SECURITY SPECIALIST
STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP)
FreshPosted Feb 11
Bangor, WashingtonRemote Washington$69,373 - $109,122GS-9Security and Emergency ServicesMore Navy jobs →
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Security Specialist
Defense Contract Management Agency
Department of Defense
GS-11 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves managing security protocols to protect classified information and facilities for the Defense Contract Management Agency, including creating procedures, conducting inspections, and coordinating with law enforcement and other agencies.
A good fit would be someone with experience in government or military security who is detail-oriented and skilled at handling sensitive national security matters.
The role requires working closely with contractors and government partners to ensure compliance and preparedness for threats like terrorism.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience at NH-02/GS-11 level or equivalent in federal, military, or private sector security roles
- Knowledge of security requirements from legislation, executive orders, regulations, directives, and policies
- Experience developing policies and procedures to protect classified information
- Ability to conduct security inspections and ensure compliance with information security programs
- Skills in preparing training and instructional materials on security concerns for personnel
- Experience serving as a liaison between government agencies, customers, and contractors on security matters
- Familiarity with emergency planning for threats like sabotage, terrorism, and civil disturbances
Full Job Description
See below for important information regarding this job. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement. Positions will be filled at any of the locations listed below.
Site specific salary information as follows: Endicott, New York: $102,475-$132,636 (includes 32.58% locality) Hudson, New Hampshire: $90,479-$117,109 (includes 17.06% locality) To qualify for a Security Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in, or related to, this position.
To qualify for the NH-03 level, specialized experience must be at the NH-02 or GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector.
Creditable specialized experience includes: Experience applying a wide range of security requirements established by legislation, executive order, regulations, directives, and various policy statements.
Developing policies and procedures to protect classified information.
Conducting security inspections to ensure implementation of and compliance with requirements of the agency's information security program.
Implementing policies, standards, procedures, security methods and their applications.
Preparing instructional training to agency personnel in regards to security concerns and protection in the interest of national security.
Serving as the security focal point between government agencies, customers and contractors. Major Duties:
- Implements policies, standards, procedures and security method, and their applications.
- Prepares local security operating procedures and supplements to agency personnel.
- Serves as the security focal point between government agencies, customers and contractors.
- Prepares internal operating procedures for various assigned locations within the agency and ensures that they are in compliance with security regulations.
- Maintains continuous contact with military intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) con't..
- ...and local law enforcement in order to obtain the most current data available
- Prepares emergency plans pertaining to sabotage, civil disturbance, terrorism, threats and insurgencies which affect the protection of agency personnel, property, and facilities.
- Directs and monitors the continuing reduction of classified holdings and reports the results of annual reviews and purges to higher level management.
- Provides assistance in classification issues and coordinates with the appropriate activities to resolve classification issues.
- Reviews classification decisions based on the classification guides.
- Provides assistance to the Facility Security Manager in protecting classified information presented at meetings and briefings.
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