Manager I - Field Intelligence Element (FIE) Deputy Director

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.  Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.   

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.  
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

The Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) is seeking a Field Intelligence Element (FIE) Deputy Director to oversee intelligence operations at the Santa Barbara, CA Special Technologies Laboratory (STL). This senior role (Manager I) involves direct supervision of FIE staff, management of the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), and oversight of security personnel, including the Special Security Officer (SSO). This position requires mastery of intelligence community principles and the ability to interpret and apply broad national policies, making authoritative decisions that directly impact the integrity and effectiveness of critical national security programs.

 Responsibilities

• Act as the FIE Director's representative, ensuring all intelligence activities comply with national security directives such as Executive Orders 12333 and 13462, as well as Department of Energy (DOE) policies. 
• Ensure that NNSS FIE members assigned to their location abide by the Department of Energy's Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (DOE-IN) and company policies associated with the execution of Strategic Intelligence Partnership Projects (SIPP), Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) operations, and the SCI Program. 
• Ensure that the FIE Director has knowledge of presumptive access to and concurs on all intelligence activities conducted across the NNSS. 
• Report Incidents of Security Concern (IOSCs) involving intelligence information, including Cyber, to DOE-IN, and ensuring that approved corrective actions are implemented. 
• Maintain rosters of all FIE members at their assigned site as well as non-FIE residents of SCIFs. These rosters must be available for inspection. 
• Serve as the oversight authority of the following and ensure those who hold these positions receive the appropriate training:
  • Special Security Officer (SSO)
  • Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
  • Assistant Special Security Officer (ASSO)
  • HAL System Administrators
• Ensure that the FIE Director is cognizant of SIPP security requirements and that employees follow applicable program protection plans.
• Assist the FIE Director in conducting U.S. persons and non-U.S. persons information retention reviews and reporting in accordance with applicable Presidential Policy Directives and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) policy.
• Ensure that all STL employees who hold SCI access complete E.O. 12333 training and other training required by DOE-IN.
• Assist the FIE Director in reviewing and approving/denying SCI access requests, HAL account requests, and IC badge requests.
• Assist the FIE Director in conducting annual reviews of STL’s SCI holders to determine continued access requirements.
• Assist the FIE Director in reviewing Foreign National visit requests.
• Maintain FIE staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe, secure, and legal work environment; and developing personal growth opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned by the FIE Director.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent training and experience, plus a minimum of 11 years of related and progressively responsible experience.
• Proficient knowledge of day-to-day Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) operations.
• General cognizance of the Intelligence Community sponsors, and SIPP being supported by the STL.
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