Operational Assurance Specialist; SCIF Security Specialist

What You Will Do

This position is open for external candidates only to apply.

SCIF & SAPF Operations (SSO-2), within the Special and Sensitive Operations (SSO) Division is seeking a Security Specialist 3 to provide integrated quality assurance, compliance, and security operations support for Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) and Special Access Programs (SAPs). This position combines deep knowledge of quality assurance principles, DOE/NNSA safeguards and security requirements, and SCIF operational standards to ensure facilities, processes, systems, and classified activities are performed in full compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and mission requirements.

In this role, you will actively participate in quality assurance and security operations, assess program effectiveness, interpret requirements, recommend improvements, and implement corrective actions. You will support both day-to-day SCIF/SAP security operations and formal quality assurance activities, including assessments, surveillance, audits, process improvement, metrics, and corrective action management.

This position requires a high degree of judgment, professionalism, discretion, and customer service due to the consequence of error and the sensitivity of the work performed. You will work under limited direction, receiving general guidance on new assignments while independently planning and executing work to meet mission objectives.

SCIF Security Specialist 3 ($106,400 - $176,000)

The selected candidate will be expected to independently perform and lead quality-focused security compliance activities in support of SCIF and SAP operations. This includes evaluating complex issues, identifying systemic causes and performance trends, developing and implementing sustainable corrective strategies, and leading or significantly contributing to assessments, audits, surveillance activities, and broader performance improvement initiatives. The candidate should be capable of interpreting and applying complex requirements, developing meaningful metrics and trend analyses to support management decision-making, and providing technical guidance across organizations to resolve complex compliance and security issues.

Demonstrated experience applying quality assurance, compliance, or performance assurance principles in a regulated, high-consequence, or security-sensitive environment. Experience supporting the development, implementation, review, or improvement of processes and procedures to ensure work is performed in accordance with applicable requirements.

Experience identifying, documenting, evaluating, and helping resolve security or operational deficiencies through causal analysis, corrective action development, and effectiveness reviews. Ability to assess issues, determine contributing factors, and support implementation of sustainable corrective actions.

Experience collecting, tracking, and analyzing findings, deficiencies, incidents, observations, or other performance data to identify recurring issues, adverse trends, emerging vulnerabilities, and opportunities for improvement. Ability to develop or support metrics, dashboards, reports, and other tools used to monitor program health and inform management decisions.

Experience participating in or supporting internal/external assessments, audits, inspections, surveillances, or compliance reviews. Ability to evaluate operations against requirements, document results, track findings to closure, and verify corrective actions have been implemented effectively.

• Information Security
• Physical Security
• Classified Matter Protection and Control (CMPC)
• Accountable classified matter management
• Access Control
• Personnel Security
• Security Operations support
• Internal tracking of security issues or assessment findings

Working knowledge of applicable DOE Orders, NNSA requirements, LANL safeguards and security requirements, and Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs) related to SCIFs, SAPs, and security compliance programs. Ability to interpret and apply requirements in operational settings.

Experience supporting or coordinating SCIF renovation, construction, maintenance, or modification activities while maintaining security compliance, access…