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Security Officer

RG-W2R901 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-MEMPHIS
Memphis, TN Other
POSTED ON 4/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2026
About the Position: You will serve as the Security Officer for USACE, Memphis District. You will manage and administer the Security and Law Enforcement (S&LE)/Antiterrorism (AT) Program under the District's Readiness Branch. This will include formulating District's policies and providing program direction by issuing regulations, standards, and technical guidance for the Memphis District.

Qualifications:

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

  • Current Civilian Employees of the Command
  • Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
  • Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
  • Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
  • Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
  • Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998



In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) directing and conducting security inspections of government properties and operations; (2) analyzing reports of investigations for any criminal activity, personnel wrongdoing, or command directed investigations in instances of compromise, or alleged compromise in connection with security violations; (3) developing policies and procedures to ensure adequate protection and conformance with legal and policy requirements; AND (4) planning, developing, and administering the organizations on physical, industrial, and personnel security programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.


Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Salary : $89,508

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