Security Specialist

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience evaluating and assessing the security environment at overseas posts and developing appropriate mitigation strategies; Experience reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating security surveys and other relevant data to provide guidance and recommendations to decision-makers; AND Experience coordinating budgetary or other resource requests related to the management and administration of security programs. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.