PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST
This listing is for a PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST role at Defense Information Systems Agency, in Fort Meade, Maryland, United States. It is listed as a full-time position.
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This listing is for a PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST role at Defense Information Systems Agency, in Fort Meade, Maryland, United States. It is listed as a full-time position.
The listing gives the pay as $102,415 - $133,142 per year.
The advert does not mention visa sponsorship. If you would move to United States for this job, check the official work permit route first (DGJ Insight lists it where we have it).
Dev Global Jobs found this job on USAJobs on Nov 11, 2026; applications close on Nov 17, 2026.
- Employer
- Defense Information Systems Agency
- Location
- Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
- Job type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $102,415 - $133,142 per year
- Found
- Nov 11, 2026 on USAJobs
- Closes
- Nov 17, 2026
- Employer text
- 246 words, about 1 min to read
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This job's listed pay is 35% 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
About the role
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Specialized Experience at the GS-12 is defined as: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-11 if outside the Federal service.
Specialized experience is defined as: Processing initial and periodic background investigations, OR evaluating security eligibility of individuals for entry and retention in sensitive positions, OR reviewing personnel security questionnaires for accuracy and completeness. Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in Federal Service.
You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.
Initiates security clearance actions for applicants for entry into employment and for employees for retention in employment with DISA.,Determines the suitability of applicants and makes appropriate recommendations to Chief of Security.,Processes initial and periodic updates for Background Investigations for civilians and military personnel being considered for employment with DISA.,When investigations are completed, ensures that all relevant information has been developed in accordance with requests and security regulations controlling the particular type of investigations.,Aids the Chief, Security Operations Branch, in identifying and forecasting financial needs and problems for personnel security
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