Controlled Unclassified Information Program Lead
About The Position
Idaho National Laboratory's Information Security Department is hiring a Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Program Lead. The role implements and administers CUI requirements under DOE Order 470.7, Executive Order 13556, 32 CFR Part 2002, and the CUI Registry. The position is based at the Idaho Falls facility and follows a 9x80 schedule, with every other Friday off. The CUI Program Lead directs program communications, schedules, milestones, budgets, and activities; collaborates with leadership, internal functions, contractors, and external entities to identify and meet CUI requirements; and works with Legal, Contracts, and Procurement to flow down federal CUI requirements to subcontractors, partners, and vendors. The role develops and maintains policies, procedures, training, and processes for identifying, marking, safeguarding, disseminating, decontrolling, and destroying CUI. It also monitors policy changes, advises management and staff, manages reporting and resolution processes for misuse, breaches, and challenges, responds to data calls and audits, conducts self-assessments, and reports program metrics and improvement goals. This is a multi-level position at Level 3 or Level 4, with placement based on the depth and breadth of proven experience and skills. The employee must be a U.S. citizen, obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance, and obtain the required Classification Analyst certification within one year of obtaining the clearance or as soon as possible if already cleared. This is a testing-designated position requiring pre-employment and periodic drug testing.
Requirements
- Level 3: Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree and 3 years of relevant experience.
- Level 4: Bachelor's degree and 9 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree and 6 years of relevant experience.
- Relevant technical experience may include Nuclear Nonproliferation, Arms Control and Foreign Policy; Chemical and Biological Weapons; Intelligence and Counterintelligence; Isotope Enrichment Technology; Nuclear Weapons; Radiological Emergency Response; Safeguards and Security; Nuclear Material Production and Processing; or experience with other government agencies such as the Department of Defense, Space Power, and Naval Reactors.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
- Must obtain certification as a Classification Analyst, including DC with public release authority, UCNI RO, and Derivative Declassifier, within one year of obtaining a DOE Q clearance or as soon as possible if already in possession of a DOE Q clearance.
- Must submit to a pre-employment drug screen and periodic drug testing.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience marking, controlling, storing, and destroying sensitive information.
- Background or knowledge in classification, a technical/scientific/engineering field, or DOE nuclear/scientific programs.
Responsibilities
- Administer and implement regulations for the identification, protection, and marking of CUI as defined in the National Archives' CUI Registry.
- Direct CUI program communications, schedules, milestones, budgets, and activities to ensure timely implementation of program priorities.
- Engage leadership and functional stakeholders, including information systems and technology, information security, legal, human resources, export control, FOIA, privacy, operations security, foreign national access programs, cybersecurity, logistics, procurement, manufacturing, R&D, and external entities, to identify and meet CUI requirements.
- Collaborate with Legal, Contracts, and Procurement to flow down federal CUI requirements to subcontractors, partners, and vendors.
- Determine and generate requests for equivalencies and exemptions from applicable DOE orders and CFR requirements.
- Develop, implement, and maintain CUI policies, processes, and procedures; monitor relevant governmental policy changes; and conduct periodic reviews.
- Apply information protection principles to ensure CUI is properly identified, marked, safeguarded, disseminated, decontrolled, and destroyed.
- Advise and guide all levels of management, staff, and applicable contractors on current CUI policy.
- Ensure processes for reporting and recording CUI misuse and breaches, decontrolling CUI, and resolving CUI challenges align with established requirements and company policies.
- Develop, maintain, and provide CUI training to employees.
- Respond to CUI data calls and audits, conduct self-assessments, and develop measurable metrics and goals for KPI reporting and program improvement.
- Work independently with discretion and judgment, using minimal instruction for day-to-day activities.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) with a 4.2% employer contribution and up to 4.8% match for regular positions
- Paid time off (personal leave)
- Employee Education Program with tuition assistance for eligible positions
- Comprehensive relocation package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
