Department: Department of State
Location(s): Montevideo, Uruguay, Toshkent, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Vatican City, Caracas, Venezuela, Hanoi, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, San'A, Yemen, Lusaka, Zambia, Harare, Zimbabwe, Kabul, Afghanistan, Tirane, Albania, Algiers, Algeria, Luanda, Angola, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Yerevan, Armenia, Canberra, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, Perth, Australia, Sydney, Australia, Vienna, Austria, Baku, Azerbaijan, Nassau, Bahamas, Manama, Bahrain, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Bridgetown, Barbados, Minsk, Belarus, Brussels, Belgium, Belmopan, Belize, Cotonou, Benin, Hamilton, Bermuda, La Paz, Bolivia, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gaborone, Botswana, Brasilia, Brazil, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Sofia, Bulgaria, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Rangoon, Burma, Bujumbura, Burundi, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Douala, Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon, Calgary, Canada, Halifax, Canada, Montreal, Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Quebec, Canada, Toronto, Canada, Vancouver, Canada, Winnipeg, Canada, Praia, Cape Verde, Bangui, Central African Republic, Ndjamena, Chad, Santiago, Chile, Beijing, China, Chengdu, China, Guangzhou, China, Shanghai, China, Shenyang, China, Wuhan, China, Bogota, Colombia, Cartagena, Colombia, Brazzaville, Congo, Kinshasa, Congo (DRC), San Jose, Costa Rica, Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire, Zagreb, Croatia, Havana, Cuba, Nicosia, Cyprus, Prague, Czech Republic, Damascus, Syria, Copenhagen, Denmark, Ali Sabih, Djibouti, Djibouti, Djibouti, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Dili, Timor-Leste, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, Alexandria, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, San Salvador, El Salvador, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Asmara, Eritrea, Tallinn, Estonia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji, Helsinki, Finland, Bordeaux, France, Lyon, France, Marseille, France, Paris, France, Rennes, France, Strasbourg, France, Toulouse, France, Libreville, Gabon, Banjul, Gambia, The, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, Berlin, Germany, Dusseldorf, Germany, Frankfurt, Germany, Hamburg, Germany, Leipzig, Germany, Munich, Germany, Accra, Ghana, Athens, Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, Saint Georges, Grenada, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Conakry, Guinea, Georgetown, Guyana, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Budapest, Hungary, Reykjavik, Iceland, Calcutta, India, Chennai, India, Hyderabad, India, Mumbai, India, New Delhi, India, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia, Surabaya, Indonesia, Baghdad, Iraq, Kirkuk, Iraq, Dublin, Ireland, Jerusalem, Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, Florence, Italy, Milan, Italy, Naples, Italy, Rome, Italy, Kingston, Jamaica, Fukuoka, Japan, Nagoya, Japan, Naha, Okinawa, Japan, Osaka, Japan, Sapporo, Japan, Tokyo, Japan, Amman, Jordan, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan, Nairobi, Kenya, Seoul, South Korea, Pristina, Kosovo, Kuwait City, Kuwait, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Vientiane, Laos, Riga, Latvia, Beirut, Lebanon, Maseru, Lesotho, Monrovia, Liberia, Tripoli, Libya, Vilnius, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Skopje, North Macedonia, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Lilongwe, Malawi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Bamako, Mali, Valletta, Malta, Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, Nouakchott, Mauritania, Port Louis, Mauritius, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Guadalajara, Mexico, Hermosillo, Mexico, Matamoros, Mexico, Merida, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, Nogales, Mexico, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Tijuana, Mexico, Kolonia, Micronesia (FSM), Chisinau, Moldova, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Podgorica, Montenegro, Casablanca, Morocco, Rabat, Morocco, Maputo, Mozambique, Windhoek, Namibia, Kathmandu, Nepal, Amsterdam, Netherlands, The Hague, Netherlands, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, Auckland, New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand, Managua, Nicaragua, Niamey, Niger, Abuja, Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria, Oslo, Norway, Muscat, Oman, Islamabad, Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan, Peshawar, Pakistan, Koror, Caroline Island, Palau, Panama City, Panama, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Asuncion, Paraguay, Lima, Peru, Manila, Philippines, Krakow, Poland, Warsaw, Poland, Lisbon, Portugal, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, Doha, Qatar, Bucharest, Romania, Moscow, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Vladivostok, Russia, Yekaterinburg, Russia, Kigali, Rwanda, Apia, Samoa, Singapore, Singapore, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dakar, Senegal, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Bratislava, Slovakia, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Muqdisho, Somalia, Capetown, South Africa, Durban, South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, Barcelona, Spain, Madrid, Spain, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Juba, Sudan, Khartoum, Sudan, Paramaribo, Suriname, Mbabane, Eswatini, Stockholm, Sweden, Geneva, Switzerland, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Bangkok, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Lome, Togo, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunis, Tunisia, Adana, Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, Gaziantep, Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey, Asqabat, Turkmenistan, Kampala, Uganda, Kiev, Ukraine, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Belfast, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, New York, New York, Belgrade, Serbia
Salary Range: $59726 - $87709 Per Year
Job Summary: The U.S. Department of State is developing a rank-ordered list of eligible hires for a limited number of Foreign Service Security Technical Specialist (STS). Learn more about Foreign Service careers at https://careers.state.gov. There is more to joining the Foreign Service than just salary. Refer to Foreign Service Specialist Benefits for more information on total compensation.
Major Duties:
Qualifications: Specialized Experience Candidates must have at least two years of specialized experience, which demonstrates the ability to troubleshoot and repair electronic, electrical, and/or electro-mechanical systems and equipment, and is supported by work experience in this discipline. Examples of experience include, but are not limited to the following: Troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of AC power distribution systems, motor-generators. Troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of motors, motor controls, disconnects, relays. Troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of low voltage DC electronic systems. Troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of low voltage DC electro-mechanical systems. Use, repair, and/or calibration of electronic test equipment – meters, oscilloscopes. Bench repair of electronic, electrical, and electro-mechanical equipment to the component level. Troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of mechanical and electro-mechanical locking systems – electronic strikes, locks. Troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of pedestrian and vehicular access control systems – door controls, vehicle barriers/arrest. Troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of security video systems and supporting network components. Troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of metal detectors – handheld, walk through. Troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of radio communications systems, voice and digital communications networks. Troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of Intrusion Detection Systems – alarms, detectors, sensors. Troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of Public Address Systems – emergency notification systems, intercoms. Troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of IT workstations, network equipment, servers, and cabling (copper and fiber optics.) Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities The Department bases its hiring decisions on extensive job analysis research that identifies the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) and other attributes that lead to successful performance in this position. Hiring officials will evaluate each candidate's education, work experience, and other qualifications against these KSA-based criteria. Technical and Engineering Knowledge Knowledge of electronics technology and the National Electrical Code (NEC). Knowledge of networking basics and information technology. Knowledge of installation practices and risk analysis‐ techniques. Ability to apply basic cost analysis, basic statistical analysis, the scientific method, and knowledge of material characteristics. Security Systems Knowledge Knowledge of technical security systems (TSS) and current industry trends. Knowledge of technical security systems (TSS) and current industry trends. Knowledge of quality assurance‐ processes. Knowledge of relevant safety standards and practices. Logistics Knowledge Knowledge of logistics processes and practices, including planning, coordinating, and tracking the movement of equipment and materials. Technical Skills Ability to read and interpret building plans, schematic diagrams, and electrical drawings. Ability to perform technical surveys and evaluate existing conditions. Skill in using tools and working across various technical trades, including fiber optics and basic fabrication. Ability to use computer software for design, analysis, documentation, and reporting. Ability to provide clear technical guidance to others. General Management and Interpersonal Skills Skill in project management and team leadership. Ability to prepare clear, accurate reports and other written products. Skill in providing strong customer service to internal and external stakeholders. Ability to develop and implement training programs. Ability to evaluate, rate, and review the performance of others. Ability to remain adaptable and resilient and maintain awareness of the working environment. Commitment to self-development‐ and continuous learning. Oral and Written Communication Skills Ability to communicate in English at a consistently high standard. Ability to structure written work clearly and logically and use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Ability to speak clearly, organize remarks effectively, and present information with clarity, concision, and professional delivery. Color Vision Ability to distinguish all colors of the spectrum to read resistor color codes, identify colored wires, and differentiate among warning lights of different colors. Other Requirements: Cross Cultural and International Readiness Ability to demonstrate cross cultural‐ awareness and work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds. Willingness to pursue an international career, accept assignments based on the needs of the Foreign Service, undertake frequent global travel, and, at times, live away from family and/or in difficult or isolated conditions. Essential Physical Requirements Some essential functions of the STS position are physically demanding. STSs must be able to perform the duties below with or without reasonable accommodation. Vision and Hearing See objects at near and far distances and, when required, at night or in low‐light conditions. Hear speech and other sounds clearly, including low volume sounds and sounds in noisy environments. Speech and Communication Speak clearly so others can understand, including when addressing groups. Strength, Mobility, and Manual Tasks Lift, push, pull, carry, climb ladders, and maintain balance, including moving heavy objects such as crates, building materials, and motor generators that may be oversized and weigh more than 70 pounds. Manipulate small objects with hands and fingers. Perform manual installation tasks, including hammer drilling, core drilling, pulling wire, installing conduit, and terminating cable. Climb stairs, ladders, and other inclines. Work at heights, including on rooftops, ledges, bucket trucks, scaffolding, and extension ladders. Crawl under, around, or over objects. Work in confined areas such as crawlspaces, attics, utility pits, tunnels, maintenance holes, and other restricted spaces. Endurance and Stamina Perform physical movements repeatedly or continuously. Stand for extended periods. Bend and stretch to reach equipment for prolonged periods. Take frequent or extended trips by plane or car. Maintain concentration for long periods, learn complex information and procedures, and think effectively after extensive travel and jet lag. Environmental Tolerance Tolerate extreme environmental conditions such as heat, cold, noise, and pollution. Travel to and work in hostile environments, including war zones, areas of civil or political strife, and regions with extreme climates.
How to Apply: The application submission deadline is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. It is the candidate's responsibility to complete and submit the application and all required documents before the closing deadline. There are no exceptions. Submit application and register to take the Diplomatic Security, Security Technical Specialist Test (DSSTST) as indicated in step 1 below. Do not apply through USAJobs. Visit https://gov.pearsonvue.com/dsstst.html. Create a web account. Follow the instructions to complete and submit the online application. Applications are automatically saved. Candidates may pause the application process and return as many times as needed until the application is submitted. reate a web account. Follow the instructions to complete and submit the online application. Answer all self-assessment questions. Include work history with a description of work duties, accomplishments, skills, and knowledge for the past ten (10) years. Applications are automatically saved. Candidates may pause the application process and return to it as many times as needed until the application is submitted. Complete, review, and submit the application. Submitted applications cannot be edited. Application packages must be complete before candidates can register for the DSSTST test. The submitted application will be used to evaluate your qualifications for this position. Candidates have six months to complete the application and to register for and take the DSSTST after submitting their eligibility verification. Candidates must restart the application process if they have not taken the DSSTST within this six-month window. 4. Select an appointment to take the DSSTST at one of Pearson Vue's test centers. The test is an important part of the selection process, covering the Job Knowledge, English Expression, and Situational Judgment necessary to perform the functions of this position. If you are having technical difficulty with the application process, please contact the Pearson Customer Service Desk by calling 1-866-389-8339 (toll free), or by utilizing the Chat function at www.pearsonvue.com.
Application Deadline: 2027-04-26