The FBI's Seattle field office is on the hunt for a new Chief Security Officer, posting the vacancy on Wednesday and giving would-be applicants only a few days to throw their hats in the ring. With the application window closing Friday, the office wants someone who can slide into a senior security management role without much warm-up.
The job is listed as a "Supervisory Security Specialist - Chief Security Officer (CSO, 0800, GS-14)" assigned to the Seattle Field Office and is open to all U.S. citizens, with a stated deadline of June 19. The position sits at a senior supervisory level, responsible for personnel security, physical protection and information-security oversight across the field office. The posting is live on the FBI's careers site, according to FBIJobs.
What the job covers
The CSO will "plan, direct, coordinate, and control" the work of the security program and supervise related security staff, including making the calls on security clearances and who can access classified information or sensitive work sites. The job bundles personnel security, facility protections and program management to keep investigative operations locked down. Those duties were spelled out by the field office in a social post, according to X.
Why it matters to Seattle
How the CSO applies clearance standards and manages security will shape who inside the field office, and in partner agencies, can handle sensitive material in major investigations. The Seattle Field Office covers King County and coordinates with resident agencies around Washington, so one person's security decisions ripple across the region. That jurisdictional context is outlined on the field office's contact page, according to FBI Seattle.
How to apply
Applicants are directed to the FBI's online application portal, with the vacancy tied to an internal job opening number and listed under the Seattle Field Office's openings. The field office circulated a short apply link in its announcement, and the opening also appears in broader job boards. For full instructions and required documents, candidates can look at the aggregated listing on Monster.
What applicants should expect
The CSO role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to clear a rigorous background investigation, and FBI security postings note that candidates must meet agency eligibility and suitability standards. Pay for supervisory security specialists at the GS-14 level in recent field-office listings has ranged roughly between $127,646 and $165,945 a year, though actual pay depends on locality and other factors. Prospective hires should be ready for security clearances, polygraph exams and other checks as part of the process, as reflected in recent GS-14 postings such as one listed on Talent.com.
