Security screening and investigation: Security investigation
Security investigation - Competencies
Key activities
- Analyze threats and risks to identify actual and/or potential security vulnerabilities, formulate recommendations, and conceptualize and implement strategies to address those vulnerabilities.
- Conduct security interviews and implement security aftercare measures (e.g., security briefings, security awareness measures, reviewing employees’ security screening as required and reporting change in circumstances, unusual contact, or incidents).
- Conduct “open source” web search to support interviews and investigations.
- Investigate security incidents, violations, and breaches, analyze findings, develop reports, and formulate recommendations for resolution.
- Conduct administrative investigations as needed resulting from various security events to identify circumstances of a situation as per the established procedures.
- Support the development, implementation, interpretation, and/or application of government and departmental security policies, standards and guidelines, and the Departmental Security Plan.
- Work with Lead Security Agencies and other government departments to exchange best practices and lessons learned.
Knowledge
Applies at all levels
- Knowledge of the organizational vision, mandate, programs, policies, operating environment, and structure, including diversity and inclusion considerations
- Knowledge of security fundamentals, and security legislation, regulations, policies, and practices
- Knowledge and understanding of internet technologies and open-source intelligence-gathering tools
- Knowledge of computer-based IT and data protection systems and/or communication networks, and new technological developments
Entry-level
- See above
Mid-level
- Knowledge of interviewing techniques
- Knowledge of open-source web search investigative techniques to identify, analyze, and report facts, to determine appropriate recommendations
- Knowledge of forensic accounting
- Knowledge of risk management
- Knowledge of project management
- Knowledge of crisis management and techniques
- Knowledge of security intelligence
- Knowledge of Access to Information Act and Privacy Act
- Knowledge of Security of Information Act
Management, Executive and Chief Security Officer
- Knowledge of the Government of Canada security governance, including the roles and responsibilities of lead security agencies
Skills
Applies at all levels
- Ability to collect, analyze and get acquainted with information from various sources, establish logical links and leverage as required to advance projects and/or files, and to support an informed decision-making process
Entry-level
- See above
Mid-level
- Ability to manage and/or support a project from its conception to close-out phases
- Ability to conduct and report on interviews and interrogations
- Ability to conduct and report on threat and risk assessments
- Ability to conduct and report on investigations and inspections
- Ability to conduct and report on administrative investigations
Management, Executive, and Chief Security Officer
- Ability to manage a team and align efforts towards common goals, in line with government and organizational priorities and programs
- Ability to work with other organizations and stakeholders to ensure the collaboration, sharing and leveraging of information and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned
Attributes
Applies at all levels
- Strategic and analytical thinking and creative problem solving
- Engagement, collaboration, and client-focus
- Self-management: reliability, planning and organizing, flexibility and initiative
- Demonstration of integrity and respect
- Sound judgment
- Communication
- Thoroughness
Entry-level
- See above
Mid-level
- See above