Deputy Classification Officer – Active Clearance Required

Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are looking for individuals that demonstrate an understanding of working in partnership with team peers, who engage, advocate, and contribute to building an inclusive culture, and provide expertise to solve challenging problems.

Pay Range

$202,500  - $256,824  Annually

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage.  An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Job Description

Embark on a mission vital to both national and global security as the Deputy Classification Officer and Classification Advisor within the Office of Classification and Export Control (OCEC) at LLNL. Here, you'll be at the forefront of safeguarding critical information across a diverse spectrum of programs, including Strategic Deterrence (SD), Global Security, the National Ignition Facility (NIF), and various cutting-edge Science and Technology disciplines. As a Classification Advisor, you won't just fill a role – you'll be a subject matter expert (SME) shaping the landscape of our security protocols. Imagine being the go-to resource, collaborating with brilliant minds – scientists, engineers, innovators, and authors – to ensure the proper classification of information at every stage of its development. This position will be in the Strategic Deterrence Directorate.

This position may offer a hybrid schedule, which includes the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week, after a probationary period. The specifics of the hybrid schedule, including the exact number of days required in the office and virtual work options may vary based on the needs of the team and the organization.

In this role, you will

• Designs, develops, interprets and leads policies, procedures, standards, trainings, procedures and new guidelines for the generation, marking, handling, storage, reproduction, transmission, destruction, accountability where required for Top Secret, Secret, and Confidential matter which protects classified matter for unauthorized disclosure or loss.
• Mentor Derivative Classifiers (DCs), Reviewing Officials (ROs), and Laboratory staff in support of compliance with LLNL Classification and Export Control policies and procedures.
• Research, develop and prepare strategic technical guidance and collaborate with government officials in the development of classification bulletins to meet DOE requirements.
• Serve on scientific or technical external committees representing the organization as primary technical contact, interacting with government sponsors.
• Act on the behalf of the CO, assist other advisors in conducting initial analysis of complex information applying advanced knowledge related to current DOE- and other government-approved classification guidance to Program DCs in order to determine classification in document reviews.
• Recommend changes to guidance when approved guides no longer address the full scope of classified program activities.
• Develop and communicate information on complex classification issues and policies by means of briefings, correspondence, and bulletins given to the Laboratory Program Management.
• Lead the development, review and training regarding DOE and other government-wide classification guidance.
• Help define Security plans or Information plans for specific programs or experiments which will clearly define what is unclassified and what information requires additional protection, based on approved classification guides or bulletins.
• Recognize and support plans to promote and foster a culture of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability within the workplace.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top-Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
• Must be able to maintain security accesses to sigmas, SAP, and SCI compartments
• Master’s degree in technical fields such as physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, or related fields or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.