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PHYSICAL SECURITY SPECIALIST

Pentagon Force Protection Agency · Department of Defense

Security Administration

Salary
$102,415–$133,142/year
Grade
12
Work location
Telework eligible · Pentagon, Virginia
Schedule
Full-time
Posted
Oct 13, 2026
Apply by
Oct 19, 2026
Category
Security Administration

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Summary

This position is located in the Security Services Division (SSD), Visitor Management Branch (VMB), Access Control Center (ACC), and reports to the VMB Chief. The ACC is responsible for access management, photography and tool permits, maintaining after hours points of contacts and security manager lists, and providing top notch customer service and communications to security managers and Pentagon tenants.

Duties

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Monitors contractual performance and obligations of contract support staff working in the ACC. Provides senior leadership and VMB Chief with timely, well written, and comprehensive administrative information. Provides physical security services to the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW), PFPA, Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), and other DoW agencies located in the Pentagon Facilities as prescribed in executive orders, DoW directives, instructions, manuals, and regulations. Manages PFPA physical security and contingency planning to ensure the safety of the buildings and of the employees in those buildings within the NCR, ensuring security programs comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customer needs. Prepares and analyzes reports; responses to queries, justifications, and background papers on areas of expertise and assignment.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

How you will be evaluated

Category Rating: Once the application process is complete, your eligibility and qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment(s) required for this position (if applicable). If after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of the following quality categories: The category assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background matches the competencies required for this position. Qualified = Meets the minimum experience requirements described in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement. Well Qualified = Meets the minimum experience requirements described in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement and demonstrates proficiency in the Critical Competencies listed above. Best Qualified = Meets the minimum experience requirements described in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement and excels in the Critical Competencies listed above. The USA Hire Assessments includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. You will be assessed on the following competencies: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork The Category Rating Process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three" but protects the rights of Veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category. Veterans' preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent will be listed in the highest quality category (except in the case of scientific or professional positions at the GS-09 level or higher).

About this listing

Pentagon Force Protection Agency has 3 open listings on the site: all telework eligible. This one is telework eligible, based in Pentagon, Virginia. See all Pentagon Force Protection Agency listings, or read what fully remote and telework eligible mean.

Advertised pay is $102,415 to $133,142 a year. That covers GS-12 on the General Schedule, where pay also depends on step and locality; how GS pay works.

This announcement is open for 6 days, from Oct 13, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. Among currently open Security Administration postings, the typical advertised window is about 11 days. As of Oct 16, 2026, it closes in 3 days.

Who can apply: the public (U.S. citizens), plus federal employees eligible for career transition programs, veterans and 1 other group. The announcement's "This job is open to" section has the exact eligibility rules.

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