PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST
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SECURITY SPECIALIST
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$70,623 - $91,815
per year
Type
Closes
March 16, 2026
GS-7 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves helping manage security programs at the Naval Academy, including handling clearances, investigating issues, and ensuring compliance with security rules across areas like information and personnel security.
A good fit would be someone with a year of experience in security administration who is detail-oriented and comfortable with reports, inspections, and problem-solving in a government setting.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-07 level or equivalent in federal, private, or public sector
- Assists in managing and administering command security programs
- Conducts investigations of security violations and prepares reports
- Prepares and submits access requests, SAAR forms, security termination documents, and handles customer service issues
- Identifies security problems, analyzes alternatives, and recommends solutions
- Provides support in information security, personnel security, industrial security, and security education/training
- Reviews data for security clearance status and conducts surveys, inspections, and risk assessments
Full Job Description
You will serve as a SECURITY SPECIALIST in the SECURITY MANAGEMENT OFFICE of NAVAL ACADEMY.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Assists in the management and administration of the command Security Program; 2) Conducts investigations of security violations and prepares necessary reports; 3) Prepares and submits building access requests, System Authorization Access Requests (SAAR), security termination documents and other actions regarding security customer service issues; and 4) Identifies security problems, analyzing alternatives and recommending solutions.
NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for this position.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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. Major Duties:
- You will provide multi-disciplinary security support, through multiple security programs, such as: Information Security, Personnel Security, Industrial Security, and Security Education Training and Awareness.
- You will review data for determining status of security clearances.
- You will assist in the preparation of supplemental data to ensure clarity and accuracy in program management and reporting.
- You will assist with or conduct surveys, inspections, reviews, and risk assessments in accordance with regulations and program security guidance.
- You will review program guidance to ensure proper application of security classification markings and caveats.
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