Physical Security Specialist

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) is dedicated to leading the U.S. Counterintelligence and Security communities countering all threats posed by adversarial foreign intelligence affiliated threats and enhancing our national security posture at every level. We will serve as the head of U.S. counterintelligence and integrate the instruments of national power to counter foreign intelligence threats. NCSC will be the center of gravity to support the counterintelligence and security efforts of the entire U.S. interagency and public sector initiatives to protect our nation from adversarial efforts to exploit the United States and victimize the American people.

The NCSC/Security Directorate (SD) protects the nations security interests by providing comprehensive security solutions. SD develops and implements policies guidance and standards for personnel security IC-wide and SCI security-relevant issues and security clearance reform. SD also engages with government and industry partners to protect national security equities against foreign intelligence and security threats and advance the U.S. Governments risk management environment to safeguard against adversarial and insider threats. The NCSC/SD directly supports the DNIs responsibilities as the Security Executive Agency (SecEA) across the Executive Branch and serves as the DNIs designee for oversight of national security programs across the Intelligence Community (IC).

The Center for Security Evaluation (CSE) is embedded within NCSC/SD. CSE assesses physical and technical security risks to diplomatic posts and facilities worldwide. This includes: reviewing construction security plans overseeing and setting standards for SCIFs identifying and preventing technical vulnerabilities driving R&D of countermeasures to address technical threat and supporting modernization of the Technical and Signals Security Countermeasures (TSCM) mission to introduce new technologies securely.

The Physical Security Specialist will:
Plan and manage the construction of United States (US) diplomatic facilities abroad in critical threat environments and for domestic facilities requiring high levels of security to ensure that technical physical procedural and transit security elements are successfully addressed.

Plan coordinate and provide direction to Department of State (DoS) planning and construction teams domestic construction teams technical security staffs and general contractor security staffs to ensure adherence to construction plans.

Develop coordinate and prepare Office of the Director of National Intelligences (ODNI) strategic and tactical planning efforts and use the developed plans to ensure the sound security of construction projects in critical threat environments.

Plan and direct the development and review of security plans procedures and countermeasures for on-going and proposed projects in the areas of domestic and overseas building construction and transportation issues.

Oversee the identification analysis and mitigation of risks in dynamic and unpredictable construction projects.

Plan and execute construction security plans in compliance with DoS Intelligence Community (IC) and the Overseas Security Policy Board (OSPB) security requirements.

Plan participate and facilitate construction coordination and issue resolution meetings to ensure that IC best-practice methodologies are implemented in the construction of US diplomatic facilities abroad.

Plan coordinate and facilitate meetings with senior ODNI officials to provide security status reports and structured recommendations for improving ODNIs effectiveness in providing security for current facility construction projects in critical threat environments.

Initiate cultivate and maintain productive working relationships with security colleagues IC security experts senior Foreign Service staff construction personnel and ODNI management to provide security briefings status reports and structured recommendations regarding the security of construction projects.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen residing in the United States
• Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI)
• Male applicants born after December 31 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• A two-year trial period is required for all new permanent appointments to the ODNI.

This is an excepted service GS-14 position open to the public and all current federal employees at the GS-14 and one level below. Current federal employees at the GS-14 and one level below may apply to this position and if selected will maintain pay set at their current grade and step. Current federal employees at grade levels GS-12 and below are not eligible for this position and their application will not be forwarded to the hiring manager. All current federal employees that apply for this position must submit their most recent SF-50 Notification of Personal Action (i.e. dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement) to verify their status of eligibility.
Extensive knowledge of domestic IC and DoS overseas building operations and diplomatic security systems standards and requirements including technical physical procedural transit security elements and technical security countermeasures.

Extensive knowledge of construction security policies related to domestic and DoS overseas facilities including demonstrated ability to manage analyze and synthesize classified material regarding security standards policies and procedures.

Extensive foreign field experience in security program management and/or other IC security activities as well as availability for foreign and domestic travel.

Demonstrated ability to communicate both verbally and in writing complex information in a clear concise manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of varied audiences with different perspectives and objectives.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment mentor junior colleagues and utilize strong organizational and interpersonal problem-solving skills.

Extensive knowledge of physical security in an overseas diplomatic environment and of overseas construction security standards (OSPB Director of Central Intelligence Directive and IC Directives).

Extensive knowledge of IC components security programs processes practices and methodologies as well as extensive knowledge of how physical and technical security is incorporated into US facilities both domestic and overseas.

Demonstrated ability to establish regular contact with high-level internal and external resources and customers supplying or seeking information on security programs and issues; demonstrated ability to tactfully express ideas or opinions to senior leaders customers contractors and other stakeholders.