IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (CUSTSPT/INFOSEC)
Defense Information Systems Agency
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Security Specialist
Navy Reserve Force
Department of the Navy
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 to manage and carry out security programs in the Navy Reserve, focusing on protecting sensitive information, people, and facilities from potential threats.
You'll handle tasks like briefing personnel on secure handling of classified data, evaluating security systems, and preparing reports to ensure everything follows government rules.
It's a good fit for someone with experience in security operations who pays close attention to detail and enjoys working in a structured military environment.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-07 level or equivalent, including implementing security programs for personnel, information, and physical security
- Knowledge of regulations and directives such as ICD 704/705 for protection measures and operational efficiency
- Ability to prepare security reports, correspondence, studies, and messages in final form
- Experience executing policies and procedures for managing Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
- A master's degree, equivalent graduate degree, or 2 years of progressively higher graduate education leading to such a degree (if related), or LL.B./J.D.
- Participation in SCI indoctrinations, education briefings, and information security program development/evaluation
- Familiarity with security technologies like intrusion detection systems, access control, sound masking, and closed-circuit television
Full Job Description
You will serve as a Security Specialist at the GG-09 grade level responisble for the implementation or execution of security programs with the objective of detecting and preventing security problems.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level of GG/GS-07.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Carry out assignments necessary to implement security throughout the activity to meet security program requirements; Identifying protection measures and operational efficiency and effectiveness for personnel, information and physical security programs in accordance with regulations and directives (ICD 704/705) Preparing security reports, correspondence, studies, and messages in final form for inclusions into files and or to customers; Executing policies and procedures required to manage Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
or 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., if related 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=List-by-Occupational-Series Additional qualification information can be found from the following DON DCIPS policy website: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/Naval%20Intelligence%20Activity/Chapter%205%20-%20Employment%20and%20Placement.pdf Major Duties:
- You will participate in Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) indoctrinations and education briefings for qualified individuals.
- You will assist with the development, evaluation, implementation, or execution of information security programs.
- You will participate in tasks relative to an assigned area in the security technology fields if intrusion detection systems, access control systems, sound making systems and external and internal closed-circuit television for multiple facilities.
- You will collect, review, interpret, evaluate and integrate security data from multiple sources to assess the relevance of current or emerging security concepts.
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