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SECURITY SPECIALIST (COMSEC)

United States Fleet Forces Command

Department of the Navy

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$75,788 - $98,530

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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 managing secure communications equipment for the Navy, ensuring everything is handled safely, tracked properly, and compliant with rules.

You'll oversee warehouse operations, process shipments and destructions, and support team tasks while keeping classified materials secure.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in security logistics and a detail-oriented mindset who thrives in a structured military environment.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-09 level or equivalent in security or logistics
  • Knowledge of security concepts, principles, and practices for COMSEC problem-solving
  • Experience managing COMSEC equipment per DON, national policies, and Navy Supply practices
  • Skills in warehouse management, organization, control, and accountability
  • Understanding of FIAR requirements, supply database management (e.g., CAV, CAV-RP), and forms like DD-1149 and DD-1348
  • Knowledge of COMSEC management, including receiving, shipping, and safeguarding
  • Ability to ensure personnel have appropriate security clearances for classified information

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SECURITY SPECIALIST (COMSEC) in the VAULT OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT of CMIO NORFOLK.

To qualify for a 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: Experience applying knowledge of a wide range of security concepts, principles, and practices, gained through extended study or experience, and skill in applying this knowledge to review independently, analyze, and resolve difficult and complex COMSEC problems.

Experience managing COMSEC equipment IAW DON and national policies and Navy Supply practices. Experience with warehouse management, organization, control and accountability.

Experience demonstrating an understanding of FIAR requirements, FIAR Key Supporting Documents, Supply database management (i.e.

CAV, CAV-RP, etc...) to include supply paperwork DD-1149's and DD-1348's. Experience in COMSEC Management including knowledge of COMSEC receiving and shipping and overall COMSEC safeguarding.

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 ensure that the organization’s strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated.
  • You will articulate and communicate to the work center any assignments, projects and problems to be solved that was received from the supervisor.
  • You will use, identify, distribute and balance workload and tasks amongst the work center.
  • You will monitor and report work progress to the supervisor; adhere to and follow the supervisor's objectives, and mutually agreed upon deadlines, projects, tasks to be completed.
  • You will ensure that all personnel handling classified information or equipment have appropriate security clearances.
  • You will be responsible for analyzing cryptographic supply transactions, providing customer service for routine and emergent critical shortages of embedded cryptographic equipment requiring special handling.
  • You will process destruction documents and advance receipts.
  • You will perform other duties as assigned.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/2/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12897878-26-MLV