SSO Ordnance Specialist

Career Opportunities: SSO Ordnance Specialist (20134)

Requisition
20134
-Posted
09/09/2026

- Security
- Level of Experience (1)
- Travel - 30% or less
- Job Location Options (1)

Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: SSO Ordnance Specialist
Career Level From: Specialist
Career Level To:
Job Specialty: Security Programs

As the Protective Force Ordnance/Armory Senior Specialist, you will be responsible for comprehensive management of the Explosive Ordnance (EO) Program/Armory at the Y-12 and ORNL sites. Oversee EO program and armory operations, including handling, transporting, inspecting, and storing explosive ordnance, and maintaining a diverse arsenal of DOE/NNSA weapons in strict compliance with federal laws and DOE directives. Your duties include developing evaluation criteria for new weapons, managing inventories, and ensuring operational readiness and safety of all ordinance/armory and protective force weaponry.

Collaboration across security departments and with external organizations is essential, as is providing compliance information to auditors and participating in the development of security objectives and policies. You will analyze and interpret complex information from federal laws, DOE orders, technical manuals, and safety regulations to ensure compliance and readiness. The role requires you to plan and carry out work independently, resolve most conflicts, integrate and coordinate the work of others, and interpret policy in terms of established objectives.

You will keep your supervisor informed about progress, controversial matters, or developing security conditions with far-reaching implications, and prepare compliance reports and readiness forecasts for review regarding feasibility, compatibility, and effectiveness.

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
• Bachelor's degree:
  Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
• OR 12 or more years of relevant education, training, and/or progressive experience

• Knowledge of applicable federal laws and DOE orders/directives (DOE O 470.4B & DOE O 473.2A) related to Protective Force operations and explosive ordnance management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of explosive ordnance, including functional descriptions, safety precautions, and procedures for rendering safe and disposal.
• Familiarity with DOE-STD- (Explosives Safety) and 49 CFR, Parts 100-185.
• Skill in maintaining DOE, NNSA, and Y-12 weapons, assisting in evaluation criteria for new systems, and performing maintenance in compliance with protective force procedures.
• Ability to obtain and maintain factory armorer certifications, NTC/DOE certification, and a Class C commercial driver license with Hazardous Material (H) endorsement.
• Knowledge of emergency procedures for incidents involving unexploded ordnance (UXO).

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives.

Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

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