SECURITY SPECIALIST (PROTECTION)

Army National Guard Units; Helena (MT); In loco; USD 90.000 - 116.000; Tempo pieno

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Army National Guard Units in Montana is seeking a Security Specialist (Protection) to lead state-wide protection programs and coordinate with local, state, and federal law enforcement. The role focuses on antiterrorism, information integration, and safeguarding personnel and facilities.

The position requires Top Secret clearance and a strong ability to interpret directives, develop protection procedures, and advise senior leadership on security matters. Applications close 2026-11-19.

Mansioni

• Coordinate protection programs and integrate security requirements across state agencies.
• Advise Adjutant General and unit commanders on protection and interagency security.
• Develop protection plans and tools for subordinate units, including antiterrorism measures.
• Lead risk assessment and recommend protective measures for installations and GSUs.
• Align security practices with DoD/NGB directives and local policies.
• Represent the state Protection Officer at meetings with federal agencies.

Conoscenze

Top Secret clearance

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• Hiring Agency: Army National Guard Units

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a SECURITY SPECIALIST (PROTECTION), Position Description Number D1164P01, and is part of the Montana Army National Guard, J3/7. (A copy of the Position Description can be obtained from HRO upon request.) Selecting Official: LTC Genger

Key Responsibilities

Serves as the JFHQ-State authority and expert on all matters involving protection functional elements and integration of enabling functional requirements, policy, procedures, program status and serves as the conduit of information between the intelligence community and local state and federal law enforcement. Serves as the focal point to coordinate, de-conflict, and integrate various force protection staff initiatives, policies, and activities within the state.

Serves as consultant to the Adjutant General, JFHQ-State, and unit commanders on protection. Establishes working relationships with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies operating within the state on behalf of the Adjutant General. Conducts intelligence integration and information operations to assess potential threat and creates JFHQ-State integrated protection program.

Prepares protection plans, templates and planning tools for subordinate units, writes comprehensive all hazard plans, directs the use of active, and passive security measures, and incorporates random antiterrorism measures to protect personnel, installations and Geographically Separated Units (GSU's), conducts protection resource management to prioritize and generate protective measure.

Reviews practices and activities to ensure compliance with directives and integration with other security and related programs. Provides recommendations, briefings, updates, and staff studies across a broad range of security specialties to influence installation-level decision-making and policy development.

Responsible for synchronizing daily operations and integration, coordination and plans resource management requirements for the Protection Program functional elements of Antiterrorism (AT), Intelligence Support to Antiterrorism, Emergency Management (EM), Insider Threat, LawEnforcement (LE), Mission Assurance (MA), and Physical Security (PS) for the State.

Integrates subfunctional areas and develops a holistic protection program that meets the Adjutant General's objectives, Army National Guard (ARNG), Air National Guard (ANG), National Guard Bureau (NGB), Army regulatory, and Air Force Instruction requirements. Involves all measures related security for all state installations, facilities, arms/munitions storage activities, and personnel.

Often interprets broad, non-specific higher headquarters directives for ARNG/ANG applicability and implementation. When U.S., DoD, NGB, Unified Commands, Army and Air Force directives are not specific, formulates local protection procedures and policies based on unique command and operational needs.

On a regular basis, accomplishes assignments requiring application of new concepts and theories to security problems not susceptible to treatment by accepted security measures or procedures. Receives filter, focus, and fuse information from military intelligence sources, publicly available information sources, and local, state and federal law enforcement sources to develop a clear understanding of real or potential threat to all state forces.

Must review classified information and determine what information constitutes law enforcement sensitive information. Responsible for the declassification of military intelligence that is deemed law enforcement sensitive and requires dissemination to local, state, or federal law enforcement agencies operating within the state.

Plans, conducts, directs the conduct of, or coordinates on site security studies, projects, assessments, and surveys of the State in relationship to protection activities. Works with engineers to assess and sign off on all construction projects within the state to ascertain that protection construction standards are complied with. Activities assessed may encompass all security specialties.

Analyzes data to identify physical and operations security compliance or non-compliance, vulnerabilities, trends, strengths, and benchmarks.

Determines, formulates, coordinates, and implements specific JFHQ-State guidance and actions to correct security deficiencies, overcome vague or competing requirements, promote the growth of sound security procedures, and justify major fiscal expenditures and procurement of needed security technology, security aids and equipment, manpower, and infrastructure.

Represents the Adjutant General at meetings, conferences, workshops, panels, etc., at NGB, MAJCOM, MACOM and other federal agency levels as the state Protection Officer.

Serves as the chairperson for various boards and working groups to include intra-agency or inter-organizational committees to identify and resolve or to assign responsibilities for resolving safeguards and security issues or to perform similar work assignments, the Protection charters and Threat Working Group. Performs other duties as assigned.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Army National Guard Units, Department of the Army.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $89508 – $116362/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-19.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.