Program Security Manager

Overview

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation.

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The Program Security Manager is the single point of contact for all program security activities within a designated program office or customer business unit, while providing support to strategic initiatives across the Security Department. Initiate and mature security, business development and program management working relationships across Programs and Engineering that will lead to fulfillment of current and future business objectives. Ensure that security is a key element in business decisions made by the program office.

Integrate security in the strategic objective in concert with establishing security as an integral part of the Program Management Team from initiation of business capture strategies, the proposal phase, through program execution.

Job Description:

• Act as the single point of contact for all program office security activities.
• Initiate and mature security, business development and program management working relationships for National Industrial Security Program (NISP) activities across Programs and Engineering that will lead to fulfillment of current and future business objectives.
• Ensure that security is a key element in all program office business decisions.
• Integrate security in the strategic objective in concert with establishing security as an integral part of the Program Management Team from initiation of business capture strategies, the proposal phase, through program execution.
• Duties include:
  
  coordination with the program office’s Program Protection Team, liaison with a diverse customer and supplier base, senior leadership, program management, and business development; interpretation of contractual requirements and interpretation of government and corporate policies to ensure compliance and resolve areas of conflict.
• Direct studies as well as overseeing the implementation of federal security regulations that apply to classified programs.
• Coordinate with government agencies to obtain rulings, interpretations and acceptable deviations for compliance with regulations.
• Direct the preparation of manuals outlining regulations, the establishment of procedures for handling, storing a record keeping of program office activities.
• Administer program Security Classification Guides (SCG), including development of SCG training for employee awareness.
• Conduct detailed review of contractual documentation (e.g. Prime/Subcontract DD
• 254, CDRLs, SCG, etc.) and implement processes, procedures, and plans to ensure compliance.
• Develop and manage comprehensive, security focused training tools.
• Organize secure area policies and administration across all program office areas.

• Understanding of the NISPOM and other industrial security standards.
• Knowledge of general physical, information and classification management systems associated with DOD environments.
• Able to be a strategic thinker and visionary in applying government guidelines.
• Possess business development and project management skills.
• Contract management abilities including review, preparation, and generation of contract security documentation (e.g. DD 254s, etc.).
• Knowledgeable in program management.
• Able to tailor a…