This position is in the Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO). You will supervise senior staff providing proficient and authoritative security guidance to support decision-makers in achieving overall intelligence objectives and priorities.
The ideal candidate is an experienced leader with experience overseeing security programs such as Insider Threat, Counterintelligence, and OPSEC programs, advising leadership, mitigating risk, controlling budgets and protecting classified information.
What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you represent the Security organization in complex interagency forums, promoting the Agency's security requirements to ensure the accomplishment of overall Agency intelligence objectives and priorities through proper resource planning. Typical duties are: Overseeing the development of policy and guidance for planning and implementing program requirements and ensures proper alignment with the Agency strategic plan.
Developing security programs, plans, objectives and priorities to accomplish agency efforts through effective and efficient business practices consistent with total quality. management concepts. Supervising that Security Specialists staff is conducting activities in their areas of responsibility in accordance with current directives. Ensuring personnel prepare and deliver briefings to communicate security policies and updates in procedures. What else do I need to know?
At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites.
All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.
Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.
No Educational Substitution: There is no educational substitution for this position, and you must meet the qualifications listed in the "requirements" section of this announcement.
DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
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minerva.ortegabrillante@fema.dhs.gov · (256) 454-2267
This position is with Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $143913 – $187093/yr.
This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-30.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-22 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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