Department of the Navy

Department of the Navy - Agency Wide

Job Specifications

Locations

Washington, DC

Idaho falls, ID

Schenectady, NY

Pittsburgh, PA

Salary

$62,000 - $130,000 PA

Published

14 hours ago

Type

Full Time

Career Level

Entry Level

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SECURITY SPECIALIST

This vacancy announcement may be used to fill positions at various Department of the Navy Commands, including but not limited to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP - NAVSEA 08) of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). Salary Range by Geographic Location: Idaho Falls, ID - $61,722 to $116,362 Schenectady, NY - $63,678 to $120,050 Pittsburgh, PA - $63,815 to $120,309 Washington, D.C. - $70,623 to 133,142 The BR-02 pay band is equivalent to the GS-09/11/12 grade levels.


  • You will manage and administer personnel, physical, industrial and sensitive/classified information security programs.
  • You will monitor the operating effectiveness of internal security programs.
  • You will apply knowledge of security regulations and policies to ensure security protection of documents, and assist in obtaining legal access to data needed to accomplish assigned tasks.
  • You will initiate personnel security investigations with both Department of the Navy (DON) and Department of Energy (DOE) security offices.
  • You will assess existing requirements and determine unknowns in formulating security policies.
  • You will be responsible for the analysis and resolution of conventional and unconventional personnel security problems, questions, and situations such as fitness for duty and suitability for employment, and access to restricted information.

Requirements

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower pay band, BR-01 (GS-07 Equivalent), in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector supporting personnel security operations to protect or safeguard classified, sensitive, or restricted information and materials from unauthorized personnel and disclosure. 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/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.