Assistant Special Security Representative (ASSR)

Sawdey Solution Services•Wright Patterson AFB, OH

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Special Security Representative (ASSR) performs special security activities that enable classified programs to operate securely and in accordance with Program Security Officer, Government Special Security Officer, and classification guidance requirements. The role supports the Government Special Security Officer, Special Security Representative, Contract Special Security Representative, and Program Security Officer in administering and implementing Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Special Access Program (SAP), collateral, personnel, information, industrial, and physical security requirements. The ASSR is expected to operate secure facilities proactively with little to no supervision and to perform security processing, records management, access-control support, visitor control, security education, personnel-access tracking, classified-material accountability, and administrative security functions under applicable DoD, Air Force, SAP, SCI, and customer policies. The position is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Telework or work from home is authorized when approved, on a hybrid basis. The ASSR supports personnel and access security, SCIF and SAPF operations, visitor control, classified-material management, security education, inspections, incident reporting, and security program documentation. When appointed by the Government Special Security Representative, the ASSR may perform Contract Special Security Representative duties, including day-to-day management and implementation of SCI and SAP security programs within SCIFs and SAPFs. The role also provides administrative, analytical, and operational security support to security officials and program leadership, attends coordination meetings, supports proposal development, and performs other assigned duties. The position requires at least four years of relevant security specialist experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience approved by the customer, and a bachelor’s degree. A Top Secret/SCI clearance and eligibility for SAP access are required. The candidate must be willing to submit to polygraphs and must be a U.S. citizen.

Requirements

At least four years of relevant security specialist experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience approved by the customer.
Relevant experience should include classified-material accountability, personnel security, access control, SAP/SCI administration, security databases, facility security, or related DoD security functions.
Bachelor’s degree.
Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Eligibility for Special Access Program access.
Willingness to submit to polygraphs.
U.S. citizenship, as required by the U.S. Government contract.
Ability to communicate effectively with the customer and fulfill the duties and responsibilities listed in the contract.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

Security Professional Fundamentals Certification (SFPC).
Security Asset Protection Professional Certification (SAPPC).
Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) Program training.
In lieu of certification, current DCSA training pertaining to Information, Personnel, Industrial, and Physical security programs.
Three or more years of experience supporting SAP, SCI, SCIF, or SAPF security programs.
Experience with DISS, JADE, SAPNP, Scattered Castles, or comparable systems.
SFPC, SAPPC, or other relevant DCSA/SPeD training.

Responsibilities

Prepare, process, review, track, and maintain Program Access Requests, SCI nomination packages, SAP nomination questionnaires, personnel-access documentation, and related forms.
Coordinate security-clearance and program-access processing with government and contractor security officials; track adjudication actions, access status, limitations, expirations, suspensions, waivers, and personnel or program status changes.
Conduct authorized personnel-security and access-eligibility checks in applicable systems, including DCII, JPAS, DISS, JADE, SAPNP, and Scattered Castles.
Maintain personnel-security files, access records, customer-sponsored billets, quota information, and classified databases or systems of record.
Assist personnel with security-investigation paperwork; review packages for accuracy and completeness; track clearance actions and respond to routine status inquiries under appropriate direction.
Support personnel in-processing and out-processing, SAP indoctrinations and debriefings, badging, and access-control activities.
Operate and administer SCIFs and SAPFs, including opening and closing procedures, end-of-day checks, lock and combination management, and authorized after-hours alarm response.
Manage facility access-control systems and badges; verify visitor clearance and access eligibility; process visit notices; escort visitors; and maintain visitor, escort, and facility-control logs.
Conduct entry and exit inspections, physical-security checks, random workspace inspections, and semiannual security inspections; document findings and support corrective actions.
Perform preventive maintenance of security containers and support physical security, Resource Protection, Force Protection, Anti-Terrorism, SAPF accreditation, and facility self-inspection requirements.
Perform authorized COMSEC duties and support applicable emergency security procedures.
Review inbound and outbound correspondence for classification and sensitivity, and recommend approval or disapproval to the appropriate security authority.
Maintain accountability records for classified mail, faxes, courier packages, data-transfer files, magnetic media, and other classified materials; manage their reproduction, destruction, storage, transfer, and disposition.
Develop and maintain Top Secret Control procedures, document-accountability databases, classified-material records, correspondence, and daily document-control logs.
Process authorized electronic data transfers and provide files to authorized internal customers.
Analyze procedures for handling, control, storage, and disposition of classified or critical weapon-system hardware, and document findings and recommended corrective actions.
Plan, manage, administer, and maintain Security Education, Training, and Awareness programs, including continuing SCI and SAP training; develop materials, briefings, attendance records, and recurring reports.
Participate in Air Force SAP compliance inspections and customer security reviews; conduct annual security self-assessments and forward results to the SSO.
Report security incidents and unauthorized disclosures, assist with investigations, monitor corrective actions, and maintain incident notifications, reports, and tracking systems.
Analyze security procedures, identify deficiencies, and coordinate recommended solutions with the government security task lead.
Prepare, implement, enforce, and maintain customer SOPs, security process flowcharts, and program-security documentation.
Develop and document program-protection and system-security requirements for SOOs, SOWs, PWSs, RFPs, and CDRLs; identify security issues and recommend changes.
Develop security requirements for contractual commitments and provide administrative support for DD Form 254.
Maintain security correspondence and response tracking, including contract letters, FOIA requests, and public-release requests; maintain point-of-contact databases, security records, process documentation, and SharePoint or security website content.
Prepare recurring and case-specific reports and document security methods, analyses, decisions, and recommendations.
Provide functional-area security expertise concerning collateral classified activities, acknowledged and unacknowledged SAPs, and SCI requirements.
When appointed by the Government SSR, perform CSSR duties, including day-to-day management and implementation of SCI and SAP security programs within SCIFs and SAPFs.
Provide administrative, analytical, and operational security support to the SSR, CSSR, PSO, SSO, GSSO, and Program Manager.
Attend on-site and off-site coordination meetings, support proposal development, and perform other assigned duties.