
SUPERVISORY SECURITY SPECIALIST
Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
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The Supervisory Security Specialist serves in the NLSC, overseeing echelon III physical security and conventional security programs. The role assures acceptable work quality and quantity, administers portions of the Command Personnel Security Program, and establishes and implements security awareness programming. The position also provides authoritative security guidance, resolves conflicting requirements, and assists with security education and training.
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Summary You will serve as a SUPERVISORY SECURITY SPECIALIST in the NLSC. Responsibilities You will serve as a supervisory security specialist, responsible for echelon III Command oversight in physical security of multifaceted conventional security programs. You will be responsible for assuring that an acceptable quality and quantity of work is produced. You will administer portions of the Command Personnel Security Program. You will establish and implement the Security Awareness program to ensure continuous exposure to security concepts, policies, and requirements to foster and automatic response to security needs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience includes duties related to the following: Providing authoritative security program guidance involving Physical, Personnel, Information, Operations, and Industrial Security based on regulations, policy, or guidance from higher headquarters over subordinate security specialists within area of responsibility (AOR); Resolving issues independently involving conflicting security requirements as needed; Administering portions of the Command Personnel Security Program; Assisting in the development of security education program and delivering training. 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 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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. 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. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. 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 ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies 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.
How this job compares
Set against the 608 open Security Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$90–115K/yr51 salary ranges
- US median$21–26/hr93 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 65 open Security Specialist jobs in California and 608 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Security Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (396 postings).
- Education
- 118 of the 608 open Security Specialist jobs (19%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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