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Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist
Veterans Benefits Administration · Posted 9 days ago
On-site Washington, DC $144K – $187K Apply by Jul 6, 2026 Security Administration ENTJESTJ Operations
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The incumbent serves as a Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist (Program Manager) in the Operations, Safety, Security, and Preparedness Directorate (OSSP), Office of Mission Support (OMS), and Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). The incumbent reports to the Director of Operations, Safety, Security, and Preparedness Directorate. The OMS' OSSP directorate is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating all personnel security and suitability related functions VBA-wide.
What You'll Do
- →Specific duties include: Directs Personnel Security Specialists in providing guidance and assistance to the Director of Operations, Safety, Security, and Preparedness Directorate in the fulfillment of division goals and objectives.
- →Develop team tasks, set program priorities, and establish schedules for work completion in accordance with the guidance of the supervisor.
- →Oversee operations to ensure tasks are streamlined and accomplished based on regulatory requirements, priorities, quality standards, and capabilities.
- →Analyzes and evaluates VBA investigations for compliance within investigation and adjudication standards, granting national security clearances and public trust risk levels to determine grant, deny, evoke, suspend, or restrict security clearances consistent with national security and/or suitability issues.
- →For persons who may fail to satisfy the security or suitability standards, coordinates final decisions with management and ensures due process.
- →Develops, promulgates and implements Departmental personnel security and suitability policy consistent with Federal personnel security standards and guidelines.
- →Disseminates operational standards and procedures for the Administration as appropriate.
- →Leads team on special projects or studies of considerable scope and depth critical to the resolution of security issues and problems; interprets complex legislative, regulatory, and policy guidance to prepare recommendations for management.
- →Sets priorities, assigns, and reviews work; Finds ways and means to improve work methods, productivity, and quality; Adjusts work procedures to accommodate resource allocation decisions.
- →Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible: Not Available.
- →Telework: Not Available.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist; GS-0080-14 PD# 38761-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
- →Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required.
Requirements
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary period Subject to background/security investigation Selectees are required to service a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements I-9 Acceptable Documents.
Personality Fit
Job ID: e4c96578-1a8e-41f2-b01d-17cadc6db40a
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