This position is part of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Department of Energy. As a Supervisory Security Specialist, you will be providing strategic vision and executive oversight for the Department's Controlled Access Program Management and Oversight (CAPMO) enterprise, serving as the ultimate authority for policy implementation and program integrity.
The Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence works to identify and mitigate threats to U.S. National Security and the DOE Enterprise and informs national security decision-making. The DOE-IN advises policy makers on threats to and opportunities for U.S. National Security in nuclear, energy, cyber and a number of science and technology (S&T) fields. This is an Excepted Service position.
This appointment will not confer Competitive Service career-conditional or career tenure status. This means that if you are selected, you would have to compete with other applicants in open competition to meet requirements for another Federal position, unless you meet the requirements for reinstatement.
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Veterans shape the future of energy As a Supervisory Security Specialist, you will: Direct the Controlled Access Program Management and Oversight (CAPMO) enterprise to enforce compartmented security protocols, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) directives, and Department of Energy (DOE) security policies across the agency.
Supervise a multidisciplinary team of federal security specialists and contractor personnel, managing day-to-day operations, assigning workloads, setting performance standards, and executing administrative supervisory responsibilities. Formulate standardized intelligence access procedures and risk-mitigation strategies to resolve complex TS/SCI access challenges and protect national security capabilities.
Serve as the lead security authority for sensitive compartmented programs under ICD-906, overseeing all operational, physical, technical, and personnel security requirements. Negotiate reciprocal intelligence access mechanisms with external Intelligence Community (IC) authorities to resolve interagency security discrepancies and ensure secure information sharing.
Deliver executive-level security briefings, indoctrinations, and debriefings to senior leadership, national laboratory officials, and external stakeholders to govern access to sensitive intelligence programs.
There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.
This position is with Department of Energy Headquarters, Department of Energy.
The posted pay range is $169279 – $197200/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-15.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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