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INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST
Job at a glance
- Category
- GRC
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Location
- Niagara Falls, New York
- Salary range
- $78,091 to $101,524
- Posted
- Aug 23, 2026
Air National Guard Units is hiring a INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST in Niagara Falls, New York. This is a GRC job in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $78,091 to $101,524. Review the full details below and apply directly with Air National Guard Units.
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D1656P01 and is part of the 107TH ATKW, National Guard. This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants. Qualifications: Military Grades: ENLISTED GENERAL EXPERIENCE: 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. Must have the education and validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade for one of the seven organizational program disciplines and its applicable Security Series career. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have one year equivalent to at least next lower grade level initiating and implementing policies and procedures required to manage sensitive compartmented information (SCI) programs and to protect SCI resources. Experience establishing policies and procedures for accomplishment of SCI protection and security. Experience serving as the SCI Control Officer responsible for establishing, managing, and controlling all collateral and SCI classified information and material within the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) affecting the Unit's mission. Experience working directly for the intelligence unit commander/Senior Intelligence Officer (SIO), reporting on the administration of the Special Security Office and SCI-associated security programs. Experience managing and directing the activities and personnel of the unit Special Security
Full responsibilities and requirements are on Air National Guard Units's application page.
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This job is based in Niagara Falls, New York 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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