SECURITY SPECIALIST
Department: Department of the Navy
Location(s): Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Salary Range: $90838 - $140426 Per Year
Job Summary: This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. You will serve as a SECURITY SPECIALIST in the Corporate Operations Command Services Division.
Major Duties:
- You will serve as the SURFMEPP Subject Matter Expert for a security program encompassing personnel, physical, information, operational security (OPSEC) and industrial security.
- You will review, interpret and apply DOD, DON, NAVSEA and other agency directives to develop, enforce and maintain policy and procedures for a comprehensive security program.
- You will incorporate security requirements of geographically dispersed detachments at fleet home ports in and outside CONUS.
- You will establish criteria for identifying and analyzing trends in security incidents/violations and other lapses in security, and measure effectiveness in achieving program objectives and goals.
- You will make recommendations and adopt new techniques impacting on future and long-term security program requirements.
- You will provide personnel security program direction pertaining to military, civilian, and contractor SURFMEPP personnel, giving guidance and assistance in resolving issues involving current employees.
- You will advise managers concerning policies involving special access security requirements for sensitive positions.
- You will apply procedures and regulations regarding the type of personnel security check required.
- You will evaluate sensitivity determination for each position, determining the national security/agency information access requirements, and negotiate to minimize the number of positions for which access to national security information is required.
- You will review requests for security clearances and special accesses and interviews nominees, deciding whether clearances should be granted, suspended, revoked or denied.
- You will prepare documents in connection with employee suspensions and disciplinary actions resulting from derogatory loyalty and/or adverse suitability.
- You will manage the automated clearance request system or Electronic Questionnaire for Investigation Processing (e-QIP) and the Defense Information System for Security (DISS).
- You will implement standards, regulations, and processes for the protection of sensitive or classified information, facilities, other materials, resources, or processes against terrorist, criminal, or hostile intelligence activities.
- You will identify information requiring protection, implement document markings, safeguarding and use, and coordinate directly with information technology security to integrate program activities with IT information security.
- You will work with command, industry and contractor partners involving functions dealing with personnel, physical, and information security, establishing criteria covering classification and clearance levels required for contract performance.
- You will conduct personnel security briefings and advise employees of potential security risks and vulnerabilities, and represent SURFMEPP at DON meetings and conferences, speaking authoritatively on security requirements.
Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the pay band NH-02 (GS-11 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector developing security procedures (e.g., performing adjudication of personnel security clearances using the Defense Information System for Security (DISS), badging and clearance systems, related ADP equipment and application software such as e-QIP) relating to military personnel or contractors. 0080 Classification Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-general-schedule-positions/standards/0000/gs0080.pdf 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: Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: E-mail all documents to the following e-mail address: linda.d.perez.civ@us.navy.mil Resumes/ applications must be submitted through the link above and include the following: Resume with announcement number clearly annotated (#DE-12911529-26-EEE) Facsimile applications will not be considered. All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.
Application Deadline: 2026-03-25