The Security Enterprise Services Directorate (SESD) of WHS safeguards personnel, property, and national security for the Office of the Secretary of War and DoD/non-DoD entities. SESD provides vital personnel vetting services to ensure security compliance. Additionally, its Office of Special Security (OSS) delivers multi-disciplined security support to the Office of Military Commissions (OMC) in both the NCR and at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Directs multi-disciplinary security services-encompassing physical, personnel, industrial, information, operational, and communications security-for the Office of Military Commissions (OMC); administers the SCI Personnel Security program, validating eligibility, managing DISS and Scattered Castles databases, and executing sensitive position nominations.
Oversees Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) throughout their lifecycle from design to decommissioning; partners with technical security agencies to implement TEMPEST and Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) to protect national security information (NSI) under ICD 705 standards.
Coordinates security support for Special Access Programs (SAPs), Alternative Compensatory Control Measures (ACCMs), and Department of War contractors, executing the technical review, validation, and processing of contractor DD Form 254s.
Manages the secure transmission, packaging, and destruction of classified assets; investigates suspected unauthorized disclosures or security spillage, coordinates corrective actions, and reviews derogatory information on cleared personnel to initiate risk-mitigation measures.
Authorizes standard operating procedures (SOPs) and delivers structured security education, training, and awareness programs, including mandatory annual briefings for Original Classification Authorities (OCAs) and biennial training for Derivative Classifiers.
Collaborates across the Intelligence Community to share security best practices; drafts decision-ready point papers, talking points, and briefings to advise senior leadership on critical vulnerabilities while reviewing draft policy issuances at the Action Officer level.
ARE YOU QUALIFYING BASED ON EDUCATION or A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE? You must provide sufficient documentation of your education in your resume. You MUST provide a copy of official or unofficial transcripts or degrees in your application package. It may also be acceptable to document your applicable course listing in your resume (course number, credits earned, etc.). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency.
If selected, an official/sealed transcript will be required prior to appointment. PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.
If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
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This position is with Washington Headquarters Services, Department of Defense.
The posted pay range is $85447 – $111087/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-17.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-10 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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