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Journeyman Security Specialist

Huntington Ingalls Industries

Wright Patterson AFB, OHFull-time$61–90K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$61–90K/yr
Location
Wright Patterson AFB, OH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance

Job overview

HII – Mission Technologies seeks a Journeyman Security Specialist to support a position at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The specialist manages personnel and physical security activities, including clearance records, access data, classified-facility controls, alarms, and security databases. The role requires TS/SCI eligibility and offers a stated salary range of $60,697 to $90,000.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Personnel SecurityJADEProgram Access RequestsSAP Nomination ProcessDD254sOPSECCOMSECSecurity Policy DevelopmentClassified Operations SecuritySecurity Classification GuidesNISPOMICD-705DoD GuidanceWritten CommunicationStandard Operating ProceduresSecurity PlansFacility Accreditation PackagesDCIIDISSNISPSAP Access ManagementPersonnel Security QuestionnairesLetter of Compelling Need Packages

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Related Field or EquivalentMaster's in Related Field or EquivalentHigh School Diploma or Equivalent6+ Years Relevant Experience4+ Years Relevant Experience10+ Years Relevant ExperienceTS/SCI Eligibility ClearanceEligible for SAP Access

Full job description

Requisition Number: 30848

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $60,697.00 - $90,000.00

Security Clearance: TS/SCI

Level of Experience: Mid

Employee Referral Amount: $2,500.00

Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division

Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

Leadership at HII – Mission Technologies

HII’s Leadership Capability Framework defines the standard of excellence expected of all leaders across Mission Technologies. Leaders are accountable for modeling these capabilities and building them within their teams:

  • Know & Grow Your People – Develop talent, empower teams, and build an inclusive environment.

  • Build Relationships – Strengthen trust, collaboration, and cross-functional partnerships.

  • Take Ownership – Drive accountability, execution excellence, and results.

  • Customer First – Anticipate mission needs and deliver value to our partners.

  • Shape the Future – Inspire innovation and align work with strategic priorities.

  • Act with Urgency – Make informed decisions and move with purpose.

These capabilities define how leaders inspire teams, deliver results, and shape the future of Mission Technologies.

Job Description

HII – Mission Technologies Corp. is looking for a qualified Journeyman Security Specialist to support a position located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. TS/SCI required.

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Essential Job Responsibilities

  • Reviews the databases to confirm clearance information and send visit certifications.

  • Responsible for entering privacy act information, foreign contact/travel information and program access data into JADE.

  • Be able to utilize the JADE to produce access rosters, visitor certification, program hierarchy access lists and other specialized reports.

  • Maintain accurate unit personnel security files that contain all required documents as required.

  • Knowledge of Data transmission and control

  • Responsible for physical security of the unit’s classified facilities to include entry control, issue badges, generate meeting rosters, conduct entry/exit checks and ensure prohibited devices are not introduced into the facilities.

  • Must be able to activate alarms, enter unit personnel into the system, conduct alarm tests and initiate guard force response tests.

  • Maintain an accurate door/safe combination database & change cypher/lock combinations

Minimum Qualifications

6 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 4 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 10 years relevant experience.

Knowledge of Data transmission and control

  • Top Secret/SCI-Eligibility Clearance required

  • Eligible for SAP access

  • Personnel Security

  • Joint Access Database Environment (JADE)

  • Program Access Requests (PAR)

  • Special Access Program Nomination Process (SAPNP)

  • DD254s

  • OPSEC

  • COMSEC

Preferred Requirements

  • Develop and implement security policy and guidance for conducting classified operations & activities.

  • Provide guidance and assistance to unit personnel in accordance with program directives, security classification guides (SCG), the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), Intelligence Community Directives (ICD-705) and other applicable Department of Defense (DoD) guidance.

  • Possess the ability and written communication skills to develop detailed security products such as: Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), security plans, and facility accreditation packages

  • Familiar and functional with Joint Access Database Environment (JADE), Defense Central Index of Investigations (DCII), and Defense Information System for Security (DISS), National Industrial Security Program (NISP).

  • Process, review and edit unit and incoming security

  • Assist in managing SAP access quotas and maintains program access rosters.

  • Prepares & reviews Program Access Requests (PAR) IAW the Special Access Program Nomination Process (SAPNP) by utilizing/reviewing Personnel Security Questionnaires (PSQ), its respective Templates, and Letter of Compelling Need (LOCN) packages.

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance?

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.

How this job compares

Set against the 601 open Security Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$61–90K/yr
  • US median$81–116K/yr345 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $75K, is 21% below the US median midpoint ($95K) — in the lowest quarter of Security Specialist salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 33 open Security Specialist jobs in Ohio and 601 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Security Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (388 postings).
Education
116 of the 601 open Security Specialist jobs (19%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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