Security Manager​/Foreign Disclosure Representative

Security Manager/Foreign Disclosure Representative What You’ll Do

• Lead day-to-day security operations supporting classified and sensitive programs, facilities, personnel, systems, and information.
• Administer personnel security actions, including clearance submissions, visit requests, access eligibility verification, indoctrinations, debriefings, and incident reporting.
• Maintain compliance with DoD, national, and contract security requirements governing classified information, physical security, and safeguarding procedures.
• Manage classified holdings, storage, transmission, destruction, accountability, and access controls for classified and controlled unclassified information.
• Conduct internal security reviews, self-inspections, audits, and compliance assessments while implementing corrective actions.
• Develop, update, and enforce security policies, standard operating procedures, and local work instructions.
• Deliver security education, awareness, and training to employees, leadership, and program personnel.
• Execute and manage the Command’s Foreign Disclosure Program in accordance with the National Disclosure Policy and DoD foreign disclosure directives.
• Review, staff, and process foreign disclosure requests involving classified military information, controlled technical information, briefings, documents, and international exchanges.
• Analyze requests for releasability, disclosure limitations, originator control, classification, export control, and third‑party transfer restrictions.
• Prepare recommendations for the Foreign Disclosure Officer and leadership regarding approval, denial, or escalation of disclosure requests.
• Coordinate disclosure actions with O‑6 and above officials, program offices, legal counsel, intelligence, operational staff, and external agencies.
• Maintain accurate records, case files, logs, and status tracking for disclosure actions, approvals, denials, and supporting rationale.
• Support multinational operations, exercises, briefings, and engagements by ensuring information shared with foreign partners is properly reviewed and authorized.
• Serve as a trusted liaison between security, operations, program leadership, and international partner stakeholders.
• Prepare metrics, reports, and briefings for leadership on security posture, disclosure workload, compliance status, and program risks.

Salary: $99,500 - $117,000 per year

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Minimum 5 years of combined experience in security management, industrial security, personnel security, information security, or related security functions.
• At least 1 year of foreign disclosure experience within the last 3 years.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying DoD security and foreign disclosure regulations, directives, and policies.
• Hands‑on experience with standard Federal Security systems (DISS, MP‑ICAM).
• Experience in submitting, tracking, and processing personnel security and clearance‑related actions.
• Experience handling classified information and maintaining compliance with safeguarding and accountability requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple actions simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines in a high‑tempo environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to prepare decision memoranda, policy guidance, and executive‑level correspondence.
• Ability to coordinate with senior officials and cross‑functional stakeholders on sensitive security and disclosure matters.

• Master’s degree in security management or related field.
• Prior experience as FSO, Security Manager, CPSO, Special Security Representative, or Foreign Disclosure Representative in DoD or a national security environment.
• Experience supporting geographically dispersed teams and stakeholders across multiple locations.
• Completion of DIA Foreign Disclosure in‑residence training or equivalent advanced foreign disclosure training.
• Completion of relevant CDSE training in industrial security, personnel security, derivative classification, foreign disclosure, and export controls.
• Familiarity with National Disclosure Policy, DoD foreign disclosure guidance, export control frameworks, and releasability determinations.
• Experience supporting multinational, joint, coalition, or security cooperation activities.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment on complex, ambiguous, or sensitive cases.
• Certifications:
  
  CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Security+, NCMS (ISP), SFPC Security.
• CDSE coursework in foreign disclosure, industrial security, classified information protection, and related security disciplines.