Security Specialist

This is an onsite position stationed in Ann Arbor, MI.

If you are looking for a position where you will have direct impact on national security and grow by facilitating operations while working as a geographically separated security liaison, in Ann Abor Michigan then this opportunity with Los Alamos National Laboratory's (LANL's) Defense Protection may be right for you.

Associate Laboratory Directorate Defense Protection - Security Programs Division Deployed Security (ALDDP-SP-DO) is seeking a motivated security professional to partner with multiple organizations co-located with a major university for national security work. While employed by LANL the position is located full-time in Ann Abor, Michigan.

You will be instrumental in helping to protect LANL's people, information and property and provide security support for a variety of research and experimental programs and projects. As the sole remotely positioned security advisor, you will serve as a key resource for comprehensive security program guidance, support with resourcing policies, and any additional assistance as needed.

As a Deployed Security Professional (DSP) you will need to have high attention to detail, maintain a positive, customer-focused attitude, and ensure all LANL and federal security requirements are met while optimizing efficiency and success for the important work being accomplished.

More importantly, you must be able to demonstrate and promote self-responsibility and accountability for safety, security, quality and environmental standards in all operations. The DSP is an advisor and reports to the Security Programs Division Security Program Leader (Security Manager
3) in Los Alamos, NM.

The successful candidate will:

• Develop and maintain a complete understanding of security requirements and procedures
• Assist in the development and implementation of security plans as required for the program(s)
• Work closely with assigned organization(s) to facilitate success while ensuring adherence to all applicable security policies and procedures
• Perform security reviews of LANL work areas and coordinate corrective actions when needed
• Create and deliver presentations and other material for awareness of security topics and issues
• Influence LANL's culture while deployed as a professional role model for security
• Network within and outside the organization to facilitate processes and procedures, and resolve problems as they arise
• Perform as security point of contact between the remote organization and LANL's security institution
• Brief organizations and their management teams on the security posture and any emergent security challenges and proposed remedial action
• Work with LANL's Security Incident Team to perform incident response and mitigation
• Facilitate and lead casual analysis fact finding on incidents of security concern

Minimum

Job Requirements:

• Knowledge and experience in one or more of the major security disciplines: classified matter protection and control; information security; physical security; and personnel security
• Ability in writing and implementing procedures, policies, guides or other formal documents for compliance by employees, sub-contractors and visitors
• Experience interfacing with management, technical personnel and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in the preparation and presentation of reports and briefings to supervisory and external audiences
• Skill in conducting research and designing corrective actions for issues management
• Experience in problem solving and contributing to process improvement efforts
• Demonstrated intangible character traits of initiative, teamwork, interpersonal skills, independent judgement, professionalism
• Extensive skill in the preparation and presentation of security and safeguards reports to internal and external customers at all levels.
• Extensive specialized technical knowledge of the Laboratory's security and safeguards policies, practices, and procedures
• In-depth knowledge of legal requirements and environmental impacts affecting security and safeguards.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with DOE policies and requirements
• Extensive high-level experience conducting security and safeguards self-assessments, audits and inspections and root-cause analysis

Education and Experience:

Position requires a bachelor's degree and 12 years related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation.