Contractor Special Security Officer; CSSO
Listed on 2026-09-27
-
Security
Information Security & Data Protection, Cybersecurity, Security Management & Operations
As a seasoned US Government Security Professional, you will play a crucial role in supporting components of the IBM USG Corporate Security program, ensuring the protection of people, property, and information. Your expertise will aid management in making informed decisions regarding security measures and risk analysis.
Your role and responsibilitiesYour primary responsibilities will include:
- Development of Security Policies:
Develop and implement comprehensive security policies and procedures to safeguard IBM's people, property, and information that align with customer requirements. - Serve as the primary security coordination point for assigned government client programs and provide back-up support for other site programs
- Oversight of physical security to meet ICD 705 and customer requirements and after-hours alarm response (must live within 45 minute drive of work location)
- Incident Management:
Act as a coordination lead during security incidents, ensuring timely communication, documentation, escalation, and compliance with federal reporting requirements - Disseminate Security
Education:
Play a key role in disseminating security educational materials to promote awareness and best practices throughout the organization.
High School Diploma/GED
Preferred educationBachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise- Deep Expertise in Security Policy Development:
Proven experience in developing and implementing comprehensive government security policies and procedures to safeguard people, property, and information. - Advanced Risk Analysis
Skills:
Experience with conducting thorough risk analysis of proposed and existing sites, examining internal and external threats to determine necessary security measures. - Data Privacy and Protection Expertise:
Deep understanding of data privacy and information protection protocols, with experience in maintaining a safe and secure system environment for client and organizational information. - Incident Management Leadership:
Experience in overseeing incident management processes, analyzing risks, and implementing measures to mitigate potential security breaches. - Security Education and Awareness:
Experience in disseminating security educational materials to promote awareness and best practices throughout an organization.
** Current TS/SCI w/polygraph
Preferred technical and professional experience- Physical Security Knowledge:
Experience with ICD 705 buildouts and physical security measures to ensure a safe and secure environment for people and property. - .In-depth knowledge of personnel security requirements and processing
- Policy and documentation expertise: visitor control, safeguarding, alarm procedures, fixed facility checklists, construction security plans, Standard Operating Procedures, Document and media control and policies/procedures for adherence to all SCIF controls.
IBM Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) team represents a variety of functions such as marketing, finance, legal, operations, HR, and more, all working together to solve some of the world's most complex problems, help our clients achieve success and build collaborative work environments for IBMers.
YOUR LIFE @ IBMIn a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
ABOUT IBMIBM’s greatest…
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).