Security Guard

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Department of the Army

Federal · USAJOBS Open to the public
Location
Alexandria, VA
Pay
$51,442 – $66,872 a year
Dates
Posted Jun 18 · Closes Dec 18
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What to know about this job

Prepared by MyPRjobs from the announcement and our catalog. The official summary follows below.

This kind of job

A U.S. federal government job. You apply on USAJOBS with a federal résumé; it has a closing date and pay follows fixed scales (GS or others).

The pay, plainly

About $51,442–$66,872 a year, or $24.73–$32.15 an hour full time (40 hours). Before taxes and deductions.

Documents usually requested
  • Federal résumé (with hours per week and dates for each job)
  • Academic transcript, if the position requires education
  • DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference
  • SF-50 if you are a current federal employee
  • Photo ID and Social Security card or work authorization (Form I-9)
In our catalog

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has 31 other federal openings on MyPRjobs.

About the job

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DOD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. This is an open continuous announcement. The announcement will close, without notice, when all the vacancies have been filled. About the Position: Serve as a Security Guard assigned under the authority of the Army Geospatial Center Director.

Qualifications

This is an open continuous announcement. The announcement will close, without notice, when all the vacancies have been filled. The first applicant list will be pulled on 09 July 2026, which means the applications received between 18 June and 08 July 2026 will be the first to be reviewed. Applicant lists will be pulled in three week increments until the vacancies have been filled. Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. 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. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes the protection of property against such hazards as fire, theft, damage, accident, or trespass; or maintaining order and protecting life; experience with operating requirements, methods, and procedures to control access to highly sensitive national defense materials and systems. Experience with maintenance of assigned weapons and related equipment. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Reading Comprehension Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork

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