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SECURITY SPECIALIST

U.S. Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

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$76,463 - $99,404

per year

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April 14, 2026More DOD jobs →

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 overseeing security programs for a Marine Corps unit, ensuring classified information stays protected during daily operations, deployments, and emergencies, and coordinating with teams to maintain secure systems and facilities.

A good fit would be someone with experience in security management, attention to detail, and the ability to handle sensitive information in a military environment, especially if they're comfortable with overseas assignments like in Japan where medical access is limited.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including developing, administering, and managing command security programs
  • Experience maintaining comprehensive databases of personnel security information
  • Ability to provide security policy guidance and education
  • SPeD Certification in the DoD Security Professional Education Development Program (required for the position)
  • Knowledge of protecting classified information during working hours, after hours, deployments, and emergencies
  • Skills in coordinating technical support for Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), access control, and video monitoring
  • Experience conducting security reviews of software, hardware, facilities, and remote sites, and setting procedures for breach reporting and correction

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Security Specialist in the III Marine Expeditionary Force ofIII MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE . ***ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.

Please see Additional Information section below.*** Initial consideration for this announcement is limited to the number of applications listed at the top of this announcement.

All applications received on the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and processed.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Developing, administrating, and managing all phases of the command security program; maintaining comprehensive databases of personnel security information; AND providing security policy guidance and education.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

**Conditions of Employment Continued** -This position has been designated as a Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) position in the DoD SPeD Certification Program.

Failure to meet a condition of employment may result in disciplinary and/or adverse action up to removal from Federal service. Major Duties:

  • You will ensure the proper use and management of security programs of record for coordination with personnel security investigation and adjudicative authorities.
  • You will ensure classified information is protected at all times, to include the time during working hours, after working hours, deployments, and during emergency situations, to include preparations for deployment.
  • You will coordinate technical support for the division headquarters Intrusion Detection System (IDS), access control, and video monitoring systems.
  • You will conduct regular security reviews of software, hardware, facilities, and remote terminal sites.
  • You will set procedures for the reporting and correcting of discovered breaches.
  • You will review design plans specifications with project design engineers to ensure compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) security requirements.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/7/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/7/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12927267-26-ALD