Supervisory Security Specialist (Counterintelligence)

This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland . **This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, HOW TO APPLY and NEXT STEPS sections below for instructions.

Major duties

• Develops Agency-wide, counterintelligence program and policies, perform long-range studies, forecasts and analysis; provide expert advice and assistance to Agency leadership on National Security issues.
• Plans work to be accomplished by the counterintelligence threat team, establishing policies, procedures and guidelines, evaluating effectiveness of team activities, and initiating improvements as required.
• Provides subject matter expertise for all Agency counterintelligence threat matters. Initiates, plans, manages and conducts activities to ensure effective measures are followed in the accomplishment of DISA missions.
• Provides authoritative interpretation, guidance and advice to high-ranking management officials, program and functional specialists, and contractors.
• Serves as a key member on permanent or ad-hoc interagency committees and groups to identify program requirements and/or problems of common interest, and to review, analyze, and make recommendations on policies, procedures, and practices.

Qualifications

Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-14 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-13 or higher grade in the Federal Service. For the GS-14, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-13 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: developing counterintelligence and insider threat programs and policies; performing long-range studies; and providing advice and assistance to leadership on National Security issues. You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level.