Special Security Representative (SSR), 645 CYS

United States Space Force•Cape Canaveral AFS, FL 32920, United States• Temporary

Posted 3 days ago• Business & Finance

Compensation

$90,173–$139,398/year

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Job Description

Summary

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Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

01/13/2026 to 01/20/2026

Salary $90,173 to - $139,398 per year

Salary is dependent upon duty location, grade, step and locality pay. Equivalent to GS-12/13.

Pay scale & grade NH 3

Location

Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida is searching for a Special Security Representative (SSR) to support the 645th Cyberspace Squadron (NH-0080-03, GS-12/13 equivalent).

Our Mission:
The 645th Cyberspace Squadron is on a mission to deliver persistent cyberspace defense and groundbreaking technology. We are the silent guardians of our nation's space command and control, space domain awareness, and launch operations. By joining our team, you will play a pivotal role in defending our nation and its allies against emerging threats.

Description:
As a Security Specialist, you will be entrusted with the monumental task of administering a wide array of security programs. Your expertise will be the bedrock upon which we build our defenses.
You will:
Lead and Innovate: Develop, implement, and manage all aspects of Collateral, Special Compartmented Information (SCI), and Special Access Program (SAP) security.
Protect Critical Assets: Administer specialized physical, information, industrial, and personnel security programs.
Be the Expert: Serve as the go-to specialist for all security-related matters, ensuring compliance and mitigating risks across a portfolio of highly sensitive and classified programs.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge and expertise of a wide range of advanced concepts, principles, criteria, requirements, technology, communications, foreign disclosure, classified contracts, and practices involved in security and DoD SCI directives and regulations.
2. Knowledge of personnel security processes and regulations in collateral, SAP and SCI control systems to administer and/or lead a team of security professionals.
3. Knowledge of security systems, procedures, theories, and devices sufficient to consider and apply several alternatives according to the security requirements for highly specific situations, availability of materials, relationships with other protective programs, and cost/benefit considerations.
4. Comprehensive knowledge of security program interrelationships to coordinate the objectives and plans of two or more specialized programs to support and promote information sharing and strategies.
5. Skill to interpret a variety of security program laws, directives, regulations, and guidance to assist organization in establishing and operating internal security programs.
6. Knowledge of security procedures to handle, protect, and maintain control of TS/SCI/SAP classified material and media.

Requirements

Must be a U.S Citizen.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret / SCI security clearance.
Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
PCS is not authorized. Incentive is not authorized.
This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
Security Cooperation Practitioner Proficiency Level: Incumbent must attain DoD Security Cooperation Workforce (SCW) Certification and complete related continuous learning requirements.
Security Certification Coding: SFPC: Security Fundamentals Professional Certification.
Security Cooperation Workforce Development (SCWD): SC2A2: Key; Policy and Resourcing; Practitioner
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 15 days a year.

The 0080 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here.

Evaluation

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Required Documents

Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:

Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
- Job title
- Detailed duties and accomplishments
- Employer's name and address
- Supervisor's name and phone number
- Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
- Hours per week
- Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

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