Physical Security Specialist II

This position requires an active Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain a TS or TS/SCI. This position serves as Department of State experts on physical security policies stemming from public law, Department or interagency policies and Diplomatic Security guidelines. Physical Security Specialists are also the primary sources of Department expertise on physical security conditions at each specialist’s assigned posts, including knowledge of the number and impact of physical security deficiencies in relation to standards, as well as mitigation strategies in place to account for vulnerabilities resulting from physical security deficiencies. Physical Security Specialists serve as primary authors of official documents detailing physical security conditions for Department decision makers. Physical Security Specialists support a geographical region’s senior physical security specialist (Section Chief) or Branch Chief. **Physical Security Specialist II** This position requires an active Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain a TS or TS/SCI. This position serves as Department of State experts on physical security policies stemming from public law, Department or interagency policies and Diplomatic Security guidelines. Physical Security Specialists are also the primary sources of Department expertise on physical security conditions at each specialist’s assigned posts, including knowledge of the number and impact of physical security deficiencies in relation to standards, as well as mitigation strategies in place to account for vulnerabilities resulting from physical security deficiencies. Physical Security Specialists serve as primary authors of official documents detailing physical security conditions for Department decision makers. Physical Security Specialists support a geographical region’s senior physical security specialist (Section Chief) or Branch Chief. **Compensation & Benefits:** Estimated Starting Salary Range for **Physical Security Specialist II**: $108,000-$115,000 Pay commensurate with experience. Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice. **Physical Security Specialist II Responsibilities Include:** - Expert-level knowledge of legislative and Department / Interagency standards and policy: Physical Security Specialists must develop a mastery of policy related to legislative requirements and Department / Interagency physical security standards. Due to the fundamental roles of standards in all elements of PSP operations, Physical Security Specialists must demonstrate strong comprehension and analytical skills in order to apply appropriate standards to PSP and Department processes related to physical security, including but not limited to the legislative waiver and standards exception process and physical security surveys. - Legislative waivers and standards exception requests: The PSP function of coordinating waiver and exception requests is a direct and primary responsibility of PSP Physical Security Specialists. These processes are integral to the physical security risk analysis and management process. They also are central to educating Department leadership about the risks inherent with U.S. Government presence overseas, as well as in terms of Department leadership’s acknowledgement and acceptance of this risk. Physical Security Specialists must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to draft, edit and review documents that will be viewed at the highest levels of the Department. - Facility Security: Physical Security Specialists are, together with RSOs overseas or domestic security officers, the Department’s foundational elements in the process of surveying, and understanding physical security conditions at official Chief of Mission and Department facilities and residential properties overseas and domestically. PSP coordinates the surveying of these properties, documenting…