SECURITY SPECIALIST

You will serve as a Security Specialist in the Corporate Business & Analysis Group, Security Department of NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV CHINA LAKE. Your resume must demonstrate: At the DA-05 Level: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11/12) or pay band (DA-04) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector in order to perform the duties of a Security Specialist. Specialized experiences must include duties related to the following: (1) Serving as a subject matter expert on regulatory security frameworks to ensure the proper protection, handling, and marking of information at varying security and classification levels; (2) Executing comprehensive facility self-inspections, secure space reviews, and compliance checks, inclusive of identifying vulnerabilities and implementing creative risk-mitigation strategies; (3) Handling unusual security incidents, providing guidance for immediate resolution, and recommending corrective actions to avoid future incidents; (4) Researching and analyzing highly sensitive security issues, establishing operational priorities, and developing innovative solutions; and (5) Communicating technical information to the workforce and developmental employees for training purposes. At the DA-04 Level: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09/10) or pay band (DA-03) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector in order to perform the duties of a Security Specialist. Specialized experiences must include duties related to the following: (1) Applying comprehensive knowledge of security regulations to ensure the proper protection, handling, and marking of information at varying classification levels; (2) Conducting routine security inspections to independently identify vulnerabilities and implement standard risk-mitigation measures; (3) Reporting and documenting security incidents, initiating immediate containment actions, and gathering essential factual information to support preliminary inquiries; and (4) Interpreting standard security policies to resolve routine challenges, provide actionable recommendations, and deliver structured security briefings to the workforce. 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 0080 Series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/security-administration-series-0080/ 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. You will provide essential daily support across a broad spectrum of functional areas including communications, information, physical, international, industrial, and personnel security. You will ensure the seamless coordination of command security requirements across all levels of security, including Special Access Programs (SAP), Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and collateral classified information. You will actively gather and understand complex operational requirements from command leadership, accurately interpreting DoW and local security policies to ensure mission objectives are met compliantly. You will lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive, command-wide Security Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). You will manage the response to all security incidents and electronic spillages, guiding immediate containment actions, overseeing information gathering for Command Preliminary Inquiries, and identifying root causes to prevent recurrence. Security clearance required: Top Secret

Education In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: At the DA-04 Level: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR Successful completion of 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR Possession of an LL.M., if related A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.