Security Specialist
Geological SurveyWhat General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? GS-13 Salary: $121,785.00 Per Year (Step 1) to $158,322.00 Per Year (Step 10) NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.Duties: As a Security Specialist within the National Civil Applications Center, some of your specific duties will include: - Manage all aspects of physical security for the Top Secret - Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS-SCI) secure facilities. - Plan, lead, develop, implement, control, and enforce security procedures. - Protect physical security for personnel, documents, facility, documents, equipment, systems and data. - Conduct special security briefings and debriefings to all levels of employees. - Implement and monitor policies, instructions, and procedures for safeguarding and use of classified information. - Review classification and declassification markings of sensitive materials; approve personnel access; and administer the need-to-know criteria. - Work with Information Systems Security Managers to make sure TS-SCI IT systems are in information security compliance. - As a Communications Security (COMSEC) Officer to provide services related to maintaining encoders and other protection devices needed to ensure proper security for COMSEC information and data. - Work with policies and directives from many federal agencies, including but not limited to: DOI, USGS, Office of the Director for National Intelligence (ODNI), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), National Security Agency (NSA), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and other applicable Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DOD) organizations.
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