Summary DCSA Office of Personnel Security Background Investigations is seeking a Deputy Assistant Director, Federal Investigative Records Enterprise to lead the integration of automated records into the investigative process and serve in an advisory role to the Director DSCA on matters relating to the ingest/collection, analysis, and reporting of automated records, efforts to enhance automation and improve the process for collecting records, social media information, and Continuous Evaluation sources. Responsibilities As the Deputy Assistant Director, FIRE, the position will be responsible for the following duties: Oversee the standardization of background investigation record information to include source, collection, format, reliability, access, and retention to improve quality and decision making. Oversee the operational implementation of centralized record collection to ensure that ingestion and processing of record data is processed utilizing necessary methods to meet the national investigative standards and improves cost, schedule and performance. Oversee the business processes performed by the Support Contracts to ensure a quality and timely product is produced. Deliver reliable and effective enterprise-wide critical record information. Achieves program wide standards, authenticity and reliability of records. Control and plan for technological change available for automation enhancements. Lead the integration of automated records into the investigative process. Evaluate staff reports, utilizing knowledge of principles of records and information management, administrative processes and systems, cost control, governmental recordkeeping requirements, and organizational objectives. Foster effective collaboration of staff teams across geographic and unit-specific boundaries to maximize accountability for satisfying stakeholder and customer needs and requirements. Consult and collaborate with DCSA staff, managers, to build programs to identify, access, and acquire, electronic records needed to complete background investigations. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQ): All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. Please limit your written statements to 2 pages per technical qualification. 1. Demonstrated ability in applying transformation principles, techniques, methods, processes, and technology to improve operations and manage programs. 2. Working knowledge of security programs, including organizations, existing regulatory guidance, operational procedures, and private sector security methodology. 3. Demonstrated ability to lead complex policy and compliance activities and provide advice/consultation for enterprise level objectives to top-level officials in the DoD, Military Departments, Defense Agencies, non-DoD Agencies, and/or the Defense Industrial Base. 4. Work experience that qualifies for joint duty certification under IC Directive 601. Qualifying experience requires at least 12 months of satisfactory performance at a pay grade of at least a GS-13 (or equivalent) after September 11, 2001 in positions such as: prior military service, a detail, rotational, or temporary assignment to an IC designated agency or equivalent experience in the private sector, academia, or other Federal or state agencies. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. Additional Information 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 employees must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 (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. Joint Duty Credit: All DCSA executive level positions require Joint Duty Credit. Only those candidates who meet the Joint Duty Credit requirement will be eligible to compete/be considered for a senior executive position. Employees will receive joint duty credit for many almost any rotational assignments assignment to another IC component and may also be eligible to receive credit for service outside the IC (military, other government, or private sector) that was at least at the GS/GG-1113 or DCIPS Pay Band 3 level, that and it occurred on or after September 11, 2001. An external candidate, if selected, will be required to immediately apply for Joint Duty credit. Note: Employees without Joint Duty Credit may apply for the position and can be considered. If selected, a waiver would be required prior to final appointment. DCSA seniors without Joint Duty at the same tier level may lateral into the position if selected without requesting a waiver. 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.