Chief Research Security Officer

Chief Research Security Officer# The Texas A&M University System Job Search## Chief Research Security Officer Apply:
College Station, TX:
Full time:
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R-098557
** Job Title
** Chief Research Security Officer
** Agency
* * Texas A&M University System Offices
** Department
* * Vice Chancellor for Research
** Proposed Minimum Salary
** Commensurate
* * Job Location
** College Station, Texas
** Job Type
** Staff
* * Job Description
** The System Offices is one of several system members within the Texas A&M University System representing one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a network of 12 universities, a comprehensive health science center, eight state agencies, Texas A&M – Fort Worth and the Texas A&M - RELLIS Campus. The Texas A&M University System mission is to provide education, conduct research, commercialize technology, offer training, and deliver services for the people of Texas and beyond.

The System Offices, within the Texas A&M University System, provides an outstanding benefits package including, but not limited to: competitive health benefits; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; a defined benefit retirement plan to include an employer contribution through Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS); if applicable, a defined contribution retirement plan to include an employer contribution through an approved ORP vendor: additional voluntary tax deferred annuity (TDA) options;

tuition assistance; and wellness programs to promote work/life balance.  
** Salary:
** Commensurate with experience.  
** Job Description

Summary:

** Steer system-wide strategy and program to manage and protect classified, controlled, unclassified, and export-controlled research and information. Oversee security infrastructure for A&M System's U.S. Government-accredited secure space. Accountable for maintaining NIST SP 800-171 compliance of Secure Computing Enclave (SCE) housing sensitive, federally funded research apart from main university network. Serve as primary security contact with Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE), and Intelligence Community stakeholders.

Leads a team of approximately 20 personnel.  
** Responsibilities:**- Lead The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) Security Management Team.
- Advise TAMUS members on export control , controlled unclassified information, and other security requirements.
- Develop and maintain TAMUS Counter-Intelligence Program.
- Develop and maintain TAMUS Insider Treat Program in accordance with federal guidelines.  -  Serve as TAMUS primary point of contact with the Intelligence Community.  - Plan, initiate, manage, and be accountable for all aspects of the physical, information, COMSEC, Special Access Programs, training, classification management, operations and personnel security functions for TAMUS in support of both internal and external.

- Ensure compliance with 32 Code of Federal Regulation Part 117, NISPOM, Intelligence Community (IC) and other government requirements as well as TAMUS security policies and procedures to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the Security Program.  - Perform all administrative security support requirements associated with the receipt, transmission, inventory, reproduction, disposition, and management of classified material.
- Maintain TAM US Secure Computing Enclaves IAW NIST 800-171 and other federal guidelines.  - Work with Sponsored Research Services and Systems Contracts Offices to ensure compliance with contract/subcontract security requirements. Manage the implementation and development of TAMUS U.S. Government IT security requirements.  - Comply with COMSEC requirements for the receipt, custody, issuance, safeguarding, accounting and destruction of COMSEC…