MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military grade in the Alabama Army National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Alabama Army National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Alabama Army National Guard recruiter at 800-464-8273 prior to applying for this position.

MAXIMUM MILITARY RANK: MSG
*Other Requirements: For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license. For positions requiring a security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Each applicant must fully substantiate (in his/her own words) that he/she meets the requirements of the Specialized Experience listed below: Otherwise, the applicant will be considered unqualified for this position. DO NOT COPY THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION. DOING SO MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FOR THE POSITION.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 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.

SKILL & KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of a wide range of security specialties to include physical, personal, 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, and physical and operations security
- Working knowledge of information 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 MARMS
- 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
- Knowledge of a wide range of security specialist, concepts, principals, criteria, requirements, technology, and practices and ARNG's mission, functions and structure to the unit level
- Knowledge of DoD and Army mission, functions, and structure to the unit level to ensure effective implementation oversight of programs plans and processes
- Possess a thorough knowledge of security forces programs and governing policies, directives, instructions, and procedures
- Comprehensive knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to conduct surveys/studies, accomplish projects, and effectively results for the effective management and completion of programs
- Skill in oral and written communication methods and techniques at various levels and venues
- Ability to effectively manage and organize various program activities and tasks, singularly and together, and familiarity with administrative requirements of the JFHQ, NGB and Army. These various programs include the need to access the availability of materials, relationship to other protective programs and cost/benefit consideration from within the Protection community
- Knowledge of Mission Assurance Risk Management System (MARMS) - computer program used to record and assess vulnerabilities associated with a specific installation.