Principal Mitigation and Compliance Advisor (Merit Promotion)

This vacancy is for a Principal Mitigation and Compliance Advisor in the Compliance and Adjudication Division (CAD), Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS), Office of the Under Secretary (OUS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the Department of Commerce. As a Principal Mitigation and Compliance Advisor, you will perform the following duties: Serve as a senior subject matter expert and technical authority within the Compliance and Adjudication Division and is responsible for advising on regulatory compliance, national security risk adjudication, mitigation development, and enforcement matters involving foreign participation in U.S. technology, telecommunications, and data driven sectors. Lead the evaluation and adjudication of national security risks involving intellectual property, data privacy, telecommunications infrastructure, cybersecurity, emerging technologies, and technology based supply chain vulnerabilities affecting U.S. interests. Formulate high-impact mitigation strategies and evaluate agency programs for potential vulnerabilities; craft standard operating procedures and establish regulatory frameworks to enforce complex federal laws across industries. Develop, negotiate, and implement bespoke mitigation agreements, licensing conditions, compliance measures, and prohibition orders designed to address identified national security risks while balancing operational, commercial, and legal considerations. Research, analyze, investigate, advise, and contribute significantly to protecting U.S. national security interests from foreign adversarial threats and technology-related vulnerabilities through mitigation agreements and prohibition measures. Conduct or oversee compliance assessments, monitoring activities, and investigative reviews involving regulated entities to determine adherence to mitigation requirements, regulatory obligations, and enforcement standards. Evaluate evidence, compliance findings, audit results, and investigative materials to identify potential violations, assess material breaches, and recommend appropriate enforcement or remedial actions. Represent the organization as a technical authority in interagency, law enforcement, intelligence community, regulatory, and external stakeholder engagements involving compliance, enforcement, mitigation, adjudication, and national security risk matters. Coordinate with federal departments and agencies, private sector entities, legal representatives, and external stakeholders to resolve complex regulatory compliance and enforcement mission-oriented issues. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Principal Mitigation and Compliance Advisor, GS-1801-15, Full Performance Level (FPL) GS-15 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience. This position is also advertised under BIS-ICTS-DE-26-13066160, which is open to Delegated Examining eligible applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both. Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify at the GS-15 level, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Leading the analysis or adjudication of national security risks in a legal or regulatory setting; and Drafting regulatory determinations or advising organizations subject to such regulatory determinations; and Developing or negotiating regulatory mitigation agreements or formulating risk mitigation recommendations for regulated entities; and Advising on compliance monitoring and/or enforcement actions regarding regulated entities affecting national security. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. This position requires a TOP SECRET/SCI CLEARANCE: Any required investigations and clearances must be completed before the selectee can be placed in the position. You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. A probationary or trial period may be required. Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/). If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Bargaining Unit Position: No Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): Yes License required: No Drug Test Required: Yes. This position is subject to pre-employment drug testing and random drug testing thereafter. Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: will not be paid Time-in-grade/band requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement unless eligible for special hiring authority, reinstatement eligible, non-current Federal employee applying as a VEOA eligible which do not require time-in-grade/band. There is no positive education requirement for this position.