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INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST
Job at a glance
- Category
- GRC
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Salary range
- $75,374 to $97,991
- Posted
- Aug 23, 2026
Defense Finance and Accounting Service is hiring a INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is a GRC job in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $75,374 to $97,991. Review the full details below and apply directly with Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment. Qualifications: GS-11 One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-09) within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. GS-11 Specialized experience is defined as: enforcing site-specific Physical, Operational, Information, Industrial, and Special Security plans and policies to regulate access to sensitive, controlled unclassified/classified information throughout its life cycle, analyzing complex information security problems and mission vulnerabilities and review the results of information security violations/inquiries and briefing senior leadership on findings and corrective actions. You may qualify for consideration if meeting specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the
Full responsibilities and requirements are on Defense Finance and Accounting Service's application page.
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This job is based in Indianapolis, Indiana on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to Defense Finance and Accounting Service'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.
How to position yourself for this cybersecurity governance job
Strong candidates emphasize security control frameworks, risk assessment, policy and standards, and translating technical security posture into governance and board-level reporting. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how Defense Finance and Accounting Service would apply NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, and security risk and control-assurance practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.
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