Job Opening: 66393 Opening Date: August 7, 2026
Closing Date: August 21, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (ET)
Job Title Security Specialist - Associate Chief Security Officer (ACSO)
Full Performance Level GS-13
Division San Antonio Field Office
Location San Antonio, TX
Working Hours Hours may vary based on the needs of the Division.
Job Type Full Time/Permanent
Who May Apply Current, permanent FBI employees
Number of Positions Available 1
Questions Email:
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[email protected] Salary GS-13: $108,001.00-$140,403.00
Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. KEY REQUIREMENTS - Must be a current, permanent FBI employee
- Must be able to obtain an SCI clearance
- Some travel may be required
- Selectee will be required to complete form FD-887, Request for Access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion, such as long periods of standing, walking, bending, stooping, reaching, crawling and similar activities. The ACSO engages in such exertions when, for example, they assist in the inspection of office buildings or industrial facilities. Performance of work may take place in attics, crawlspaces, walls, ceilings, and other limited access spaces, in rough terrain or in construction sites. The work may regularly involve lifting and carrying moderately heavy objects of 50 pounds or less. The work may require some common characteristics and abilities of physical agility and dexterity to work in confined spaces.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work is performed in settings in which there is regular and recurring exposure to moderate discomforts and unpleasantness, such as high levels of noise, high temperatures in confined spaces, or adverse weather conditions. The employee may be required to use protective clothing or gear such as masks, gowns, coats, boots, googles, gloves, or shields.
MAJOR DUTIES - Serves as the local ACSO to handle facets of security policy administration, primarily personnel and physical security. Will assist the Chief Security Officer (CSO) in all security assigned functions to include areas such as Communication Security (COMSEC), Continuity of Operations (COOP), Occupant Emergency Program (OEP), and Industrial and Information Security.
- Provides direct support and service to the administration of the FBI Security Program by participating in the direction, from inception to completion, of complex security clearance access.
- Provides briefings, trainings, leadership, advice, and guidance related to personnel security reporting requirements.
- Establishes and implements local security procedural systems; and where appropriate, interprets, designs, develops, evaluates, and sometimes installs protection systems and devices to combat malicious interference.
- Independently plans, schedules, coordinates, facilitates, and monitors the effectiveness of the operation of security programs.
- Assists in the inspection of office buildings or industrial facilities, large military complexes, or remote sites.
- May serve as the OEP Coordinator, participate in a Facility Security Committee (FSC), or serve as a CSO in the absence of the CSO.
QUALIFICATIONS & EVALUATIONS Please ensure that your specialized experience and requirements are clearly identifiable in your resume. Your application will be evaluated using the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify that you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement.
Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. If you are found minimally qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process.
The first five competencies will be used in a Structured Resume Review to objectively evaluate applicant resumes. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below.
Your resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Competencies:
- Analytic Thinking
- Communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Physical Security
- Security
Specialized Experience (SE) GS-13: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Performed security and administration work in two or more functional security areas - Personnel Security, Physical Security, COOP, OEP, Information Security, COMSEC, and Industrial Security.
- Provided leadership by developing and implementing training, assigning work, developing deadlines, and identifying resources needed to complete a project.
- Participated in audits and inspections of secure areas and made recommendations to management on policy and procedure changes being implemented to improve security.
- Prepared and presented comprehensive and concise written reports to brief management on a variety of complex security assessment investigations.
- Ensured compliance with current policy and security-based directives.
Education Education
may not be substituted for specialized experience at the GS 13 level.
HOW TO APPLY For detailed instructions related to applying, uploading documents, withdrawing an application or updating your application, please review instructions on How to Apply. If applying online is a hardship, please use the contact information listed in the vacancy announcement prior to the closing date for assistance.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS To apply to this position, interested applicants must provide a complete application package by the closing date which includes:
- Utilizing the Resume Builder, outline your relevant work experience and associated start and end dates. Uploaded resumes will not be reviewed or used for qualification purposes.
- Other supporting documents (if applicable):
- College transcripts, if qualifying based on education or if there is a positive education requirement
- Memorandum for Record (MFR): Work performed outside assigned duties (that would not normally be documented on a SF-50, i. e., back-up duties), has to be documented in detail by an immediate supervisor in order to receive full credit for amount of time worked in that position. If no documentation is furnished no credit will be given for time worked in that position. The following notations must be specified in the documentation:
- Percent of time worked in the particular position (cannot conflict with main duties)
- The month/year work began
Frequency worked (i.e., daily, monthly, etc.) - Specific duties performed
Attach the Memorandum for Record to your application in the "Cover Letters and Attachments" section of My Career Tools on the Careers Home page. Please upload the attachment as type "Other."
While applicants might see these documents in their profile, HR Specialists may be unable to access them. Therefore, all applicants MUST upload another copy to ensure that staffing units can review the complete application.
Please note: Failure to provide the necessary and relevant information required by this vacancy announcement may disqualify you from consideration. Incomplete applications will not be supplemented with additional requests for information; your application will be evaluated solely on the information you submit.
You must complete the application process and submit all required documents by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on the announcement's closing date. WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The Most Competitive candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of your status throughout the process.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Positions with fitness for duty requirements or those that require international travel may require proof of certain vaccinations.
- Limited Movement: Policy has been implemented wherein support employees entering a position may be precluded from moving to another position within the Bureau through reassignment or change to a lower grade for a minimum of 12 months. HRD will waive this limited movement policy for qualified employees, who have received an official notification letter that their current position is being relocated due to an organizational restructuring initiative, so those employees can compete for a position elsewhere. Voluntarily leaving a position with a relocation incentive may result in loss of that incentive. Please notate that you have received an official notification letter within your application.
- Probationary employees are precluded from being considered for all job opportunities until 12-months of their 24-month probationary period has concluded. Probationary employees may be considered for competitive vacancies that are advertised within their respective division or field office after serving 90 days within the FBI.
- Candidates will not be considered if currently on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP); a Letter of Requirement (LOR); or have failed a PIP or LOR and are currently awaiting the final action by HRD.
a) Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a 90-day written developmental plan for an employee whose performance on one or more critical elements is rated "Unacceptable."
b) A Letter of Requirement (LOR) is issued when a supervisor identifies leave abuse and/or when frequent absences negatively impact operations of an office.
- Relocation expenses will be borne by the selectee, except FBI employees returning from LEGAT assignment. Employees returning from LEGAT assignments must advise the Staffing and Administrative Unit / International Operations Division of their application for this position.
- Current tax law may impact your transfer by making some of your moving expense reimbursements taxable. Please contact 304-625-9337 (304-625-XFER) for information regarding taxable expenses.
- Employees selected for promotions at the GS 12 level or higher, selected for a supervisory position at any grade level, or selected for positions where a transfer of location is required, will be processed through the name check program prior to being notified of their selection.
Nepotism Nepotism is the act of favoring relatives in the hiring process and is prohibited by law. Public officials are prohibited from hiring or promoting relatives or relatives of officials in their chain of command, as well as actively or indirectly endorse a relative's appointment or promotion. During the hiring process, all selected candidates and FBI hiring managers will be required to certify they are not related to anyone involved in the hiring process.
