Summary

You will serve as a INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST (INFO SEC/CMCC SPEC) in the MARCORSYSCOM.

Duties

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• You will assist with administering the information security program by reviewing security practices, evaluating compliance with policies, identifying concerns, recommending improvements, and reporting progress to supervisors when needed.
• You will receive, analyze, control, route, distribute, and account for classified information entering and leaving the command while maintaining accurate records and supporting the secure handling and scheduled destruction of sensitive materials.
• You will apply established procedures to evaluate information security activities, identify potential problem areas, resolve routine conflicts, enforce program requirements, and recommend practical solutions that support mission objectives.
• You will maintain an automated information system that supports accountability records for classified information, verify the accuracy of documentation, monitor processing activities, and ensure reliable control of sensitive materials.
• You will attend meetings and briefings for informational purposes, work with team members to accomplish assigned tasks, communicate with customers to understand their needs, and prepare or contribute to a variety of written correspondence.
• You will interpret policies according to established objectives, support higher level specialists by evaluating program effectiveness, implement approved practices, and promptly inform supervisors about progress or potentially controversial matters.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This is a Security Professional Educational Development (SPeD) position and requires DoD certification. Selectee must obtain and maintain certification within prescribed timeframes. Certification is: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or NH-02 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

- Strategic Recommendations: Proactively generates and weighs multiple alternative security solutions, making highly effective, risk-managed recommendations that successfully balance mission requirements with strict security compliance.

- Stakeholder Collaboration: Proven ability to lead collaborative problem-solving efforts with cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring security decisions protect sensitive data without impeding operational workflows.

- Root-Cause Analysis: Demonstrates strong capability in identifying and analyzing complex security vulnerabilities, pinpointing the root causes of policy non-compliance rather than just treating symptoms.

- Regulatory Execution: Exhibits precise, hands-on expertise in applying classification, marking, and safeguarding rules to complex military, technical, or operational documents.

- Lifecycle Oversight: Successfully manages the full lifecycle of classified material, including secure transportation, storage, and the execution of accurate redacting and declassification procedures.

- Quality Assurance: Actively conducts quality assurance reviews of marked materials, identifying and correcting classification discrepancies to prevent accidental spills or unauthorized disclosures.

- Policy Implementation: Applies thorough knowledge of national, DoD, and executive security policies to protect national security information from unauthorized disclosure.

- Risk Management: Effectively conducts risk assessments and implements protective measures tailored to secure networks, physical spaces, and physical assets.

- Incident Response: Demonstrates readiness or experience in detecting, reporting, and mitigating potential security infractions, compromises, or data spills swiftly.

- Clear Communication: Communicates complex security data and updates clearly and securely using multiple approved methods to keep stakeholders informed of critical changes.

- Data Acquisition: Efficiently gathers, evaluates, and verifies information from diverse sources, ensuring data accuracy and relevance before integrating it into security systems.

- Information Security Liaison: Liaison with IT professionals in facilitating secure information sharing across multiple enclaves (e.g., NIPR, SIPR), ensuring data is safely disseminated only to authorized personnel with a need-to-know.

- Technical Comprehension: Comprehends and interprets dense technical regulations, security classification guides (SCGs), and federal instructions.

- Practical Application: Translates abstract, high-level policies into concrete, actionable steps for specific, everyday operational security scenarios.

- Guidance & Compliance: Serves as a reliable interpreter of rules for the team, ensuring that unit-level procedures remain strictly aligned with overarching federal guidelines.

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

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

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LL.M., if related

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

Relocation incentives as described in 5 USC 5743 may be authorized in accordance with applicable regulations. PCS is not authorized. (For use when only a relocation incentive may be offered, but no PCS).

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

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.

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/

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 comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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