SECURITY SPECIALIST (PHYSICAL)
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Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible United States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement.
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Experience coordinating the physical security of the organization's Sensitive Compartmented information Facilities (SCIFs); AND 2) Experience maintaining SCI eligibility, database updates, and personnel records.
- Overseeing complex intelligence-related security programs that protect different areas such as classified information, personnel, secure facilities, and/or vital equipment. Specialized experience is progressively responsible intelligence-related security work directly related to the position being filled.
Creditable experience may include previous military experience; experience gained in the private sector or in another government agency as long as it was at a level at least equivalent to the next lower band in the series. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-11).
Serves as a Security Specialist (Physical) within the Command Special Security Office (SSO), this position plays a critical role in planning, establishing, designing, and overseeing complex intelligence-related security programs.,Protect classified information, personnel, secure facilities, and vital equipment.,Assesses physical threats and vulnerabilities and recommends appropriate measures to ensure protection of SCI material.,Conducts SCI indoctrinations, administers personal interviews, and coordinates with the Army, Navy, and Air Force Central Clearance Facilities to determine individual's SCI eligibility.,Plans, installs, directs, and operates a security program involving the design, development, and installation of security protection systems and devices, ensuring the sensitivity of the programs are not compromised.,Works independently on routine security actions, reviews work for compliance with technical guidance and procedures, implements regulatory security changes to collateral programs and special projects.
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This job's listed pay is 24% above the benchmark.
Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025
- H-1B specialty occupation: Employer petition, bachelor's degree or higher in the specialty; annual cap and lottery
- L-1 intracompany transferee: Employees of a related company abroad transferring to a US office
- O-1 extraordinary ability: Evidence of extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics
Official routes: USCIS
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