Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 133,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA seeks a Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist to lead staff and oversee personnel security programs within the Office of Safety, Security, and Asset Management.

You will translate federal security requirements into agency-wide processes, advise leadership and external partners on security matters, and develop solutions to emerging regulatory, operational, and program challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience leading security staff and managing personnel security programs.
• Ability to translate federal security requirements into agency-wide processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight to assigned staff to ensure accountability, effective performance, and accomplishment of organizational objectives.
• Direct workforce operations to maintain staffing readiness, support employee development, and ensure continuity of program activities.
• Provide technical direction for nationwide personnel suitability activities and advises leadership on significant security matters and develop solutions to emerging regulatory, operational, and program challenges.

Job description

Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist

• Hiring Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Department: Department of Health and Human Services

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Safety, Security, and Asset Management, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. This announcement will close at 11:59 PM, on the day that 50 applications have been received or the closing date of the announcement, whichever comes first.

Key Responsibilities

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As a(n) Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist, you will: Provide leadership and oversight to assigned staff to ensure accountability, effective performance, and accomplishment of organizational objectives. Direct workforce operations to maintain staffing readiness, support employee development, and ensure continuity of program activities.

Provide technical direction for nationwide personnel suitability activities and translates federal security requirements into agency-wide operational processes. Advise leadership and external partners on significant security matters and develop solutions to emerging regulatory, operational, and program challenges.

Requirements & Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $133007 – $172915/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-05.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.