POLYGRAPH SPECIALIST bei Department of Defense

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Duties

As a POLYGRAPH SPECIALIST you will be responsible for the following duties: - Mentors CA students for the federal CA community with law enforcement, intelligence, and security missions. -The instruction staff recommends new and state-of-the-art polygraph courses for initial CA education that directly impacts the policies, guidelines, and procedures for federal law enforcement, intelligence, and security agencies that conduct polygraph examinations in performance of their mission, functions, and/or activities. -Incumbent provides input for planning, development, and implementation of continuing education activities for the federal CA community. -Incumbent is responsible for providing assistance to the supervisors of CA federal community to assist them in conducting polygraph examination that comply with federal laws, congressional mandates, and NCCA CA procedures. - The NCCA is innovative and involves state-of-the-art CA procedures that are to be applied federal government wide directly impacting all federal agencies' CA education and often their operations. -Incumbent has the responsibility for providing technical expertise in the development and implementation of course curriculum for PDD/CA examinations for federal criminal investigation, intelligence and security agencies. Has the responsibility for recommending new and revised state-of-the-art PDD/CA course material to allow for the successful implementation of PDD/CA procedures conducted by the federal CA community. - Participates in highly technical, professional psychophysiological research and investigative studies of unusual depth/intensity, difficulty, and variety.

Qualifications

This position has a Basic Requirement for the Polygraph Specialist: All polygraph examiner candidates must graduate from the National Center for Credibility Assessment (NCCA) Psychophysiological Detection of Deception (PDD) training program. Candidates must be current, certified federal polygraph examiners. *NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See:General Inspection Investigation Enforcement and Compliance Series 1801 (opm.gov) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 10/15/2025 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade (GS/ GG-12) in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Providing instruction to federal employees and administering psychophysiological detection of deception (PDD)/polygraph security screening examinations worldwide to applicants; Communication skills as an instructor; Mentoring individuals; Developing partnerships and relationships with leadership; Anticipating mission requirements and identifying problems to recommend viable solutions for the NCCA Chief of Instruction and/or Chief of Quality Assurance and the credibility assessment community. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1.Technical Competence Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. 2. Compliance Inspection Knowledge of the guidelines, regulations, and procedures associated with compliance inquiries, including application of compliance rules and criteria and ability to make appropriate decisions and issue citations, fines, or orders. 3. Reasoning Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions. 4. Oral Communication Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. 5. Writing Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience. 6. Team Work Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.

Education

***NOTE: All polygraph examiner candidates must graduate from the National Center for Credibility Assessment (NCCA) Psychophysiological Detection of Deception (PDD) training program. A copy of the NCCA certificate and/or federal polygraph cert are required to be submitted with application. Admission to the NCCA PDD training program requires: U.S. Citizenship At least 25 years of age Earned baccalaureate degree from a four-year college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education (transcripts must be provided. At least two years investigative experience with a recognized U.S. Government agency or other law enforcement agency. Successful completion of a Psychophysiological Detection of Deception (PDD) examination. Minimum of five years of experience conducting operational polygraph. Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.

Other Information

VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statue, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. For more information on the DCIPS occupational structure click here. For more information about career advancement in DCIPS click here.