maintain a position of trust; experience with the organization of intelligence, counterintelligence, insider threat, law enforcement, and personnel vetting communities, including their capabilities and jurisdictions. GG/GSGG/GS Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Vulnerabilities Assessment and Management: Conducts assessments on threats, hazards and vulnerabilities, determines the level of risk against missions, personnel, facilities, assets and resources. Develops and recommends appropriate mitigation countermeasures in operational and non-operational situations. 2. Personnel Security: Develops and/or establishes Security policies, procedures, or methodologies for core Security principles of personnel security or insider threat. Evaluates internal and external security policies and ensures consistency with regulatory requirements. 3. Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. 4. Strategic Thinking: Formulates objectives and priorities, and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization in a global environment that takes into consideration the environment, resources, capabilities, constraints, and organizational goals and values. Capitalizes on opportunities and manages risks and contingencies, recognizing the implications for the organization and stakeholders. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional Information VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status. All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.