Personnel Security Specialist
Office of Personnel Management
Posted: April 7, 2026 (0 days ago)
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U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command
Department of the Army
Location
Pennsylvania
Salary
$72,737 - $94,653
per year
Type
Closes
This job involves managing daily security operations like running the mail room and pass/ID office, handling personnel clearances, and ensuring physical security measures are in place at a U.S.
Army installation in Pennsylvania. The role supports emergency response teams and focuses on compliance with access control and key management policies.
It's a good fit for someone with experience in security administration or related fields who enjoys organized, detail-oriented work in a government setting.
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Facilities and the Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: Incumbent(s) will serve as a Security Specialist GS-0080-09 for the Directorate of Installation Services, Emergency Management Division, Security Operations Branch.
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Processing personnel security actions in accordance with regulations, such as assisting with background investigations or preparing clearance packages for review; 2) Applying physical security measures to support programs like installation access or key control; AND 3) Drafting security-related reports or correspondence.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D.
in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.
Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Major Duties:
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