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Posted: January 15, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Security Specialist (Operations)

Joint Activities

Department of the Army

Fresh

Salary

$93,468 - $121,511

per year

Closes

January 29, 2026

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 working as a security expert to manage and improve physical security systems for a military organization at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, including planning programs, troubleshooting issues, and recommending hardware upgrades to protect operations.

It's a temporary role lasting up to three years and can't become permanent.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in security management, especially in government or military settings, who enjoys technical problem-solving and coordinating team efforts.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in managing security programs, including planning, scheduling, coordinating, or monitoring systems
  • Experience providing recommendations for hardware changes to support security systems
  • Experience maintaining technical security systems
  • 52 weeks of federal service at the GS-10 level or equivalent within the last 52 weeks (Time in Grade requirement)
  • Eligibility under specific employment authorities, such as 30%+ Disabled Veterans, Military Spouses, or People with Disabilities
  • No substitution of education for experience; must qualify based on experience alone
  • Resume limited to two pages

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serves as a Security Specialist (Operations) for the Joint Activities located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. This is a TERM NTE 3 Years position.

This position cannot be made permanent. Only resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting in managing security programs (i.e planning, scheduling, coordinating, or monitoring system programs); providing recommendations for necessary hardware changes to supply required security systems to an organization; and maintaining technical security systems.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Major Duties:

  • Serve as a Physical Security Technical Expert of the Security Support Division within a Specialized Security Assignment.
  • Plan, develop, troubleshoots and implement new, modified, and/or upgraded programs and systems that are vital to the organization's mission.
  • Assist in establishing and executing the program goals and objectives of the Enterprise for Security and Access Control Program.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/15/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/16/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MCGT-26-12863557-MP