SECURITY SPECIALIST

Created at: April 30, 2026 00:58

Company: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Location: Seattle, WA, 98060

Job Description:

About the Position: Serves as full assistant to the Seattle District's Security Manager. Shares in the responsibility to develop, coordinate, execute and inspect programs designed primarily to protect the Seattle District's resources.
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the Command Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) conducting physical security inspections of government properties or operations; AND (2) performing criminal investigations for any criminal activity, personnel wrongdoing, or command directed investigations in instances of compromise, or alleged compromise in connection with security violations; AND (3) completing Anti-Terrorism assessments to include contract review; AND (4) conducting all security related training/briefings. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: sociology, criminology, police administration, criminal justice, or a related area. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
Establishes and maintains the district’s physical security systems, physical aids, record repositories and tracks deficiencies until completion.
Schedules and conducts physical security inspections to include conducting preoccupant and post-incident inspections.
Administers the District security and crime prevention education program and serves as the liaison with security and law enforcement agencies.
Coordinates with the appropriate offices (e.g., Command Information Office/G6, Logistics, etc.) to establish protective security measures for automation and communication hardware and equipment.
Maintains access to classified systems, reviews classified intelligence reports, law enforcement bulletins, and other threat information for items affecting Seattle District or its personnel, especially those traveling to OCONUS or high threat areas.
Administers procedures governing classification, protection, accountability and dissemination of classified information under District Control.
Develops and maintains a District OPSEC Program designed to deny District information to hostile military and intelligence organizations.
Manages the Antiterrorism Program and conducts annual Threat Assessments, Risk Assessments and Vulnerability Assessments for special events.


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