Department of the Navy

SECURITY SPECIALIST

Naval Air Station San Diego, California Full time

SECURITY SPECIALIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Naval Air Station San Diego, California

Salary Range: $85307 - $110905 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a SECURITY SPECIALIST in the COMMANDING OFFICER, SECURITY DEPARTMENT of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST.

Major Duties:

  • You will manage Personnel Security Investigations (PSIs), position sensitivity classifications, and security clearance eligibility determinations.
  • You will conduct advanced physical security surveys, inspections, and audits to identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with upper echelon directives.
  • You will ensure compliance with need-to-know principles and access control measures for exclusion areas where classified functions are performed.
  • You will review and approve foreign national visit requests, ensuring compliance with security policies and procedures.
  • You will participate in base-wide disaster planning and anti-terrorist exercises, ensuring readiness for various threat and vulnerability levels.

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate some or all of the following:1) Utilizing security principles across Personnel, Physical, Information Security, International Programs, and Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection disciplines; 2) Demonstrating experience with security systems, inspections, audits, and compliance with regulations; 3) Demonstrating strong oral and written skills to provide training, prepare reports, and advise leadership; 4) Assisting with managing security programs and resolving complex issues; and 5) Performing physical tasks during inspections and work in environments with moderate risks. 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.

How to Apply: Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 03/06/2026. Applications received after 03/06/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriately. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-06