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IT Cybersecurity Specialist (CUSTSPT-INFOSEC)
Job at a glance
- Category
- GRC
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Location
- Portsmouth, Virginia
- Salary range
- $75,788 to $98,530
- Posted
- Nov 12, 2026
- Closes
- November 23, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
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U.S. Coast Guard is hiring a IT Cybersecurity Specialist (CUSTSPT-INFOSEC) in Portsmouth, Virginia. This is a GRC job in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $75,788 to $98,530. Review the full details below and apply directly with U.S. Coast Guard.
This vacancy is for a GS-2210-11, IT Cybersecurity Specialist (CUSTSPT-INFOSEC) located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, C5ISC DEPLOYABLE SPEC FRCS and AVIATION PLATFORM-PORTSMOUTH VA in PORTSMOUTH, Virginia.
Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal or private sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.Specialized experience must include the following: Overseeing the deployment of engineering changes and Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTOs); and Managing and resolving support tickets within a support framework; and Coordinating with maintenance activities and updating tracking systems; and Developing contract packages for tactical communications and sensor systems. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Full responsibilities and requirements are on U.S. Coast Guard's application page.
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This job is based in Portsmouth, Virginia on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to U.S. Coast Guard'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 U.S. Coast Guard 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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