Security Specialist - TAL-STRAT

Our client delivers the most advanced protection and secrecy solutions to secure and strengthen critical missions, programs, operations, and intelligence activities. We are seeking an Enhanced Security Specialist to join their team to help contribute to our success and help us solve problems with innovation through intelligence.

This position is located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. The role requires active engagement with workforce and prime contractor leadership at this site, to include responsiveness to the contract Operations Manager.

Functional Description:

This Enhanced Security Specialist is responsible for establishing and maintaining a process for SCI and SAP security administration. Independently performs security and administrative management of assigned SCI and SAP programs. Considers all aspects of security, to include personnel security, physical security, operations security, communications security, and associated oversight. Supports quality reviews of security work products, tracking project progress, and may assist in planning of project, resources, and schedules.

Required Experience:

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Provide daily support to the appointed Special Security Representative (SSR) or Government SAP Security Officer (GSSO) to fully implement all applicable enhanced security policies and procedures.
• Perform Visitor Control duties by greeting and documenting all visitors according to facility security procedures, including, but not limited to, customers, tour groups, base public works, inspectors, and maintainers. The Contractor shall monitor and control access to facility(ies) and restricted areas under their responsibility by checking personnel passes, CACs and validating security clearances utilizing DISS or other security database systems, visit requests, and maintain facility visitor logs.
• Prepare and process visit request documentation packages.
• Perform visitor escort duties for assigned facilities and events. The Contractor shall support the coordination and training of additional escorts as required for each event.
• Support document control and document configuration management activities.
• Support data entry and maintenance of a variety of security databases.
• Support personnel access request and access nomination processing
• Support the classification, handling, transport, and destruction of classified and sensitive information.
• Support the creation of standard operating procedures, facility check in and check out Procedures, fixed facility checklists, securityeducation and training awareness materials, OPSEC plans, security classification guides, and other applicable security documentation.
• Provide classified meeting support to include, but not limited to, coordination, facility Preparation, attendee clearance validation, presentation material classification validation.
• Support program access list preparation and maintenance.
• Support the generation and maintenance of program security documentation.
• Support self-inspection activities including but not limited to, checklist preparation.
• Support media control and inventory functions.
• Support the processing, inventory, and control of COMSEC.
• Support the performance of physical security inspections.
• Support the preparation of document and performance of indoctrination and debriefings.
• Support foreign travel tracking and monitoring.
• Support facility security management duties, including but not limited to, access control management, facility security inspections and assessments, alarm response, including implement receipt and dispatch as applicable, and maintaining intrusion detection system and other facility security systems operability.
• Support the preparation and submission of all required TEMPEST documentation.
• Maintain DISS accounts to perform all personnel security functions.

Required Skills (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

• Information Security, OPSEC, Physical Security, Personnel Security, COMSEC, and TEMPEST for Unclassified, Collateral, SAP, and SCI programs.
• Must have exceptional communication skills, written and verbal.
• Must have experience in training and mentoring more junior security professionals.
• Must have experience applying relevant ICDs, DOD Manuals/Instructions/Directives, Executive Orders, NIST and other guiding policy documents.
• Must have a working knowledge of DISS and like-security databases.

Clearance

• Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility current within the last five years.

Certification Requirements

• Security Fundamental Professional Certification (SFPC) within 60 days of start.

Years of Experience/Education Requirements

• Minimum of ten (10) years relevant experience.
• High School diploma or GED