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SECURITY SPECIALIST (PROTECTION) (T32)

Army National Guard Units · Department of the Army · Montgomery, Alabama

💵 $89,508–$116,362 per year⏳ Closes Dec 4, 2026
Federal agencyGS-12
At a glance

A merit job with Army National Guard Units in Montgomery, Alabama. It pays $89,508–$116,362 per year at grade GS-12. Applications close on Dec 4, 2026 — 21 days left.

Working pattern
On site
Who can apply
Competitive service, Excepted service
Clearance
Secret

Main duties

  • 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.
The original posting

Full details

About the role

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SECURITY SPECIALIST (PROTECTION) (T32), Position Description Number D1164P01 and is part of the AL DOM JFHQ, National Guard.

ORGANIZATION: AL DOM JFHQ, MONTGOMERY, AL SELECTING OFFICIAL: COL D.

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What you will do

  • 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.
  • 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, Law Enforcement (LE), Mission Assurance (MA), and Physical Security (PS) for the State.
  • Integrates sub-functional 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.
  • 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.
  • May supervise AGR, Title 32, Title 5, contractors, and/or state employees directly, and through subordinate supervisors.
  • Interviews prospective employees.
  • Approves personnel actions, counsels, and evaluates subordinate employees.
  • Assures compliance with Federal and local personnel management policies.
  • Hears employee grievances and complaints; takes necessary informal disciplinary actions and when warranted, proposed formal actions.
  • Implements the provisions of the equal opportunity program and employee/labor relations program and keeps employees informed on all aspects of the personnel program.
  • Reviews positions descriptions and recommends changes when needed.
  • (10%) Performs other duties as assigned.
  • PLEASE CONTACT HRO FOR COMPLETE POSITION DESCRIPTION.

Education

None

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Documents you must provide

  • To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
  • Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed.
  • Other supporting documents: SF-50s, transcripts and DD 214s are recommended, but not required.

What to expect next

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (***). **This position may be authorized a recruitment or relocation incentive for up to 25%.

All incentives must be approved prior to the employee in processing.**

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