International Security Officer ; Counterintelligence Officer

What You Will Do

Reporting to the Office of Counterintelligence (OCI), the International Security Officer (ISO) is a member of the International Security Operations Program (ISOP) which provides leadership for Los Alamos National Laboratory's institutional capability to protect employees, contractors, program partners, and other Laboratory-affiliated personnel conducting official activities outside the United States.

The International Security Officer leads the mission of the International Security Operations Program and serves as the Laboratory's principal subject matter expert for international duty of care, travel risk management, diplomatic security coordination, protective security, global threat assessment, crisis management, and emergency response. The position is entrusted with safeguarding people, facilities, information, equipment, and mission-critical activities in foreign environments that may present elevated security, health, legal, political, diplomatic, or operational risks.

The International Security Officer establishes and administers a comprehensive, intelligence informed program covering the complete international travel lifecycle from initial planning and risk assessment through in-country monitoring, emergency response, post-travel debriefing, and continuous improvement. The position ensures that international activities are conducted safely, ethically, diplomatically, and effectively while protecting the Laboratory and Triad National Security, LLC from preventable injury, loss of life, operational disruption, legal liability, diplomatic consequences, and reputational harm.

The successful candidate will possess extensive global experience safeguarding people and facilities and a demonstrated record of leadership in diplomatic security, international protective operations, intelligence, military force protection, law enforcement, special operations, corporate security, or a comparably complex global security environment.

The role requires exceptional judgment, discretion, cultural awareness, political sensitivity, and the ability to operate effectively within diplomatic environments. The International Security Officer must be capable of engaging senior U.S. and foreign government officials, embassy and consular personnel, host-nation authorities, security services, law enforcement organizations, and multinational partners while respecting diplomatic protocols, national sovereignty, cultural norms, and established chains of authority.

To succeed in this role you will need to have the following qualifications:

• Substantial professional experience in global security, diplomatic security, protective services, international risk management, law enforcement, military operations, intelligence, emergency management, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience safeguarding personnel and facilities in multiple countries or regions.
• Experience operating in complex international environments, including locations with elevated security, political, criminal, or infrastructure risks.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct security risk assessments and convert findings into practical protective measures.
• Experience managing security incidents, crisis-response activities, emergency evacuations, or personnel-accountability operations.
• Experience advising executives or senior government, diplomatic, military, corporate, or organizational leaders.
• Strong understanding of physical security, travel security, protective operations, crisis management, and emergency preparedness.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with diplomatic missions, host-government officials, law enforcement agencies, security partners, vendors, and diverse internal stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare concise executive briefings and communicate calmly during emergencies.
• Demonstrated discretion and sound judgment when handling sensitive, confidential, or classified information.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally, including remote or elevated-risk locations.

Position requires a bachelor's degree and 12 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. At this level, post graduate course work may be desirable.

In addition to the minimum requirements, it would be a bonus if you had some of the qualifications below:

• Preferred degrees: security management,…