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Security Specialist, Area Security Officer (5)

Springfield, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 Feb 2025

About the role

Security Specialist, Area Security Officer (5)
What you will be doing?
Help to secure the Government Customer Sites people, facilities, information, and systems while providing guidance and oversight to support an effective protection program.
Security Operations Personnel will possess well rounded knowledge of various security disciplines and disseminate overarching security program implementation guidance, to include foreign disclosure and release, personnel, physical and industrial security programs. In addition, assist the site security managers in the day-to-day implementation of the Government security programs. These functions include, but are not limited to preparation of plans, procedures, risk and vulnerability assessments, reviews and assessments of facility protection profile requirements and capabilities; create, catalog, and maintain hard and soft copy libraries of Memorandum of Agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MOA/MOUs).
Specific Skills Needed to perform well in this role

Utilize security concepts, principles and practices to analyze and resolve difficult and complex security issues.
Ability to develop security solutions and convey to internal and external customers.
Provide security guidance to contractors using DoD and IC regulations and requirements – analyze complex data and make appropriate program recommendations.

Monitor security applications through the review and analysis of appropriate metrics and maintains required records.
Prepare and disseminate security procedures/guidance. Investigate and prepare impact statements, and provide recommendations on security/security violations.
Provide guidance as required in implementing security requirements.
Interpret security policy on matters pertaining to process, dissemination, and controlling of classified materials.

Receive, control and safeguard SCI and collateral information.
Prepare both SCI and collateral materials for shipment to other agencies/sites IAW applicable security handling procedures.

Prepare outgoing classified messages on employees/contractor visiting other government facilities.
Prepare and deliver briefings to internal and external customers Prepares various forms of correspondence.
Recommend to the customer proper classification/protection of national security data.
Brief, process, and schedule external requests for polygraphs, clearances, debriefs, and background investigations.
Provide telephone and written status checks, including checks of internal and external personnel security databases.

Assist Program Managers (PMs), Contracting Officers (COs), and Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) to prepare task order security guidance.
Establish emergency and contingency plans to protect assets in heightened levels of threat conditions.
Utilizes a variety of security concepts, principles and practices to analyze and resolve difficult and complex security issues. Perform functions as security control officer by verifying need-to-know processing program access requests, maintain applicable access databases, conduct indoctrinations, debriefs, and annual training/revalidation, as needed.
Obtain Access to Special Access Program (SAP), Control Access Program (CAP) and/or Alternate Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM) Information as required for the execution of Sensitive Program Missions.
Perform and conduct site security surveys, including compliance of technology equipment supporting SCIFs and collateral areas (e.g., access control, intrusion detection systems, locks, destruction devices, secure phones, etc.,), prior to SCIF accreditation.
Review and, if required, prepare Fixed Facility Checklist and documentation supporting the accreditation process. Investigate, and provide written impact statements or recommendations when deviations from standards are discovered and the resolution, for all Customer SCIFs and collateral areas both government and contractor CONUS and OCONUS.
Interpret security policy on matters pertaining to processing, dissemination, and controlling of classified materials.
Provide industrial security guidance to contractors using the NISPOM requirements.
Provide support to established OPSEC program.
Ensure compliance with policies (DCID, DoD), standards and Executive Orders regarding OPSEC a