PHYSICAL SECURITY SPECIALIST
U.S. Air Forces, Europe
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SECURITY OFFICER
Defense Information Systems Agency
Department of Defense
Location
Salary
$143,913 - $187,093
per year
Type
Closes
February 16, 2026
GS-13 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a security team for the White House Military Office, focusing on creating and enforcing rules to protect sensitive information and programs from risks.
It requires planning security measures across areas like personnel, physical spaces, and networks to ensure mission safety.
A good fit would be someone with extensive experience in high-level government security roles who can spot and fix vulnerabilities in classified operations.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent, including developing security policies, managing inspection programs, or evaluating and mitigating risks
- Current or former federal employees must have 52 weeks of time-in-grade at GS-13 or higher
- Proficiency in establishing and implementing policies for special access functions in information, personnel, industrial, physical, and network systems security
- Ability to plan, organize, and direct activities for a Special Access Program (SAP) Branch
- Skills in identifying security deficiencies, analyzing problems, and addressing vulnerabilities across security disciplines
- Successful completion of an online assessment tool and Subject Matter Expert Panel evaluation
- Meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the job announcement closing date
Full Job Description
This position for The White House Military Office, located in District of Columbia. This job announcement uses the Subject Matter Expert Panel Assessment to evaluate applicants.
**This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants.
Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, HOW TO APPLY and NEXT STEPS sections below for instructions.
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-13) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.
Specialized experience is defined as: Experience in demonstrating proficiency in establishing and implementing policies and procedures to support specialized security functions such as developing security policies, managing inspection programs, OR evaluating and mitigating risks.
Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement.
Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-13 or higher grade in Federal Service.
You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.
Major Duties:
- Plans, organizes and directs the activities of the WHMO Special Access Program (SAP) Branch ensuring the administration, deployment and enforcement of a comprehensive special access security program.
- Establishes and implements policies and procedures for the accomplishment of special access functions. Areas of responsibility include information, personnel, industrial, physical and network systems security.
- Identifies security deficiencies, analyzes major problems, special access program mission vulnerabilities, security impacts to mission assurance, and convergence difficulties involving all security disciplines.
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