Program Security Representative Senior - Chantilly, VA area

Physical Security Officer Principal Senior

Location:

USA VA Chantilly Full Part/Time:
Full time Job Req: RQ227658 Type of

Requisition :
Pipeline Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret/SCI Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph Public Trust/Other

Required:

None Job Family:
Security Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Leadership, Physical Security Operations, Physical Security Systems, SAP Security, Security Policies

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

Job Description:

PHYSICAL SECURITY OFFICER PRINCIPAL SENIOR RQ2275xx / EVERGREEN - PSR III (greater Chantilly, VA / NCR area) Program Security Representative Senior in Chantilly, VA Transform your career  a Senior Program Security Representative, you will provide comprehensive, multi-discipline security and counterintelligence (CI) support to Special Access Programs (SAPs), directly enabling critical national security missions. In this role, you will deliver day-to-day security analysis, CI-informed risk mitigation, and oversight for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and SAP activities.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Ensure strict compliance with Industrial Security Program requirements and applicable DoD, IC, and SAP regulatory guidance governing SCI and SAP activities.
• Develop, implement, and refine policies and procedures for safeguarding SCI and SAP information in support of U.S. military operations.
• Provide daily security support, continuously assessing procedures to identify shortfalls and recommending improvements to security policies, processes, and systems.
• Identify and assess vulnerabilities, threats, and risks to test, training, and operational activities, incorporating CI perspectives and threat reporting where applicable.
• Support the development, implementation, and delivery of Operations Security (OPSEC) and counterintelligence awareness training and education.
• Promote a strong CI and security culture by advising personnel on foreign intelligence threats, insider threat indicators, and reporting requirements.
• Provide guidance, assistance, and oversight to contractors and subordinate facilities on all aspects of security and CI awareness.
• Brief government, military, and senior civilian leaders on a range of security and CI-related topics, including threat trends and risk mitigation measures.
• Conduct and document SAP facility compliance reviews, follow-on reviews, and facility close-outs, including CI-relevant risk considerations.
• Monitor, track, and report corrective actions resulting from compliance reviews to ensure timely closure and sustained compliance.
• Ensure timely notification and elevation of pertinent security and CI matters to program technical, management, and security staff.
• Investigate any loss, compromise, or suspected compromise of classified or sensitive information, including conducting preliminary inquiries and preparing damage assessments.
• Coordinate with SAP security and CI personnel to incorporate lessons learned into SAP security education, awareness, and training programs.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and oversight to team members, contributing to a high-performing, mission-focused security team.

What You'll Need to Succeed Experience/Education

• 14+ years of related security experience; OR
• 10+ years of related security experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field; OR
• Associate's degree in a related field and 2 additional years of experience; OR
• Equivalent experience (additional 4 years).
• 4+ years of SAP-related security experience required.
• Demonstrated counterintelligence awareness and experience supporting CI, insider threat, or related security programs preferred.

Experience/Education Equivalencies

• Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) may be credited as 3 years of experience.
• Special Program Security Certification (SPSC) may be credited as 5 years of experience.
• Maximum equivalent experience credit for SPED certifications is 5 years total.

Clearance

• Active TS/SCI required to start.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with CI polygraph.

Travel

• 10-25% travel required.

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