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United States Fleet Forces Command

SUPERVISORY SECURITY SPECIALIST

Department of the Navy · Suffolk, Virginia

Salary
$108,019 - $140,426 per year
Pay grade
GS-13
Schedule
Full-time
Appointment
Permanent
Opened
Nov 3, 2026
Closes
Nov 9, 2026
Remote
No
Telework eligible
Yes
Openings
1
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Promotion potential
None
Announcement
DE-13105928-27-MJP

Who may apply: Open to the public

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Summary

You will serve as a Supervisory Security Specialist in the N03S Security Office of NAVAL INFORMATION FORCES.

Duties

  • You will serve as the NAVIFOR Special Security Officer (SSO) and a subject matter expert for Physical, Personnel, Industrial, Insider Threat, and Information Security programs.
  • You will supervise and direct personnel in performing physical, personnel, industrial, insider threat, and information security for the Naval Information Forces.
  • You will plan, evaluate and establish the work schedules, deadlines, and standards for acceptable levels of work.
  • You will interpret and apply current security regulations and provides direction to management and command personnel on all matters of derivative classification decisions, and marking procedures for classified media.
  • You will interpret and apply current policy regarding the security administration and management of the Industrial Security activities to include efforts supporting subordinate ADCON and direct report commands as subject matter expert.
  • You will continually inspect and assess the physical security posture at Naval Information Forces Headquarters.
  • You will collect and assess background information to determine suitability and security eligibility of personnel for entry and/or retention in sensitive positions.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Knowledge of policies, procedures, concepts, principles, systems, and methodology for security administration of multiple security disciplines and functions for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and collateral information, such as Information, Industrial, Personnel, Physical, Insider Threat; 2) Ability to assess security programs, threats, and vulnerabilities to recommend mitigating actions; 3) Ability to develop guidelines, procedures, and other security related materials for use by organization and across organization domain; 4) Ability to plan, organize, mentor and motivate staff; 5) Ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations to meet program requirements and objectives within available resources; 6) Ability to communicate both orally and in writing. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/security-administration-series-0080/

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