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INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST
United States Fleet Forces Command is hiring for the role of INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST, Monterey, California (On-site). This is a Cybersecurity role in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $111896 - $145468 Per Year. Review the full details below and apply directly with United States Fleet Forces Command.
You will serve as a INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST in the INFORMATION TECHHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT (N6) of FLT NUMER OCEANGPHY METEO CTR.
Qualifications: To qualify for a GS-12, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience with destruction, inventory, issuing, and using COMSEC material. Experience with physical security, verifying security clearances, and the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility indoctrination process. Experience demonstrating the knowledge and ability to work independently to plan and organize COMSEC activities of some complexity and determine the most appropriate principles, practices, and methods to execute all tasks. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Location and market context
This role is based in Monterey on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to United States Fleet Forces Command's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.
About cybersecurity governance roles
Cybersecurity governance connects security control frameworks to business and regulatory risk, covering policy, risk assessment, and control assurance rather than hands-on operations. Roles 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 role
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 United States Fleet Forces Command 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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