Senior Security Specialist

Koniag Emerging Technologies, LLC a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Senior Security Specialist to support KET and our government customer in Germantown, MD. The position is hybrid requires 2 days onsite (varies but avg 2 times every two weeks or so).

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.

Koniag Emerging Technologies LLC (KET) is seeking a highly qualified and experienced Senior Security Specialist and Subject Matter Expert to serve as the Senior Security Support Lead in direct support for a Federal agency’s Headquarters Security Officer (HSO) Program.

The Sr. Security Specialist will serve as the senior contractor subject matter expert on all matters relating to physical security, personnel security, information security, and organizational security compliance. This individual will function as the primary contractor point of contact for day-to-day security program coordination, interfacing directly with the OCIO HSO, Alternate HSOs, agency representatives, and HQ Security Operations. The Sr. Security Specialist will also provide senior guidance, oversight, and mentorship to two (2) junior security support staff assigned to the task.

This is a high-visibility, senior-level position requiring exceptional judgment, discretion, organizational acumen, and a deep working knowledge of security directives, policies, and procedures, including the Headquarters Facility Master Security Plan (HQFMSP).

• Serve as ALT HSO Support Senior Lead Manager and HSO Representative for the Contractor Security Program.
• Serve as the primary POC to receive, review and evaluate security request paperwork completed by Applicants and submitted by Industry Facility Security Officers (FSO) for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) for accuracy and completeness in compliance with the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12
• Serve as the primary POC for facilitating distribution of written notifications from Badge Office to Industry Security
• Coordinate and manage the submission in CATS Portal/Clearance Action Request (eCAR) systems of sponsored clearance (Personnel Security) and PIV (HSPD-12) actions
• Ensure timeliness and completeness of security requests through all processing and notification stages
• Review GSA USACCESS Sponsorship records of contractor resources and ensure actions required are taken by the Contractor as facilitated by their FSO
• Creation and maintenance FDAR and Contract Security Classification Specification (CSCS) (DD254 equivalent)
• Monitoring Prime Contractor and Subcontractor’s Workplace Substance Abuse Program plan in compliance with 10
  
  CFR
  707
• Ensuring contractor staff view and document completion of the Annual Security Refresher Briefing
• Ensuring the proper documentation and disposition of personnel security related training records; manage all actions related to security clearance changes (upgrades/downgrades/transfer of clearances)
• Administrate Onboarding and Off-boarding requirements to Industry FSO’s including the return of issued credentials
• At minimum, annually review the ongoing need for retaining security clearances
• Prepare and submit reinvestigations and the update of personnel clearance records
• Ensure clearance holders notify the Office of HQ Personnel Security Operations of reportable events, duty changes and absences
• Track the approval of clearance justification statements from technical monitors for cleared access authorizations
• Contribute to the establishment, update, and issue of contractor security procedures
• Lead and…