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SECURITY SPECIALIST

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

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Salary

$71,957 - $113,185

per year

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March 27, 2026More Navy jobs →

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 programs for the Navy, including creating procedures for handling classified materials, conducting audits and inspections to ensure compliance, and processing security clearances while providing training to personnel.

It's ideal for someone with experience in security administration who is detail-oriented and comfortable with sensitive information in a military or government setting.

The role supports the overall security operations at a naval munitions command in California.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-07 level or equivalent for GS-09, including supporting security programs through inspections, clearance processing, and compliance checks
  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-09 level or equivalent for GS-11, including analyzing security plans, reviewing policies, and mitigating risks in personnel, information, or industrial security
  • Ability to develop written security procedures for classified material handling, storage, and transmission
  • Skills in conducting security audits, inspections, and surveys to ensure compliance with classified material controls
  • Experience processing security clearance requests on a need-to-know basis and conducting personal interviews for investigations
  • Proficiency in providing security orientation, training, and indoctrination to personnel
  • Knowledge of implementing and monitoring position sensitivity programs and coordinating security for classified contracts

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SECURITY SPECIALIST in the SECURITY MANAGEMENT OFFICE of NAVY MUNITIONS COMMAND, CONUS WEST DIV.

Salary Range: GS-09: $71,957-$93,549 GS-11: $87,061-$113,185 GS-11:Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized 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: analyzing security plans and procedures for a security program (such as Personnel, Information, or Industrial) to include reviewing security policies and assessing compliance in order to mitigate risk and vulnerabilities.

GS-09: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: supporting a security program by conducting security inspections to identify classification levels, process clearance requests, and ensure compliance with protection requirements for an organization.

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 develop written security procedures concerning the maintenance, handling, storage, transmission and protection of classified material.
  • You will conduct security audits, inspections and surveys to ensure compliance with accounting and control requirements for classified material.
  • You will process security clearance requests ensuring issuance on a need-to-know basis only.
  • You will conduct personal interviews to obtain information of arrests military disciplinary actions, financial problems, citizenship of immediate family members, and other information pertinent to an investigation being initiated.
  • You will provide orientation and recurring indoctrination to personnel within the command regarding security education and training program requirements.
  • You will perform other administrative functions relative to the overall operation of the information and Personnel Security Program.
  • You will implement and monitor commands position sensitivity program by maintaining a record of civilian sensitive position designations and military Navy designator ratings requiring access to classified information.
  • You will assist with coordination of security requirements for classified contracts with DoD contractors.
  • You will identify and analyze security training needs and administer Information and Personnel Security Program training and indoctrination to others.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/23/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12915795-26-BLF