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Posted: February 4, 2026 (2 days ago)

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Lead Security Guard (Military Ocean Terminal)

U.S. Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command

Department of the Army

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$50,460 - $65,599

per year

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GS-6 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $37,764 - $49,094

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-5. Bachelor's degree + some experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job is for a lead security guard at a key military ocean terminal in North Carolina, where you'll oversee a team to protect vital national assets like weapons and explosives from threats including theft, sabotage, and drones.

You'll patrol by vehicle and boat, respond to emergencies, and enforce strict security rules in all weather conditions.

It's ideal for someone with hands-on security experience who thrives in high-stakes, physically demanding roles and can lead others effectively.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in protecting property from hazards like fire, theft, damage, or trespass in a federal, state, local, or private organization
  • Experience maintaining order, protecting life, and controlling access to restricted areas with national security assets
  • Ability to write and review incident reports and respond to emergency situations and security breaches
  • Physical fitness to pass an occupational medical exam, annual physical fitness test, and work in strenuous outdoor conditions year-round
  • Leadership skills to assist the supervisor in leading patrols, static posts, and harbor security operations
  • Familiarity with using physical security equipment to counter threats from waterborne, vehicle-borne, rail-borne, and airborne sources including drones
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to qualify under Direct Hire Authority for DoD positions

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: The Department of the Army Security Guard (DASG) Shift Leader serves at the one of the two Military Ocean Terminals (MOT) in the United States.

This position is located at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, in Southport, North Carolina. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

One year of specialized experience which includes experience in working in a Federal, State, municipal, local or private organization that involves the protection of property against such hazards as fire, theft, damage, accident, or trespass; maintaining order; protecting life; writing and reviewing incident reports; responding to emergency situations and security breaches; and controlling access to highly restricted areas with critical resources/assets of National Security importance.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

  • Use a variety of state-of-the-art physical security equipment to protect MOT national security assets from all threats to include waterborne, vehicle-borne, rail-borne and airborne to include drone technology.
  • Guards at MOTs routinely participate in antiterrorism committees and fusion cells and directly protect critical resources to include Arms, Ammunition and Explosives, and other classified objects moving through the MOT via rail, ship or vehicle.
  • Serve as the DASG Shift Leader who is an assistant to the Guard Supervisor with primary responsibility to lead activities of patrols, static posts and harbor security operations.
  • Perform security guard duties in accordance with appropriate regulations to detect and prevent theft, damage, pilferage, accident, trespass, sabotage and espionage and enforce the security and safety regulations of the terminal.
  • Lead and perform vehicular patrol in restricted and administrative areas of the installation and on harbor patrol watercraft providing security measures for personnel, ships/boats and trains entering the Terminal.
  • DASG duties are strenuous due to many conditions of employment such as passing an occupational medical exam, taking an annual physical fitness test and working in the elements during both summer and winter.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/4/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/5/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MCGT-26-12878544-DHA