About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/19/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

For a GS-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. For a GS-07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-5: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: experience in an office, business or administration requiring a broad working knowledge of standard and non-standard administrative/clerical assignments, specific subject matters, procedures, and internal processes related to the collection, organization, and/or tracking of information; monitor status of items from initiation to completion, compiling and assembling basic data for reports.

The work would require a broad knowledge of organizational regulations, policies, and procedures to accomplish tasks that involved different steps processes, and methods applicable to each assignment; with standard work and non-reoccurring problems addressed. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed 4 years above high school .

This education must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position at this grade level. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must possess an equivalent combination of specialized experience and post high school education as described above that demonstrates my ability to perform the duties of this position.

For the GS-05, only education in excess of 60 semester hours (2 years) is creditable. GS-6: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: experience in an office, business or organizational setting focused on, or related to, the administration of personnel security programs.

Experience with, and comprehensive knowledge of, regulations, policies, procedures needed to follow established protocol and processes; assignments and tasks would have included a wide variety of items and required consideration of different steps and processes required to accomplish the task. The work would have utilized standardized forms and information needed to issue standardized security cards, identification cards, or physical access cards for the organization.

It may include experience with entering, reviewing, correcting personal security/privacy information in automated systems; maintain filing systems and records related to the organizational security program, researching and compiling data for various reports. There is NO education substitution for this grade level. GS-7: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Collecting and verifying appropriate background security information need to initiating, reviewing, and approving background cases related to the completion of suitability investigations; complete reports, utilize and maintain various computer databases associated with the processing of background investigations, interpreting position risks sensitivity levels, and obtaining electronic fingerprints required for pre-employment processes.

The work would require a comprehensive and thorough knowledge of regulations, polices, procedures, and guidance that governs a Personnel Security Program, Personal Identification Verification Program or similar organizational system was used throughout the entire organization, and included (Home Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 12. Skilled in oral communication in order to provide technical advice and guidance to customers and have the ability to work effectively while conducting audits, technical reviews, and communicating with various law enforcement agencies and courts to accomplish assigned tasks.

There is NO education substitution for this grade level. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.

Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Physical Requirements: The incumbent must undergo a physical evaluation during the pre-employment process. Applicants must be able to meet the physical demands for the position, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work.

However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, small boxes, or books.

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