Personnel Security Specialist

3 weeks ago


Ottawa, Canada Communications Security Establishment Full time

Reference Number: RF-7678
Closing Date: 2023-05-28

**About the Job**:
Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is Canada’s national cryptologic agency. Unique within Canada’s security and intelligence community, we employ code-makers, codebreakers, and secure system creators to provide the Government of Canada with foreign signals intelligence (SIGINT), as well as cyber security services (Canadian Centre for Cyber Security). CSE is the national hub for cyber operations to protect Canada and advance national interests. We provide technical and operational assistance to federal law enforcement and security agencies.

We’re looking for passionate people from a diverse range of backgrounds, who will thrive working in an open-minded environment and value the different perspectives of others.

CSE is currently looking for Personnel Security Specialists to work in a dynamic and innovative operational security environment. As a Personnel Security Specialist at CSE, you will be working independently in a team environment to conduct in-depth security interviews. You will be based at CSE in the National Capital region and may be required to travel to major Canadian cities between 1 to 5 times per year. The screening activities you will perform will help support the continued growth of the organization as well as assist in the maintenance of a secure environment for all CSE Missions.

We are looking for professionals to join our teams, who are:

- detail oriented;
- strong communicators (both verbally and written);
- problem solvers;
- decision makers;
- trustworthy and discreet;
- team players;
- self-motivated; and
- outgoing.

If you feel these attributes describes you, we would love to hear from you.

**Salary Range**:

- UNI-07 level: $83,055 - $97,710 per year (under review)
- UNI-08 level: $88,645 - $104,288 per year (under review)

To find out more about our salary scale, the vacation allowances, and the benefits (health, dental & pension plans, etc.) visit the Compensation page of our website.

**Location**:
All jobs are in Ottawa, Ontario. This selection process will be used to staff positions within the Edward Drake Building (1929 Ogilvie Road) and/or Vanier building (1625 Vanier Parkway). CSE locations meet current accessibility standards.

**Area of Selection**:
Open to Canadian citizens.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage people who self-declare to as belonging to one, or more, employment equity groups, as defined by the _Employment Equity Act_ : Women, Indigenous Peoples, persons from Racial or Ethnic groups, people with disabilities (including people with a mental health condition and neurodivergent people). To address our team’s current representation gap, preference may be given to persons from Racial or Ethnic groups for this opportunity.

**About you**:
We’re looking for passionate people from a diverse range of backgrounds, who will thrive working in an open-minded environment and value the different perspectives of others. If you’re excited about what we do and working with us but are not sure you’re 100% there yet, please don’t let that stop you from ing.

**Education**:
You must have either one of the following:

- A College diploma or university degree in a field related to the position such as (but not limited to): criminology, police foundations, law, teaching, journalism, social work, behavioural sciences, psychology, political sciences, criminal justice, international relations, history, etc.
- An acceptable combination of education and experience relevant to the position (such as but not limited to personnel security screening and investigations).

The educational program must be recognized in Canada, and you must be able to provide proof of education credentials.

**Experience**:

- Significant* experience in routinely interacting with a diverse and broad audience including, but not limited to, conducting interviews, eliciting information, or holding formal meetings with the intention of acquiring information.
- Recent** experience in researching and analyzing diverse information to formulate clear and concise recommendations.
- Recent** experience in drafting complex and detailed reports.
- Experience in critical thinking, judgement, and reasoning to solve analytic problems.
- Experience providing advice, guidance, or briefings on complex situations and recommending a course of action to clients, peers, or management.
- Experience organizing and managing personal workload while ensuring proper follow-ups are actioned and deadlines met.
- For the purposes of this selection process ‘’significant’’ is defined as a minimum of 2 years.

**For the purposes of this selection process “Recent” is defined as experience having normally been acquired within the last seven (7) years.

**Language Requirements**:
Various language requirements.

**Competencies**:
**Technical Competencies**:

- Investigative Techniques: The conduct of a systematic inquiry



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