Job Description

Compliance Officers develop and implement comprehensive mission compliance solutions to protect privacy and civil liberty during the conduct of NSA's mission activities. They support the development, implementation, and monitoring of a mission compliance program that includes internal control activities, risk assessments, standards and procedures, awareness and training, and verification and assessment to ensure compliance with applicable legal and policy requirements.
The responsibilities of a Compliance Officer include:
- Ensuring compliance with federal law, Executive Orders, Presidential directives, Intelligence Community directives, and Department of Defense and NSA/CSS policy
- Provide oversight and compliance support to operational and compliance systems, algorithms, analytics and analysis processes, and dissemination activities.
- Preparing generalized or specialized educational materials for the global workforce about the laws, policy, practices, and procedures that apply to cybersecurity and intelligence mission activities.
- Identifying, understanding, and applying the external and internal obligations with which the Agency must comply with to training, mission functions, processing, and reporting procedures
- Identifying, designing, and assessing the effectiveness of existing preventative and detective compliance controls as applied to mission data sets and mission activities.
- Performing risk assessments of existing controls set against a complex, evolving architecture and dynamic analytic methods.
- Preparing documentation for the overseers such as the Department of Justice, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Inspector General.
- Performing mission or project lead activities that result in improved systems, algorithms, or methods that underpin current or future compliance controls.
- Managing and executing technical preventive and detective controls systems applied against all mission data sets as well as processing, analysis, and dissemination analytic activities.
- Monitoring, auditing, and enhancing privacy compliance activities (interviewing, planning, developing) supported by Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning models.
- Utilizing investigative techniques to make competent investigative mission compliance determinations and associated recommendations.
- Managing compliance incidents and related processes to perform root cause analysis and develop mitigation strategies.
- Serving as a subject matter expert liaison between groups internal or external to the NSA/CSS.


Job Summary


NSA is dedicated to national security through the provision of cybersecurity and intelligence information to policy makers and military leaders. In order to ensure that these operations occur in accordance with the established laws and policies, governing privacy and civil liberty protections, NSA has built a robust mission compliance office and program to achieve this goal. Do you want to help protect national security and safeguard NSA's mission authorities by ensuring that operations occur in a compliant manner? If so, a Compliance Officer career may be right for you!


Qualifications


The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position.
A degree in any field is acceptable.
Relevant experience must include one or more of the following: compliance, legal, policy, records management, computer information management, auditing, or working in the DOD/IC.
ENTRY/DEVELOPMENTAL
Entry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 4 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 2 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree and no experience.
FULL PERFORMANCE
Entry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 7 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 1 year of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree and no experience.


Competencies


The ideal candidate is someone who possesses the following skills:
Accountability
determining objectives, setting priorities, delegating work, and ensuring that work is completed with a focus on quality and timeliness, whether in technical, mission, policy, or all three areas.
Continual Learning
assessing and recognizing own strengths and weaknesses and pursuing self-development activities that also will build expertise in compliance methods and practices as well as mission practices, whether technical, analytic, or both.
Flexibility
adapting to new information, with highly complex, changing conditions, including unexpected challenges and obstacles.
remaining open to change and responsive to new information in the legal, policy, architecture, and analytic methods domains.
Influencing/ Negotiating
persuading others, building consensus through negotiation, and gaining cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals.
Interpersonal Skills
considering varied backgrounds, work experience, and organizational roles in working with others.
treating others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect.
Oral Communication
listening, being receptive to others, attending to non-verbal cues, and responding appropriately.
Clearly and effectively expressing ideas, facts, or other information to individuals or groups.
making clear and convincing oral presentations in policy, procedural and technological topics.
Partnering
collaborating with colleagues, counterparts, management, and others to achieve common goals.
building alliances with colleagues and counterparts within NSA, with overseers, and with other IC agencies.
developing collaborative information and knowledge sharing networks.
Problem Solving
identifying and analyzing problems, distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant information.
making recommendations and providing solutions to problems.
Resilience
remaining optimistic and persistent, even under adversity.
Written Communication
communicating relevant information accurately, in a succinct and organized manner, and using the proper format, grammar, and spelling.
producing written material that is compelling and appropriate for the intended audience.


Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule


Pay: Salary offers are based on candidates' education level and years of experience relevant to the position and also take into account information provided by the hiring manager/organization regarding the work level for the position.
Salary Range: $57,164 - $131,826 (Entry/Developmental, Full Performance)
Salary range varies by location, work level, and relevant experience to the position.
Training will be provided based on the selectee's needs and experience.
Benefits: NSA offers a comprehensive benefits package.
Work Schedule: This is a full-time position, Monday - Friday, with basic 8hr/day work requirement between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (flexible).
DCIPS Trial Period:
If selected for this position, you will be required to serve a two-year DCIPS trial period, unless you are a veterans' preference-eligible employee, in which case you are required to serve a one-year trial period. This trial period runs concurrently with your commitment to the position, if applicable. Before finalizing your appointment at the conclusion of your trial period, NSA will determine whether your continued employment advances the public interest. This decision will be based on factors such as your performance and conduct; the Agency's needs and interests; the Agency's organizational goals; and the efficiency of the Federal service.


How to apply


Apply soonest, as job postings can close earlier than stated end dates due to changes in requirements. It is important to review and note the minimum qualifications, as only those applicants who meet the required qualifications will be contacted to continue the employment process. Please populate the resume tool to showcase any relevant work experience and education related to the position and answer any applicable screening questions. Information collected will be used to determine eligibility, and failure to provide accurate information may result in disqualification for this position.
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U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants. NSA is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations. All applicants and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with Executive Order 12564. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a security background investigation and polygraph. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to applicants with disabilities during the application and hiring process where appropriate.


DCIPS Disclaimer


VETERANS AND TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS
Thank you for your service! The National Security Agency (NSA) is part of the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). All positions at NSA are in the Excepted Service under Title 10, United States Codes (U.S.C.), Section 1601 appointment authority.
Veterans' Preference
In accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, "DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System Employment and Placement," NSA applies veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5, U.S.C., to eligible candidates. If you are claiming veterans' preference, you are required to provide acceptable documentation of your preference eligibility upon application.
Acceptable documentation includes:
- DD-214: "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," which shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions (Copy 4); OR
- Certification of Service:
A written document on letterhead from the appropriate branch of the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is signed. The certification should include the military service dates, including the expected discharge or release date; AND
- Standard Form 15 (SF-15)
Application for 10-point Veteran Preference (http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf15.pdf).
If you are claiming a service-connected disability of 30 percent or more, the documentation you provide must specifically demonstrate this level of disability; AND
- VA Letter of Disability (for 10pt and Sole Survivorship rating)
You may obtain a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs reflecting your level of disability for preference eligibility by visiting a VA Regional Office, contacting a VA call center, or online (https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/).
Failure to provide sufficient documentation of veterans' preference eligibility may preclude NSA from identifying you as a preference eligible candidate during the hiring selection process.