Senior Security Specialist IV

Type: Full Time

Location: Washington, DC

Overtime Exempt: No

Reports To: ARMADA HQ

Security Clearance Required: Active Top Secret

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Duties & Responsibilities:

• The Senior Security Specialist IV shall monitor and manage security programs and operations supported by providing status reports and recommendations for decisions.
• The Senior Security Specialist IV shall assist, collaborate, and coordinate with other SIS offices and divisions (SISP,SISO, SISI, SISM, SISX, SISS, etc.).
• The Senior Security Specialist IV develops solutions and conveys to internal and external customers.
• Provide agency level technical expertise concerning the identified security disciplines and operations support.
• Monitor security applications through the review and analysis of appropriate metrics and maintain required records.
• Prepare and disseminate security procedures/guidance.
• Provide guidance as required in implementing security requirements.
• Manage project milestones.
• Develop life cycle plans.
• Update and maintain appropriate records (e.g. database and hardcopy) of security actions.
• Conduct inspections and performs assistance visits, as required.
• Liaise with members of the DoD, the IC and other officials as required to keep abreast of current personnel.
• Interpret security policy on matters pertaining to processing, dissemination, and controlling of classified materials.
• Receive, control and safeguard SCI and collateral information.
• Acts as liaison between NGA and other federal agencies and contractors.
• Risk management - conducts surveys and render impact statements or recommendations.
• Prepare and deliver briefings to internal and external customers. Prepares various forms of correspondence.
• Monitor and manage security operations and provide government with status reports and recommendations for decisions.
• Apply experience in supporting security concepts, principles and practices to analyze and resolve difficult and complex security issues.
• Provide security guidance to contractors using DoD and IC regulations and requirements, analyze complex data and make appropriate program recommendations.
• Investigate and prepare impact statements and provide recommendations on security/security violations.
• Prepare SCI Controlled Access Programs (CAP's), Special Access Programs (SAP), Alternative Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM) and other collateral materials for shipment to other agencies/sites IAW applicable security handling procedures.
• Prepare outgoing classified messages on employees/contractors visiting other government facilities.
• Provide technical security expertise in one or more of the following security disciplines: personnel, physical/industrial, computer investigations, and operations.
• Utilize security concepts, principles and practices to analyze and resolve difficult and complex security issues.
• Monitor security applications through the review and analysis of appropriate metrics.
• Develop the required program/operation to support tasks/requirements.
• Access to Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information (CNWDI) to be eligible to indoctrinate/debrief their customers in support of NGA's GEOINT mission.
• Access to Restricted Data (RD) to be eligible to indoctrinate/debrief their customers in support of NGA's GEOINT mission.
• Manage Foreign Government Information (FGI) as required for Security Officer support to meet NGA's GEOINT mission.
• 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 NGA's sensitive program mission (SISS).
• Assist the Directorate stakeholders in implementing appropriate classification management efforts (at the Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI) and collateral levels) by providing approved classified guidance, release procedures, and marking criteria.
• Share knowledge and experience to facilitate effective practices and increase staff awareness of best practices.
• Provide timely classification management expertise to resolve complex classification management issues.
• Maintained personal classification expertise through collaboration with ODNI and IC classification management communities.
• Develop innovative techniques to implement training and compliance with established classification management policies.
• Participate in related training, informational briefings, and assist in responding to related agency taskers.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

Required:

• Demonstrated 10 years' experience applying Executive Orders 12333,13526 and 13556, Intelligence Community Directives (ICD) 703 & 710 and DoD Manual 5200.01 standards to classified national security information, controlled unclassified information, and information security.
• Demonstrate experience applying the requirements of the most recent edition of the Intelligence Community Markings System Register and Manual.

Desired:

• 8 years' demonstrated experience in briefing and communicating with customers with effective written and oral communication skills.
• Possess Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC).

Minimum/General Experience & Education:

• High School Diploma
• 10 years' related experience.

Disclaimer:

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the contractor assigned to this position.

Applying: If you feel you have the knowledge, skills and abilities for this position visit our careers page at www.armadausa.com.

Special Notes: Relocation is not available for these jobs.

ARMADA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. ARMADA complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Must be able to successfully pass a background check, and pre-employment drug testing. Job offers are contingent upon results of background check and drug testing.