Security Specialist
Company: NextGen Federal Systems
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: January 25, 2023
Job Description:
NextGen Federal Systems, LLC (NextGen) is seeking a Security
Specialist experienced within Defense Intelligence or the IC. This
role provides a full range of administrative support requirements
for a defense intelligence customer in Science and Technology. Must
be able to work in a high-operational tempo environment and able to
work independently.Primary Work Location:Bethesda, MDTravel:Up to
10% travel to customer, program, staff, and NextGen locations as
needed.RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide support for program security and execution of all
security policies and requirements for specified Special Access
Program (SAP) programs, compartments, sub-compartments, and
projects
- Review, verify, edit, draft, and submit security paperwork for
approval to accredit facilities and automated information systems
(AIS) in accordance with applicable policies
- Conduct or support the periodic security inspections of cleared
facilities in the NCR to ensure compliance with the Technical
Specification for Construction and Management of Sensitive
Compartmented Information Facilities, National Industrial Security
Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), the NISPOM supplement, and any
unique requirements of various classified programs
- Draft and maintain standard operating procedures (SOP),
Security Classification Guides (SCGs) and other essential security
documents, records and databases
- Provide SCIF/SAPF expertise to ensure compliance with DOD and
IC policy.
- Perform SCIF accreditation to include evaluating physical
security, acoustics controls, visual controls, access control,
electronic and TEMPEST security. Participate in design phase to
ensure construction meets security requirements
- Support full life cycle security for SAP at contractor
facilities and government installations
- Maintain information security accountability records for SAP
including marking, storage, courier, general handling, and
inventory
- Develop special topic security briefings to include SAP
security INDOC, refresher, marking, special topics and program
specific briefings
- Maintain SAP establishment, program security classification
guides, disestablishment and review of quarterly, annual and
periodic program documentation
- Brief individuals/groups to SAPs to establish knowledge of CPls
and project status
- Relays requests for additional required information on
processing candidates to COR and contracting company's Facility
Security Officer (FSO), then forward received information back to
Security Staff
- Assists in ensuring contractor personnel meet the clearance
requirement for contracts or notifies COR of out-of-scope
investigations
- Identify underlying issues, convey programmatic/national
security implications, and offer solutions
- Implement a security education program for assigned
personnel
- Maintain a security regimen which ensures all classified
information generated or received is appropriately protected
according to guidelines in DIA, DoD, and applicable IC security
directives including but not limited to DoDD 5205.07 and associated
manuals, ICD 705, and DoDM 5200.45. May require SAP access
- Review and coordinate DD254 Industrial Security requirements
for CORs
- Assist in preparation and uploading of security clearance
packages in TITAN and PS3 databases
- Assists in monitoring progress of clearances and coordinates
with SEC and partner agencies to submit monthly status checks
- Work with CPSO and GSSO to establish, maintain and closeout SAP
co-use or SCIF co-use/joint use agreements
- Conduct or support periodic security inspections of cleared
facilities in the National Capital Region (NCR)
- Ensure classified information generated or received is
appropriately protected according to guidelines in DIA, DOD and
applicable IC security directives and manuals
- Evaluate adherence to minimum and specific requirements for a
fully accredited "open" or "closed" storage facility. Ensure high
security locks are properly provisioned and inspect safes
- Review highly sensitive personnel information, develop
profiles, assist in all aspects of personnel security
administrative processesQUALIFICATIONS:
- At least five (5) years of experience with government security
databases (e.g. JADE, Scattered Castles, JPAS)
- Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; requires a current
Counterintelligence polygraph or ability to pass a
Counterintelligence polygraph upon hire
- Training and experience working with SAPs
- Completion of Instructor led Center for Development of Security
Excellence (CDSE) Introduction to Special Access Programs Course
(SA IO1.0 I) is highly desired. Highly qualified candidates will
have completed the CDSE Orientation to SAP Security Compliance
Inspections (SA210.01) course
- Experience with SCIF accreditations and inspections
- Experience developing and implementing security training to
meet SAP requirements.
- Experience performing GSSO or CPSO functions for Government and
NextGen customers
- Completion of prerequisites for access to JPAS (PII
Course)
- Special Program Security Certification (SPSC)
- Bachelor's degree in a related field of study, DoD or Military
service highly desired Proficiency in computer usage and expertise
in the Microsoft Office Suite of tools
- Possess strong verbal and written communication skillsAbout
NextGen:NextGen Federal Systems is an innovative technology and
professional services provider specializing in advanced software
solutions and comprehensive mission and business support services.
We work in close collaboration with our Customers to truly
understand their business and mission goals. Our approach is to
design, build, implement, and manage solutions that measurably
improve our clients organizational performance. We have established
and foster a corporate culture where we:
- Treat employees with fairness and respect regardless of their
position, sexual identity, race, or tenure.
- Communicate the importance of our mission and our employees
contributions to it, ensuring they understand how their job role
contributes to the greater good.
- Openly promote and communicate our ideas for change and
adaptability.
- Strive to achieve results as an organization.
- Hold employees accountable to their commitments and provide
incentives that encourage positive and productive behaviors.
- Value the talents and contributions of our employees as the key
factor for our success.
- Create an environment where people can engage at all
levels.
- Encourage people to take risks and allow them to make
mistakes.RefID: A01
Keywords: NextGen Federal Systems, Bethesda , Security Specialist, Other , Bethesda, Maryland
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