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Physical Security Specialist

Pentagon Force Protection Agency · Department of Defense
📍 Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia 💰 $70623 – $91815/yr

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Job Summary

The employee serves as a Physical Security Specialist responsible for ensuring the physical protection of sensitive or classified information, personnel, facilities, resources, or other processes against criminal, terrorist, or hostile intelligence activities at the Remote Delivery Facility and Pentagon Reservation jurisdictional areas.

Key Responsibilities

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: The incumbent serves as a technical authority on security matters affecting the Remote Delivery Facility and Pentagon Reservation jurisdictional areas. Schedules and independently performs a variety of physical security inspections of designated mission essential and vulnerable activities.

The incumbent documents findings, prepares reports, briefs responsible management officials, reviews reports of corrective action, and performs follow-up inspections as appropriate.

Requirements & Education

ARE YOU QUALIFYING BASED ON EDUCATION or A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE? You must provide sufficient documentation of your education in your resume. You MUST provide a copy of official or unofficial transcripts or degrees in your application package. It may also be acceptable to document your applicable course listing in your resume (course number, credits earned, etc.). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency.

If selected, an official/sealed transcript will be required prior to appointment. PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.

If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contact

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Pentagon Force Protection Agency, Department of Defense.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $70623 – $91815/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-29.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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