Security Specialist (Security Education Training and Awareness)

Joining the Secret Service, Office of Administration - Security, will allow you to plan, deliver, and maintain security briefings and awareness to foster a culture of security compliance and vigilance across the agency. For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here.

The selectee will serve as a Security Specialist (Security Education Training and Awareness) in the Office of Administration - Security. Typical work assignments include: Direct the delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement of complex instructional programs that build and sustain the agency's security and readiness capabilities. Oversee the creation of comprehensive curricula that integrate multiple security disciplines, including but not limited to administrative, industrial, information, personnel and physical security. Provide authoritative leadership in curriculum design, compliance, instructional policy development, and strategic integration of security training throughout the Secret Service enterprise. Ensure all security training requirements are linked to Executive Orders, Codes of Federal Regulations, DHS-level policies and directives, Secret Service policies, and when applicable individual position descriptions. Provide final technical review and approval of all security instructional products and training materials.

U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. If selected for this position, you will be required to: Obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Tier 5 clearance. For more information visit OPM Mythbuster Page. Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.