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The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for a Full-Time Lead Security Specialist (NH-0080-03) to work at Air Force Materiel Command, (AFMC) in the Air Force Sustainment Center location in Hill Air Force Base, located in Layton, Utah. This federal job offers a rewarding and exciting career with benefits.
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Recruitment, Relocation, Retention and Student Loan Incentives may be authorized.
Roster may be used to fill like vacancies for the next 120 days
Salary Range ($89,508 - $138,370) Yearly with locality pay included
Job Open Date 7/9/2026
Job Close Date 7/16/2026
Who may apply: All U.S. Citizens
Lead Special Access Program (SAP) Security Specialist: Architect the Defense of Our Most Classified Programs!
Are you an elite security professional with the vision to shape policy and the leadership to guide a team? We are seeking a SAP Lead Security Specialist and Senior Subject Matter Expert to take charge of our most advanced security programs.
In this premier lead role, you will be the definitive authority on protecting the organization from compromise. You will not only manage day-to-day security operations across our most restricted enclaves, but you will also research, architect, and implement the innovative policies that define the future of our security posture. Your leadership will directly enable the Department of War to develop and deploy war-winning capabilities in a completely impenetrable environment.
What You Will Accomplish:
As the senior technical authority and team lead within the Security Section, your daily focus will span from high-level policy development to multi-disciplinary operational defense. You will:
- Lead and Mentor Security Professionals: Perform official lead duties over subordinate employees, directing and overseeing critical security projects, assignments, and advanced studies.
- Innovate Security Policy: Serve as the senior Subject Matter Expert (SME), researching, developing, and recommending groundbreaking corporate policies, practices, and processes for the management of advanced SAP security programs.
- Command Multi-Disciplinary Defense: Provide expert security management and operational support across a wide spectrum of disciplines, including Physical, Personnel, Information, Industrial, Operations (OPSEC), and Communications (COMSEC) Security.
- Protect Across All Classifications: Ensure airtight security and compliance for Collateral, SAP, and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) environments.
- Enforce Force Protection: Execute critical defense and safety measures, including Antiterrorism protocols and Force Protection strategies to keep our personnel and facilities safe.
- Manage Core Security Services: Oversee the essential daily operations that keep our workforce mission-ready, including personnel clearance management, the execution of critical security training, and the rapid, thorough investigation of security incidents.
Stand as the Shield for Our Mission. The technological breakthroughs developed by our engineering teams are only as secure as the professionals who protect them. By leading our SAP security efforts and developing next-generation security policies, you directly prevent adversarial compromise and ensure our warfighters maintain a decisive tactical advantage on the battlefield.
If you are a dedicated, detail-driven security leader with a passion for national defense and the expertise to shape complex SAP security environments, I highly encourage you to apply. Join the team that secures the future of our nation's military technology.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Position is designated special-sensitive and requires a TOP SECRET (TS) security clearance with eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), other intelligence-related Special Sensitive information, or involvement in Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAP) to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. A non-disclosure agreement must be signed. Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret w/SCI clearance.
- Obtain and maintain approval to access the portfolio of Special Access Programs required to perform daily duties.
- Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise
- May be required to travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments
- Occasionally require the employee to work outside the normal business hours
- Designated as a National Security Position
- Designated drug testing position. The employee is subject to random drug testing.
- Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) and Security Asset Protection Professional Certification (SAPPC) are required within 2 years of the established employee EOD or initial assignment date to this position in accordance with DOD 3305.13-M, DoD Security Accreditation and Certification. The listed certification requirement(s) may not be deleted or modified without the written approval of the AF Security Functional Authority (SAF/AA) or their delegated security career field representative. Special Programs Security Credential (SPSC) is recommended, but not required.
Recruitment Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
1. Ability to lead a team, plan, organize, and direct team functions and mentor or motivate team members.
2. Knowledge of principles and practices of team building; and of the methods and techniques of fact-finding, analysis, and resolution of complex problems.
3. Ability to establish performance goals and assess progress toward their achievement; adjust work operations and program objectives to meet emergencies, changing programs, or production requirements within available resources and with minimum sacrifice of quality or quantity of work.
4. In-depth knowledge of advanced special programs, personnel, physical, information, industrial security and OPSEC concepts, principles, and practices to plan and implement security programs in these areas.
5. Knowledge of security training concepts, programs, procedures, and practices to assist managers in establishing and operating internal security programs.
6. Skill in developing, analyzing, and evaluating security programs to meet mission requirements and improve the security program for the unit and any supported organizations
RESUME: Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional information on how to complete the two-page resume is located at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit.
Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period. Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. citizenship required. Must be of legal working age.