Department: Department of the Navy
Location(s): Tucson, Arizona, China Lake, California, Point Mugu, California, San Diego, California, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia, Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia, Eglin AFB, Florida, Tampa, Florida, Columbia, Maryland, Indian Head, Maryland, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, Patuxent River, Maryland, Suitland, Maryland, Nellis AFB, Nevada, Charleston, South Carolina, Dallas, Texas, Dallas County, Texas, Alexandria, Virginia, Arlington, Virginia, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk County, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Quantico, Virginia, Springfield, Virginia
Salary Range: $143913 - $187093 Per Year
Job Summary: You will serve as a SECURITY SPECIALIST of NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.
Major Duties:
Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Providing security support, guidance, and assistance to Program Managers and government/industry participants. Analyzing programs to assess personnel, physical, administrative, information, and industrial security practices. Implementing new procedures to resolve systemic security issues and problems as they arise. Establishing and providing guidance on security policies for personnel clearance, document control, and visitor access. Administering security indoctrination and termination briefings and advising on the proper safeguarding of classified information. 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: 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 05/08/2026. Applications received after 05/08/2026 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. For additional information on viewing your application status, click https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. 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: 2026-05-08