
Security Specialist
Fort Meade, MDFull-time$102–133K/yrPosted 1 day ago
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Job overview
The U.S. Marine Corps seeks a Security Specialist (GG-12) for the Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion at Fort Meade, Maryland. The specialist administers security awareness training and clearance programs, supports security management, and helps ensure compliance with national requirements and executive orders. The role also involves liaison work and coordinating visitor access requests.
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Summary
You will serve as a Security Specialist (GG-12) for the Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion (MCSB) administering security awareness training programs, ensuring compliance with all policies set forth by national requirements and lead security management This position is located in Fort Meade, MD ofUS MARINE CORPS INFORMATION COMMAND.
Duties
- You will act as liaison internally and externally to ensure proper security protocols are followed.
- You will design and implement annual security training in accordance with executive order.
- You will administer the security clearance program for all Marines assigned to this duty station.
- You will coordinate physical security access requests for visitors.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower level (GG/GS-11) in the Federal Service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing duties such as: 1) Administering the security clearance program for all Marines assigned to the Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion; 2) Advising Security Manager on all security related matters; 3) Designing, implementing and overseeing annual security awareness training to ensure compliance with executive orders; 4) Partnering with internal and external agencies to develop and implement policies for standard operating procedures. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Additional qualification information can be found from the following DON DCIPS policy website: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/Naval%20Intelligence%20Activity/Chapter%205%20-%20Employment%20and%20Placement.pdf
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. 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. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: CUSTOMER SERVICE WRITTEN COMMUNICATION ORAL COMMUNICATION PROBLEM SOLVING PERSONNEL SECURITY This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: USA Hire and Structured Interview. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility and qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. 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. Other Information
Recruitment incentives may be authorized to eligible new hires. 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. 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. 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 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. ICTAP does not apply to Excepted Service positions. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. All Defense Intelligence positions under the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) are in the excepted service by specific statue, 10 U.S.C. 1601. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. For more information on the DCIPS occupational structure click here. For more information about career advancement in DCIPS click here.
How this job compares
Set against the 593 open Security Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$102–133K/yr
- US median$85–121K/yr333 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $118K, is 12% above the US median midpoint ($105K) — in the middle half of Security Specialist salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 14 open Security Specialist jobs in Maryland and 593 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- 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 (425 postings).
- Education
- 133 of the 593 open Security Specialist jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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