Communications Security SME

Scientific Research Corporation • North Charleston, SC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to resolve COMSEC related issues, ensuring customer requirements align with compliance standards. The position supports the waveforms project officer with EKMS/KMI services across the Ground Radios portfolio, including implementing threat mitigation practices, coordinating with vendors, and executing tasks that advance crypto modernization efforts. Additionally, the role includes training personnel in COMSEC procedures and operation of associated equipment, providing SME support through gap analysis of tactical and strategic cryptographic systems, identifying vulnerabilities and end of life algorithms in accordance with NSA guidance, and reviewing/analyzing KMI COMSEC documentation, operations, and practices within the Ground Radios Project, recommending process improvements. Assistance with research, evaluation, and implementation of enterprise network solutions and enhancements to support mission and business objectives is also a key function, along with delivering analysis and data to support capability gap identification and vulnerability assessments, including inputs addressing transitions to updated encryption devices, processes, and algorithms.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree and five years relevant experience or a HS Diploma/GED with seven years relevant experience
• Formal training in a COMSEC related MOS including 0621, 0629, 0681, 0699, 25C, 25N, 25S or formal COMSEC training including USMC Security Manager Resident Course, Army Management Client Course or equivalent training
• Knowledge of COMSEC equipment, keying material processes, and EKMS/KMI
• Knowledge of encryption algorithms including IPSEC, AES, GRE, IKE, MD5, SHA, and 3DES
• Experience with strategic level DoD and NSA Security policies and procedures
• Experience with EKMS/KMI COMSEC Documentation language
• Knowledge of cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities, security principles, and risk management processes
• Experience with and an understanding of controlling authority roles and responsibilities and equipment account roles and responsibilities
• Experience with and an understanding of cryptographic key short title functions and usage within integrated, inline and edge-type encryption devices and components

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to resolve COMSEC related issues, ensuring customer requirements align with compliance standards
• Supporting the waveforms project officer with EKMS/KMI services across the Ground Radios portfolio, including implementing threat mitigation practices, coordinating with vendors, and executing tasks that advance crypto modernization efforts
• Training personnel in COMSEC procedures and operation of associated equipment, as required
• Providing SME support through gap analysis of tactical and strategic cryptographic systems, identifying vulnerabilities and end of life algorithms in accordance with NSA guidance
• Reviewing and analyzing KMI COMSEC documentation, operations, and practices within the Ground Radios Project and recommending process improvements
• Assisting with research, evaluation, and implementation of enterprise network solutions and enhancements to support mission and business objectives
• Delivering analysis and data to support capability gap identification and vulnerability assessments, including inputs addressing transitions to updated encryption devices, processes, and algorithms

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision plans
• 401(k) with a company match
• life insurance
• vacation and sick paid time off accruals with amounts increasing based on role and years of service
• 11 paid holidays
• tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree