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SECURITY SPECIALIST
Naval Education and Training Command
Department of the Navy
GS-9 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves managing security clearances and protecting sensitive information for military, civilian, and contractor personnel at a naval training command in Illinois.
You'll handle processes for classifying materials, reviewing background checks, and ensuring compliance with security rules.
It's a good fit for someone with experience in personnel security who enjoys detail-oriented work in a government setting.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-09 level or equivalent in personnel security functions
- Knowledge of developing processes for information security to meet command requirements
- Experience establishing procedures for processing security clearance requests
- Oversight of classification, safeguarding, transmission, and destruction of classified information
- Ability to review security clearance requests for issues related to loyalty or character
- Proficiency in analyzing personnel security investigations and documentation for regulatory compliance
- Familiarity with advising on personnel security and suitability requirements
Full Job Description
You will serve as a SECURITY SPECIALIST in the Security Office, Naval Service Training Command of NSTC GREAT LAKES.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialize experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 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) develops processes to ensure all personnel information security functions meet all command requirements; 2) establishes procedures for processing requests for security clearances for military, civilian, and contractor personnel; 3) oversees matters pertaining to the classification, safeguarding, transmission, and destruction of classified information; and 4) reviews security clearance requests and similar related material for information that adversely reflects on the applicants loyalty or character 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/security-administration-series-0080/ 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 use access control systems to manage classification of materials.
- You will analyze Personnel Security investigation documentation for validity in accordance with regulatory requirements
- You will advise installation security specialist and agency officials on Personnel Security and suitability requirements
- You will analyze personnel security and suitability theories and concepts to develop innovative improvements to the Personnel Security Program.
- You will record billets in the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) database on a routine basis.
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