Duties

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, National Targeting Center - National Vetting Center in Sterling, VA.

Law enforcement positions are expected to report to their duty station on a daily basis. However, due to COVID-19, some positions in CBP are currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, and you are given on an entrance on duty date you will be provided additional information on the reporting requirements of your position.

Joining the Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, will allow you to use your expertise in security to provide advisory and technical services to CBP management. This position starts at a salary of $103,690.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $134,798.00 (GS-13, Step 10) with promotion potential to $134,798.00 (GS-13, Step 10).

In this position, you will be serving as a Security Specialist to oversee the implementation of programs and policies related to Personnel Security, COMSEC, Facilities and Emergency Preparedness. Typical work assignments include:

• Independently planning, scheduling, coordinating, carrying out, and monitoring the effectiveness of personnel and/or physical security program operations.
• Assessing and correcting physical security issues at all facilities based on threat analysis and risk assessments.
• Coordinating improvements and measures for the protection of government property and facilities and, when necessary, assisting in investigations.
• Serving as a program coordinator for major facility and technical projects within the assigned Area of Responsibility (AOR) of a Field Office which impacts operational readiness, safety, and security of facilities and technical systems which affect CBP, other Federal agencies, private entities, and the general public.
• Providing advice, assistance, and guidance to supervisors, managers, and employees on complex and sensitive security issues.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service
• Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below)
• You may be required to pass a background investigation
• CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Independently applying a wide range of security concepts, principles, and practices to review, analyze, and resolve difficult and complex security problems;
• Planning, scheduling, coordinating, and carrying out personnel and/or physical security program operations, and making extensive independent technical judgements concerning the interpretation and implementation of existing security policy;
• Serving as communications security (COMSEC) manager and safeguarding, accounting for, and destructing secret COMSEC material when necessary;
• Developing and/or implementing procedures and practices to cover multiple security objectives and identifying and resolving security issues;
• Coordinating all security clearances for the organization and providing security clearance briefings and debriefings.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

You must:

• Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and
• Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 12/03/2021.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For more information visit this link .

Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.

Security Clearance: You will be required to obtain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information level clearance for this position.

Telework may be available on a regular recurring or situational basis.

DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.

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The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans , Peace Corps / VISTA volunteers , and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.