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INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST
Job at a glance
- Category
- GRC
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Location
- Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
- Salary range
- $84,439 to $109,777
- Posted
- Aug 23, 2026
Air National Guard Units is hiring a INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST in Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. This is a GRC job in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $84,439 to $109,777. Review the full details below and apply directly with Air National Guard Units.
Opened Area(s) of Consideration 1 2 3 4 DEFINITION OF AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION Area 1 - All current on-board AKNG T5 Competitive or Excepted Service Employees. Area 2 - All other current onboard AKNG T32 Excepted Service Employees. Area 3 - All current or former members of the Alaska National Guard. Area 4 - All current and former Federal Employees with Reinstatement Eligibility. PDCN T5840000 MPCN Selecting Supervisor Tyler J. Sutton Qualifications GENERAL EXPERIENCE is experience education or training in collecting and analyzing data effectively efficiently and accurately. Able to apply procedures and directives by reading and interpreting technical material. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing using presentation and report formats. Demonstrated ability to follow directions to read understand and retain a variety of instructions regulations and procedures. Learned ability to assess the surrounding environment to recognize immediate risk levels. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience which is directly related to the position to be filled and which has equipped you with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. To qualify for this position you must meet the Specialized Experience Education or a combination of both as described below Specialized Experience - Must have at least 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS 09. Examples of specialized experience includes Initiates and implements policies and procedures required to manage sensitive compartmented information (SCI) programs and to protect SCI resources. Establishes policies and procedures for accomplishment of SCI protection and security. Develops goals and objectives that integrate organizational missions and security requirements. Serves as the principal advisor to the intelligence unit commander/SIO on SCI physical computer information personnel and administrative security. Education - Possess a Ph.D an equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. NOTE In order to be considered for this position using education as a basis of qualification you must submit a copy of your transcripts. Combination - A combination of Specialized Experience and Education as described above. Only graduate education in excess of that required for a Master's degree or equivalent may be used when combining education and
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This job is based in Elmendorf AFB, Alaska on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to Air National Guard Units's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.
About cybersecurity governance jobs
Cybersecurity governance connects security control frameworks to business and regulatory risk, covering policy, risk assessment, and control assurance rather than hands-on operations. Jobs like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, and security risk and control-assurance practices.
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