Program Protection Lead F

Program Protection Lead

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Credence has an immediate need for a Program Protection Lead who will be primarily responsible for supporting the F-35 Joint Program Office at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH.

The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) is responsible for the life-cycle program management of the F-35 Lightning II, which includes the F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C variants. It oversees the development, delivery, and sustainment of this fifth-generation joint strike fighter for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and international partners. The JPO also collaborates with various partners to drive innovation and cost efficiency in enhancing the F-35's capabilities.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below:

• Support the implementation of information, personnel, and industrial security programs to ensure classified material is protected according to DoD, USAF, AFMC, AFLCMC, directorate, division, and program directives.
• Ensure implementation of the resource protection, force protection, and anti-terrorism programs IAW DoD, USAF, AFMC, AFLCMC, directorate, division, and program security policy / instructions.
• Assist by providing directorate security operations support.
• Assist by preparing and coordinating security-related briefing materials and provide security-related technical assistance to the directorate for briefings, meetings, and conferences.
• Provide a wide range of security management, analytical, technical and support services for programs managed by DoD, USAF, AFMC, AFLCMC, AFLCMC/WAU Directorate and specific programs.
• Assist by recording and tracking security program action items and suspense and shall assist with managing newcomer and security-related databases to include visitor control functions.
• Maintain active Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) and Joint Access Database Enterprise (JADE) accounts and shall assist with verifying personnel security clearances and SAP accesses.
• Assist with processing personnel security investigation documents, reviewing the investigation documents for accuracy, and tracking submitted requests for personnel security clearances.
• Provide advisory assistance in evaluating security and administrative procedures associated with handling Critical Program Information (CPI) / Critical Components (CC) from unclassified material, up to and including Top Secret (TS), special access and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• Perform administrative tasks as necessary to support security functions. The Contractor shall apply strong analytical writing skills in order to successfully document program security methods and decisions.
• Provide security-related technical assistance to AFLCMC/WAU organizations, groups, and committees for briefings and conferences.
• Assist in the development of standard operating procedures IAW DoD Manual 5205.07, Volumes 1-4 requirements and the Contractor shall develop and maintain security process flowcharts and work breakout structures for those processes.
• Assist in managing and performing the administrative duties of SAP Facilities (SAPFs) IAW the DoD Manual 5205.07, Volumes 1-4, SAP Nomination Process or current guidance, to include but not be limited to, submitting Program Access Requests (PARs), gaining and maintaining accreditation as required and managing the self- inspection program.
• Will be required to work in secure facilities. When necessary, the Contractor shall receive classified information and secure as appropriate.
• May be required to open, close and perform end-of-day security checks of the government facilities IAW USAF requirements.
• May be required to respond to after-hours alarms for secure facilities.
• Prepare and administer educational material relative to the Security program.
• Plan, manage, and administer the security…