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Security Specialist
Environmental Protection Agency · Posted 13 days ago
Hybrid Cincinnati, OH $78K – $121K Apply by Sep 8, 2026 Security Administration ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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This position is in the Office of the Administrator (OA), Office of National Security and Operations Coordination, Intelligence and Threat Mitigation Division. About this organization: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-administrator. This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.
What You'll Do
- →At the highest advertised grade, you will: Monitor and track National Security Information (NSI) Program implementation in support of information security (INFOSEC) and the information classification process for the Environmental Protection Agency.
- →Coordinate and perform oversight reviews to monitor program implementation and practices, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, executive orders, and directives for the management, storage, and protection of classified information.
- →Coordinate with the Personnel Security Branch (PSB) manager and address requests for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearances, Homeland Secure Data Network (HSDN) accounts, and Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS) accounts.
- →Maintain in-depth knowledge of security policies and procedures, ensuring that security program reference materials and guidelines are available and up to date.
- →If you are hired at a lower grade level, your duties will be less complex and you will have more supervisory oversight.
- →You may be promoted to more complex duties and work more independently, as your career progresses.
- →NOTE: Career ladder promotions are not automatic, and all eligibility and qualifications requirements must be met in order to progress to the next grade level.
- →You will spend less than 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.
- →One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.
Requirements
- ✓#LI-DNI You must meet time-in-grade requirements no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement.
- ✓This position is designated as High Risk and requires a background investigation.
- ✓Unless an appropriate background investigation is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management, you must undergo a background investigation.
- ✓All conditions of the pre-employment security process must be met before an official letter of employment can be issued with a report for duty date.
- ✓You will be required to obtain and maintain a top-secret security clearance.
- ✓If you are selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure form within 30 days of your first day of employment and annually thereafter.
- ✓Pre-employment drug testing is required and random testing thereafter.
Benefits
- ★Benefits will not change for current permanent EPA employees.
- ★If you are selected for this position, situational telework may be approved by your supervisor if you meet eligibility requirements, as allowable by agency policy and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement.
- ★EPA policy only allows telework to be approved situationally.
- ★Situational telework is for work or assignments of specific limited duration on an occasional, emergency, or ad hoc basis.
- ★NOTE: If you are an EPA employee who currently works at a remote work location (i.e., full-time telework), your approval for remote work does not transfer to this position, subject to Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Personality Fit
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