Security Specialist; Polygraph Examiner

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• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
• You will be subject to pre‑employment and periodic drug testing
• You will be subject to pre‑employment and periodic polygraph examinations

The NRO Office of Security and Counterintelligence (OS&CI) passionately strives to ensure NRO mission support is maintained through continuous development, management of policy‑driven guidance, and safety of our assets. A key component of OS&CI efforts is maintaining a trusted workforce. In working towards this, the NRO is seeking Polygraph Examiners for NRO’s Polygraph Management Branch (PMB) which serves as an information asset to the Personnel Security Division (PSD) supporting its overarching goal for adjudication of Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access to NRO’s highly sensitive operating environment.

These positions serve as Security Specialists (Polygraph Examiner) performing operational counterintelligence (CI), counterespionage (CE), and personnel security polygraph examinations. These are technical Polygraph Examiner positions. The work involves a wide range of complex assignments and non‑routine situations requiring extensive knowledge and experience in the technical field.

All polygraph examinations require case file analysis, interviewing, elicitation of information, and report writing.

The NRO Cadre is collecting resumes for consideration against current and future opportunities at multiple locations for Full Performance level (GG‑12 to GG‑13), Security Specialist (Polygraph Examiner), occupational series 0080. For more information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) occupational series, .

Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.

These are full‑time positions that will be opened until filled.

• These positions are open to the public.
• Federal government employees MUST currently be at the grade level or higher as indicated in this announcement. This is NOT a promotion opportunity for current Federal government employees. If selected for the position, Federal government employees will transition laterally at their current grade level and step.
• Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoD 1400.25 Volume 2006.
• The NRO is only accepting external applicants for this job announcement. Current NRO Cadre employees should apply internally.
• These positions may not qualify for the appointment of a reemployed federal annuitant per IAW DoDI 1400.25 Volume 300.

• Obtains and maintains federal polygraph examiner certification.
• Conducts polygraph examinations on a diverse population requiring access to TS/SCI information, which may involve interviewing high‑profile examinees and eliciting information on highly sensitive security issues.
• Ensures polygraph examinations strictly comply with legal and regulatory requirements, and meet the security and ethical requirements for the NRO.
• Briefs leadership on significant and/or noteworthy cases.
• Coordinates with other polygraph examiners and supervisors for status updates and guidance, as needed.
• Reviews available security and supporting documents to assess best course of action for polygraph testing.
• Participates in special projects and initiatives, and performs special assignments.
• Protects classified materials through use of sound security practices for ensuring the safeguarding of classified information.
• Applies DoD Directive 5210.48; DODI 5210.91, ODNI policy and NRO Directives relating to polygraph and personnel security.

• Candidates who are not federally trained and certified must successfully complete the Psycho physiological Detection of…