Summary DCSA's Background Investigations Office is looking for a transformational and dynamic leader to serve as Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist located in Fort Meade, MD or Boyers, PA. This person will be required to lead, plan, direct, control, and evaluation the policies, procedures, and day-to-day operations of the Investigations Quality Review Team. Visit www.dcsa.mil to learn more about our agency. Become a part of America's Gatekeeper Team! Responsibilities All U.S. Citizens who reside or currently employed in the Fort Meade, MD, local commuting area, which includes the District of Columbia and Baltimore City; Maryland counties of Anne Arundel, Prince George, Montgomery, Howard, Harford, Charles, Calvert, Carroll, Frederick and Baltimore; Adams County in Pennsylvania; City of Alexandria, VA; Virginia counties of Arlington, Stafford, Prince William, and Fairfax and all cities existing in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania within the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined areas of the aforementioned counties. OR All U.S. Citizens who reside or currently employed in the Boyers, PA local commuting area, which includes the Pennsylvania counties of Butler, Clarion, Armstrong, Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford, Erie, Venango, Jefferson, Indiana, and Westmorland; Ohio counties of Columbia, Trumbull, and Mahoning; and all cities existing in Pennsylvania or Ohio within the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined areas of the aforementioned counties. Salaries by location: Boyers, PA: $108,957 - $141,646 Fort Meade, MD: $120,579 - 156,755 This position is designated mission essential. The incumbent responds in a timely manner appropriate to all emergency or continuity situations and hazard threats in order to assist the Chief of Mission Assurance with providing DCSA leadership and staff with appropriate guidance to respond to and recover from to any emergency, continuity or all hazards threat event. This is a Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist position located within Investigations Quality Review, Quality Oversight, Background Investigations (BI), Personnel Security, Defense Counterintelligence Security and Agency (DCSA), Department of Defense (DoD). Located in Ft. Meade, MD or Boyers, PA. As a SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST (ICA) you will be responsible for the following duties: Supervise a team of Personnel Security Specialists and support staff conducting case review and quality assurance within a specific area of responsibility. Plan, direct, operate, control and evaluate the operation of the teams. Ensure the effective use of material resources necessary for day-to-day team operations, to include case distribution and compliance with all pertinent legal and regulatory requirements. Oversee the Personnel Security Specialist mentoring process and recommend formal training. Oversee internal review and auditing initiatives to ensure quality products. Resolve problems within the scope of his/her authority, referring other problems (with recommendations or solutions) to the Program Manager. 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: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/security-administration-series-0080/ 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 (GS/GG-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: extensive experience interpreting and applying policies within the DCSA Federal Background Investigation program; extensive experience problem solving investigative issues where there is little to no policy guidance ensuring the DCSA mission is supported; extensive experience resolving disputes in policy interpretation either directly, or as a third party arbiter, showing consistent ability to find an accord among differing views; and extensive experience providing customer service to both internal and external DCSA customers in support of the processing of DCSA Background Investigations. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1. Decision Making - Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. 2. Accountability - Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules. 3. Conflict Management - Manages and resolves conflicts, grievances, confrontations, or disagreements in a positive and constructive manner to minimize negative personal impact. 4. Interpersonal Skills - Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences. 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. Other Notes: 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.