Army National Guard Units
SECURITY SPECIALIST (PROTECTION)(Title 32)
Department of the Army · Hartford, Connecticut
- Salary
- $69,642 - $90,540 per year
- Pay grade
- GS-9
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Appointment
- Term
- Opened
- Oct 28, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 12, 2026
- Remote
- No
- Telework eligible
- No
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Secret
- Promotion potential
- 9
- Announcement
- CT-13104051-AR-26-217
Who may apply: Excepted service · Internal to an agency · National Guard and reserves
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Summary
THIS IS A TITLE 32 DUAL STATUS POSITION DUTY LOCATION: G3, Hartford, CT AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION: Area 1: All currently employed full-time permanent and indefinite personnel of the Connecticut Army National Guard. Area 2: All currently employed full-time temporary technician personnel and all current traditional members of the Connecticut Army National Guard.
Duties
- Indefinite Appointment not to exceed two (2) years. The purpose of the indefinite appointment is to backfill a soldier on Active Duty orders. The indefinite appointment will be terminated within 30 days of return of the incumbent to the position. JOB SUMMARY: The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Protection Specialist for the Army National Guard and as a point of contact on criminal intelligence matters. NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. This is an excepted position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the Connecticut Army National Guard. The major duties include, but are not limited to: Serves as the Antiterrorism/Force Protection (ATFP) Planning Support Specialist on all aspects of ATFP. Serves as State security monitor; encompassing Physical Security (PHYSEC), Antiterrorism (AT), Operations Security (OPSEC), ISOPREP, Visitor Control and other Security and Crime Prevention programs to ensure command compliance with all applicable Security Regulations. Plans, conducts, directs the conduct of, or coordinates on security site studies, projects, assessments, and surveys of the facilities in relationship to and protection activities. Maintains a thorough knowledge of the Command protection mission and functional assignments to assure the effective integration of individual tasks, responsibilities and assignments into overall plans and procedures. Represents the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS)/ Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS) at meetings, conferences, workshops, panels, etc., at NGB and other deferral agency levels as a state technical authority.
Qualifications
GENERAL EXPERIENCE: All Series GS-0080 personnel must be certified at the next higher level before being eligible for that level. Each applicant must have the education and validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade for one of the seven organizational program disciplines and its applicable Security Series career level. Applicants must have the experiences, education, or training that demonstrates the ability to follow directions, to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Your resume and any other supporting documentation you wish to provide must clearly substantiate you currently possess 12 months of specialized experience in the following: Experience in the security career field, to include technical training schools and drill-status working experience. Experience in advising the commander on matters of antiterrorism oversees implementation of Army and Major Command policies. Experience in managing antiterrorism activities, and had liaison experiences with the surrounding communities, and state officials. Experience demonstrating knowledge on a wide range of security specialties to include physical, personal, and operational security to identify and resolve conflicting and complex policy and program objectives, and procedures within the security functional area. Experience demonstrating working knowledge in the specialized field of force protection and antiterrorism, and physical and operations security. Experience demonstrating knowledge of Executive orders, legislation, and DoD, ARNG policy requirements, which are used to formulate a compressive, integrated wing force protection program which meets regulatory requirements and reduces command specific vulnerabilities, and allows for the application of innovative and new security theories and concepts to provide overall enhanced security of resources and personnel. Experience demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge of information and security policy requirements and procedures to provide recommendation for making key decisions and policy development on short and long term security planning. Experience demonstrating a working knowledge of information operation security to review classified material. Experience in force protection and anti-terrorism construction standards to assess and sign-off on installation construction projects. Experience demonstrating the skill and competence to clearly and effectively articulate and provide advice with recommendations to supervisors and other security experts or groups at higher and lower echelons. Experience in working the Core Vulnerability Assessment Management Computer Program used to record and assess vulnerabilities associated with a specific installation. Experience demonstrating the ability to utilize a computer to write reports, access the internet to research intelligence reports and current, world events, and to maintain the required core programs. Experience demonstrating the ability to undertake long-range studies, projects, or forecasts independently as a member of a group, or as the organizer and director with the purpose of enhancing security systems efficiency or influencing future security planning, policies and programs. Experience demonstrating a working knowledge of a wide range of security specialist, concepts, principals, criteria, requirements, technology, and practices and ARNG's mission, functions and structure to the unit level. Experience demonstrating knowledge of DoD and ARNG mission, functions, and structure to the unit level to ensure effective implementation oversight of programs plans and processes. Experience demonstrating a thorough knowledge of security programs and governing policies, directives, instructions, and procedures. Experience demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to conduct surveys/studies, accomplish projects, and…
Education
No substitution of education for specialized experience.
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