Senior Program Security Specialist

VTG Defense is seeking a Sr Program Security Specialist and a Jr Program Security Specialist professional in McLean, VA.

Senior level = 7+ years plus Bachelors

Junior level = 2+ years

Provide support of multiple security disciplines (information, personnel, industrial, physical, computer, operations and communications security) in support of STAC.

The candidate will perform; but will not be limited to; the following responsibilities:

• Provide expert assistance in the maturation of an IC/DOD analytical component sponsored by the ODNI from its initial operating capability to full operational capability at up to four separate US Government facilities.
• Assist government in the establishment and implementation of a comprehensive SAP/CAP level program security program.
• Assist the government in the preparation, accreditation and maintenance of several SAP approved SCIFs.
• Serve as liaison with security components of partner organizations, both IC and DOD, on a wide range of security issues.
• Assist in managing the establishment and implementation of a unique ST AC security portfolio.
• Assist the government in the establishment of a program security plan for ST AC.
• Advise on the proper selection, certification, accreditation and use of all IT equipment used for processing classified material.
• Ensure personnel processed for SAP/CAP access meet the prerequisite personnel clearance and/or investigative requirements.
• Personnel Security oversight of Assignee paperwork; coordination and tracking with DNI/HR; liaise with selected candidates and their home Agencies/Companies.
• Provide security liaison and support for all Logistics, Facilities, Supplies & Vendor orders, Visitor Support, Conference Coordination, IT installations and issues.
• Develop and maintain a professional Security and Counterintelligence awareness and training program. Arrange for CI surveys and briefings from various US Government experts.
• Provide guidance, direction, and interpretation of the personnel security program.
• Coordinate, implement, educate and enforce the ST AC Classification Guide.
• Assist with a visitor control program, within parameters of building owner and SAP/CAP management security requirements.
• Prepare comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to implement security policies and requirements.
• Conduct security reviews and pm1icipate in audits from outside security inspectors.
• Provide technical guidance and direction during new or modified facility construction.
• Provide guidance to management and analysts on matters pertaining to program security.
• Provide overall classification management and guidance for special access programs. Tasks shall include implementation of standard methodologies for Classification management in collateral and special access programs.
• Assist the DNI ISSM, ST AC Chief of Security and ST AC Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) in providing technical guidance and recommendations to the government in the methods and techniques required to secure Automated Information Systems (AIS) used in support of special access programs.
• Assist with the creation and review of System Security Plans (SSPs) and recommends for approval.
• Provide support for research, design, and implementation of an AIS security-training program. Ensure that annual IT security training requirements are met.
• Provide policy and procedural recommendations concerning certification and accreditation for STAC activities.
• Conduct an annual accountable classified material inventory.
• Establish reproduction and destruction procedures and methods.
• Establish and conduct program indoctrination and annual refresher briefings and debriefings of personnel.
• Establish and support specialized procedures for the transmission of material to and from program elements

Required:

• TS/SCI with Poly required
• SENIOR LEVEL: Seven (7) or more years of experience in Comprehensive Program Security Management; JUNIOR LEVEL: Two (2) years experience in Comprensive Program Security Management.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Knowledge of a wide range of security concepts, principles, and practices to review, independently analyze, and resolve difficult and complex security problems; apply policy direction to contractors and government/military officials, and develop guidance for applying security policy, procedures, techniques, equipment, and methods to a variety of work situations and various levels or degrees of security controls.
• Knowledge of information, industrial, and personnel security concepts, principles, and practices to plan and implement security programs in these areas.
• Knowledge of required security special access program (SAP) and sensitive compartmented information (SCI) security procedures.
• Skill in developing, analyzing, and evaluating security programs to meet mission requirements and improve the security program for the STAC.

VTG's estimated starting pay range is $85,000 - 100,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range