
SECURITY SPECIALIST
United States Fleet Forces Command
Suffolk, VAFull-time$103–141K/yrPosted today
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Job overview
The Security Specialist will serve in the Inspections Branch Team B of the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command in Suffolk, Virginia. The role conducts inspections and security reviews of physical and other security controls and practices, assesses safeguards for classified material and access controls, and works with organizational contacts to plan assessments. It also compiles inspection lessons learned to support vulnerability knowledge management and training efforts.
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Summary
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
Duties
- You will serve as a SECURITY SPECIALIST in the INSPECTIONS BRANCH TEAM B (N0523), OPERATIONS DIVISION (N052), OFFICE of COMPLIANCE and ASSESSMENT DIRECTORIATE (OCA[N05]), U.S. FLEET CYBER COMMAND (FLTCYBERCOM) in Suffolk, VA.
- You will conduct inspections and security reviews to assess the effectiveness of physical and other security controls, as well as security practices and procedures, to determine how they contribute to an organization’s cybersecurity posture.
- You will confer with organizational points of contact to obtain reference information, combined with knowledge of governing standards to plan security-related elements of inspections and assessments, ensuring to focus on areas requiring attention.
- You will assess physical safeguards for effectiveness in protecting and storing classified material, as well as access controls.
- You will compile lessons learned from inspections to contribute to vulnerability knowledge management and resultant training efforts.
Qualifications
Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies or knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying experience would be demonstrated by: -Experience identifying and documenting gaps in security controls and relevant security parameters. -Experience presenting findings and debriefs to leadership on risks, operational impacts of non-compliance, and resource requirements to integrate/institute necessary security refinements. -Experience providing guidance on the physical security and safeguarding of classified materials and protection of information in accordance with cybersecurity inspection standards and methodologies. -Experience performing comprehensive assessments as part of the inspection process to determine the integrity of security administration and documentation of programs. This position is within the Work Category PROFESSIONAL at Work Level FULL PERFORMANCE, Series and Grade GG-0080-12. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management: https://dodcio.defense.gov/Cyber-Workforce/CES.aspx 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.
How You Will Be Evaluated
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation. If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All qualification requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies. Other Information
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Several vacancies may be filled. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Shift work, irregular tours of duty, occasional evening/weekend work, and/or extended duty may be required. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. In accordance with DoDI 1400.25, Volume 3005, Section 3.15, all employees newly appointed to a CES position will serve a 3-year probationary period. Permanent and term employees currently serving in a probationary period in the competitive service or a probationary or trial period in the excepted service will complete the period as prescribed in their original conditions of employment in the new CES position if they transfer without a break in service or are promoted, demoted, or reassigned to a CES position. This position is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1599f. The Cyber Interagency Transfer Authority (CITA) permits movement of CES employees appointed under Section 1599f of Title 10 U.S.C. and excepted service employees appointed under Schedule A, Section 213.3106(b)(11) of Title 5 CFR, into cyber workforce positions in the competitive service and movement of competitive service employees into DoD Cyber Workforce positions within the Military Departments and Defense Agencies.
How this job compares
Set against the 553 open Security Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$103–141K/yr
- Virginia median$94–125K/yr42 salary ranges
- US median$85–121K/yr323 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $122K, is 10% above the Virginia median midpoint ($111K) — in the middle half of Security Specialist salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 69 open Security Specialist jobs in Virginia and 553 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- Security Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 7 years (372 postings).
- Education
- 104 of the 553 open Security Specialist jobs (19%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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