SECURITY SPECIALIST (PROTECTION) (TITLE 32)

SECURITY SPECIALIST (PROTECTION) (TITLE 32)

Department: Department of the Army

Location(s): Draper, Utah

Salary Range: $74678 - $97087 Per Year

Job Summary: This National Guard position is for an SECURITY SPECIALIST (PROTECTION) (TITLE 32), the Position Description Number is D2617000 and is part of the G3, located in Draper UT with the Utah Army National Guard. The selecting supervisor for this vacancy is LTC Noe Vazquez . IAW UTNGR 690-12 dated AUG 2022, Priority will be given to all current, onboard employees of the UTARNG.

Major Duties:

• MAJOR DUTIES: This is NOT an all-inclusive list. Serves as the ARNG authority and expert on all matters involving protection functional elements and integration of enabling functional requirements, policy, procedures, program status and serves as the conduit of information between the intelligence community and local state and federal law enforcement. Serves as the focal point to coordinate, de-conflict, and integrate various protection staff initiatives, policies, and activities within the state. Serves as consultant to the Chief of Staff and unit commanders on protection. Establishes working relationships with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies operating within the state on behalf of the Chief of Staff. Conducts intelligence integration and information operations to assess potential threat and creates ARNG integrated protection program. Prepares Protection plans, templates and planning tools for subordinate units, writes comprehensive all hazard plans, directs the use of active, and passive security measures, and incorporates random antiterrorism measures to protect personnel, armories, buildings and garrison environments, conducts protection resource management to prioritize and generate protective measure. Reviews practices and activities to ensure compliance with directives and integration with other security and related programs. Provides recommendations, briefings, updates, and staff studies across a broad range of security specialties to influence installation-level decision-making and policy development. Responsible for synchronizing daily operations and integration, coordination and plans resource management requirements for the Protection Program functional elements of Antiterrorism (AT), Intelligence Support to Antiterrorism, Emergency Management (EM), Insider Threat, Law Enforcement (LE), Mission Assurance (MA), and Physical Security (PS) for the State ARNG. Integrates sub-functional areas and develops a holistic protection program that meets the Command's objectives, ARNG, NGB, and Army regulatory requirements. Involves all measures related security for all ARNG installations, facilities, arms/munitions storage activities, and personnel. Often interprets broad, non-specific higher headquarters directives for ARNG applicability and implementation. Receives filter, focus, and fuse information from military intelligence sources, publicly available information sources, and local, state and federal law enforcement sources to develop a clear understanding of real or potential threat to all state forces. Must review classified information and determine what information constitutes law enforcement sensitive information. Responsible for the declassification of military intelligence that is deemed law enforcement sensitive and requires dissemination to local, state, or federal law enforcement agencies operating within the state. Plans, conducts, directs the conduct of, or coordinates on site security studies, projects, assessments, and surveys of the State in relationship to protection activities. Works with engineers to assess and sign off on all construction projects within the state to ascertain that protection construction standards are complied with. Activities assessed may encompass all security specialties. Analyzes data to identify physical and operations security compliance or non-compliance, vulnerabilities, trends, strengths, and benchmarks. Represents the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS)/ Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS) at meetings, conferences, workshops, panels, etc., at NGB and other deferral agency levels as the state technical authority. Serves as a member and acts as the chairperson for various boards and working groups to include intra-agency or interorganizational committees to identify and resolve or to assign responsibilities for resolving safeguards and security issues or to perform similar work assignments, the Protection charters and Threat Working Group. May supervise AGR, Title 32, Title 5, contractors, and/or state employees directly, and through subordinate supervisors. Interviews prospective employees. Approves personnel actions, counsels, and evaluates subordinate employees. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: *Your resume must reflect in detail how the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer meets the below listed general and specialized experience required for the position. **Must include beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week in order to determine part time vs. full time credit. MINIMUM QUALICATIONS: Must have experience, education or training in collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately. Able to apply procedures and directives by reading and interpreting technical material. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing, using presentation and report formats. Demonstrated ability to follow directions, to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures. Learned ability to assess the surrounding environment to recognize immediate risk levels. Must have the education and validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade for one of the seven organizational program disciplines and its applicable Security Series career SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Have at least 1 year experience at the GS-0080-9. *Must submit SF50 for verification* OR Have the following: Extensive knowledge of a wide range of security specialties to include physical, personnel, and operational security to identify and resolve conflicting and complex policy and program objectives, and procedures within the security functional area. Knowledge in the specialized field of protection functional areas including antiterrorism, emergency management, law enforcement, and physical and operations security. Comprehensive, authoritative knowledge of Executive Orders, legislation, and DoD, NGB, United States Army (USA), and MACOM policy requirements, which are used to formulate a comprehensive, integrated state protection program which meets regulatory requirements and reduces command specific vulnerabilities and allows for the application of innovative and new security theories and concepts to provide overall enhanced security of installation resources and personnel. Comprehensive knowledge of law enforcement and security policy requirements and procedures to provide recommendations for making key decisions and policy development onshort- and long-term security planning. Comprehensive knowledge of a broad range of security program relationships as well as significant experience in applying appropriate policy requirements in the areas of Incidents, Surveys, and Resolution of Findings and associated elements of physical security and information security. Working knowledge of information and operation security to review classified material. Working knowledge of protection construction standards to assess and sign off on installation construction projects. Ability to articulate effectively and provide advice and recommendations to supervisors and other security experts or groups at higher and lower echelons. Ability to utilize a computer to write reports, access the internet to research intelligence reports and current world events, and to maintain the official database information. Ability to undertake long-range studies, projects, or forecasts independently as a member of a group, or as the organizer and director with the purpose of enhancing security systems efficiency or influencing future security planning, policies, and programs. Ability to quickly assimilate disparate data and render knowledgeable and accurate assessments of the implications of such data; and to apply facts and estimates derived from numerous sources to a variety of problems having different technical aspects. Trained in antiterrorism procedures at a formal service approved Level II Antiterrorism Training Course. OR EDUCATION, see below.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12955753 A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Resumes must adhere to the two-page limit and must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications, and other position requirements listed in the JOA. Applicants submitting a resume that exceeds the two-page limit will not be eligible for consideration. Resumes must include Relevant Work Experience (Job Title, Employer, Start & End Dates, Number of hours worked per week). After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-20