Program Security Representative

Type: Full Time, On-Site
Location: Arlington, VA
Reports To: ARMADA HQ
Security Clearance: Top Secret with SCI Eligibility
Travel Requirement: 25%
Sign on Bonus: $1K for qualified candidates. Apply for details.

• The Program Security Representative will develop and support security architectures for new technology programs across the entire spectrum of classification; including the ability to facilitate intelligence requests to obtain state-of-the-world, rest-of-the-world, or state-of-the-art technology/capability status.
• Research and recommend/develop long and short-range program protection security strategies and tactics for new and established programs, as well as changes in program direction.
• Use knowledge of the various security disciplines (e.g. physical, information, personnel, etc.) to determine, apply, and monitor appropriate security requirements and tasks relative to the specific technology programs to be protected. Prepare and present suggestions for improvement as appropriate.
• Create DD 254’s, DoD Contract Security Classification Specification, for classified efforts, at various life‑cycle stages, ensuring security requirements are clear and concise.
• Apply subject‑matter expertise of Executive Order 13526, NISPOM, DoD Information Security Manuals, and DoD SAP Security Manuals.
• Indoctrinate newly assigned personnel and de‑brief departing personnel.
• Support the creation, processing, coordination, and approval of physical security accreditations (SAP Facility, SCI Facility, AIS) and enter relevant information into appropriate information security management systems, including:
  • DARPA Archive System
  • Defense Information System for Security (DISS)
  • DARPA Facility and Security Tracking System (DFASTS)
  • Security Control Suite (SCS)
  • SILVERADO / Joint Access Database Environment (JADE)
• Communicate effectively with other Service/Agency program security staffs, including DSS, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, DOE, MDA, DTRA, and other IC offices.
• Develop, write, review, coordinate, and execute security documentation.
• Draft, review, and when necessary, prepare final documents for staffing and signature within 30 calendar days of tasking.
• Plan, coordinate, provide, and manage security support for meetings.
• Attend program reviews (PDR, CDR, IPT) to ensure changes to system baselines do not negatively affect security and initiate actions to add mitigation where necessary.
• Actively support Agency Staff Assistance Visits of cleared defense industry base contractors and government agencies and DARPA Self‑Inspection Programs.
• Perform OPSEC analysis and provide other OPSEC support, including identification of critical program information (CPI), collecting and analyzing threat data, and developing and coordinating program OPSEC plans.
• Plan and assist with program close‑out actions, including participation in program close‑out reviews at performer sites.
• Participate in and play a key role in the Broad Area Announcement (BAA) process in support of new programs, provide security support to all classification and security architected programs, and ensure security support for all classified programs. Support the PM's vision to bring in new ideas while protecting National Security interests.
• Communicate autonomously and effectively up, down, and across all DARPA offices, with all levels of Agency leadership, as well as with performer and transition partners' security, technical, and management staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Technical security competence; excellent oral and written communication, problem‑solving, analytical, and interpersonal/people skills necessary to determine and implement proper security policy and procedures for protection of information at the program level for unclassified, collateral, SAP, and SCI efforts.
• Fundamental knowledge of:
  • Basics of program protection, classification architectures, OPSEC, COMSEC, sensitive test planning, intelligence & counterintelligence threat support requirements, secure information transmission, secure hardware transportation, and principles governing controls on fundamental research activities.
• Subject‑matter expertise in a broad…