Program Protection Security Specialist

The Opportunity:

Integrate safeguards into planning and execution to protect critical information, sensitive technologies, and mission capabilities from compromise or exploitation. Support risk-informed protection strategies, develop and maintain protective documentation, and coordinate security measures across engineering, acquisition, operations, security, and other functional stakeholders. Perform responsibilities such as evaluating vulnerabilities and dependencies, translating identified risks into practical controls, and monitoring implementation throughout program activities by maintaining a coherent view of threats, critical assets, and protective actions.

Advise customers in making informed decisions and ensure that security considerations are embedded in technical and operational planning. Develop and maintain program-protection plans, strategies, assessments, and supporting documentation, identify critical assets requiring coordinated protection, assess vulnerabilities and risks, integrate protective requirements into various activities, coordinate safeguards with government and technical stakeholders, track implementation of protection measures, prepare leadership briefings and recommendations, and evaluate changes in program activities or threat conditions to update protective strategies.

You Have:

Experience supporting Special Access Program (SAP) and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) environments

Experience developing security plans, program protection plans, Security Classification Guides, and OPSEC plans

Experience preparing briefings, reports, and SOPs, and conducting indoctrination training

Ability to coordinate across government, contractor, and external stakeholders, and lead teams in classified settings

Ability to lead multiple security efforts independently

Top Secret clearance

Bachelor’s degree in Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security Science and Technology, or Cybersecurity and 4+ years of experience in program protection, or Master’s degree in Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security Science and Technology, or Cybersecurity and 2+ years of experience in program protection

Ability to obtain a Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) Certification within 12 months of start date

Nice If You Have:

Ability to independently lead multiple security efforts simultaneously

Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skillsTS/SCI clearanceSPeD Certification Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;
Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.

Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $ (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees.

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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