Personnel 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 applying for the GS-12 must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 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 the results of background investigations for compliance with prescribed standards and criteria. Experience preparing evaluations of investigations for investigative sufficiency and for suitability/security adjudication. Experience making recommendations concerning the issuance of security clearance or public trust certification based and background investigations. There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-12 position.