Supervisory Security Specialist

Summary The Personnel Security Division is seeking a Supervisor responsible for making critical national security adjudicative decisions for the Agency. You will develop and lead a branch of Security Specialists and collaborate with stakeholders. You will be responsible for ensuring a wide range of national security and adjudicative issues are resolved in a timely manner. Responsibilities Collaborates with management, peers, Office of Protective Services community, and stakeholders to provide advice, integration, and support to agency components to determine the impact of security programs on the mission and objectives of the agency. Recommends policy and procedures relating to national security clearances, continuous vetting, and rap back and provides operational guidance, and translates policy into operational guidance. Assigns work to subordinates based upon priorities, consideration of difficulty, requirements of assignments, tracks, and ensures timely processing through completion. Provides advice, counsel, or instruction to individual employees on both technical and administrative matters. Ensures that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products, and services. Reports to the supervisor periodically on team and individual work accomplishments, problems, progress in mastering tasks and work processes, and individual and team training needs. Oversees and monitors NASA's Identity and Access Management system (adjudication database) to ensure sensitive security clearance information are entered properly, accurately, and in compliance with policies and procedures. Performs a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees. Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions NASAs commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Evaluating and adjudicating Continuous Evaluation /Continuous Vetting alerts and/or national security background investigation and takes appropriate action through resolution; Participating in the development of agency wide personnel security plans and policies which includes supporting the national security background investigation and adjudication process for federal clearance holders; Participating on a team to review and provide guidance in processing of cases, including potentially controversial, sensitive issues, or those that warrant a denial or revocation of security clearance. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process. The ideal candidate will be a demonstrated leader with effective oral and written communication skills; capable to influence; motivate and challenge employees. They will have knowledge of personnel security, specifically national security background investigations, adjudications and clearances. Education Additional Information Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement. If you are a current federal employee, you must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible for this position. To be eligible, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in a position no more than 1 grade lower than the advertised position. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. If your eligibility for both merit promotion and/or time-in-grade cannot be determined, your application will be rated ineligible.) Note: Time-in-grade requirements also apply to applicants who have held a non-temporary, competitive service GS position in the past year. If you have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must: - Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. The questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility. - Be well qualified for this position to receive consideration. Candidates rated in the 'Best Qualified' category are considered well-qualified. Please see 'How You Will Be Evaluated' for more information. - Submit proof that you meet the requirements for CTAP/ICTAP as indicated in 'Required Documents' For additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/#ictap. Qualified NASA term employees who have term conversion eligibility (Term Appointments | NASA) under the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004 will be referred and considered equally with other NASA permanent employees under internal competitive placement procedures.