Deputy Classification Officer- Active Security Clearance Required

LLNL•Livermore, CA

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

Embark on a mission vital to both national and global security as the Deputy Classification Officer and Classification Advisor within the Office of Classification and Export Control (OCEC) at LLNL. Here, you'll be at the forefront of safeguarding critical information across a diverse spectrum of programs, including Strategic Deterrence (SD), Global Security, the National Ignition Facility (NIF), and various cutting-edge Science and Technology disciplines. As a Classification Advisor, you won't just fill a role – you'll be a subject matter expert (SME) shaping the landscape of our security protocols. Imagine being the go-to resource, collaborating with brilliant minds – scientists, engineers, innovators, and authors – to ensure the proper classification of information at every stage of its development. This position will be in the Strategic Deterrence Directorate. This position may offer a hybrid schedule, which includes the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week, after a probationary period. The specifics of the hybrid schedule, including the exact number of days required in the office and virtual work options may vary based on the needs of the team and the organization.

Requirements

This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top-Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire. Must be able to maintain security access to sigmas, SAP, and SCI compartments.
Master’s degree in technical fields such as physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, or related fields or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Broad expertise and knowledge of classified matter protection and control (CMPC) laws, regulations, executive orders and DOE Orders.
Recognized as a subject matter expert in one or more scientific or technical areas of development.
Experience serving as the primary technical contact, mentoring other personnel, and advising senior management and/or external sponsors.
Expertise with highly complex assignments where the consequence of error may result in long-term inability to reach major Laboratory objectives.
Experience working as a classification advisor, or as a senior, experienced derivative classifier.
Expertise effectively interpreting and implementing complex classification guidance for effective Program communications.
Ability to work effectively and efficiently as a technical expert both independently and as part of a team towards specific objectives, while performing duties and assignments on a tight schedule.
Expert verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment and present and explain technical information and advise senior management and/or external sponsors .

Nice To Haves

PhD degree in technical fields such as physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, or related fields or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Experience in programmatic areas within or relevant to the laboratory. This includes nuclear weapons design and related weapons sciences, computer science, non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), remote sensing technologies, Department of Defense programs, Global Security and Department of Homeland Security programs, Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) and Lasers.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, interpret and lead policies, procedures, standards, trainings, procedures and new guidelines for the generation, marking, handling, storage, reproduction, transmission, destruction, accountability where required for Top Secret, Secret, and Confidential matter which protects classified matter for unauthorized disclosure or loss.
Mentor Derivative Classifiers (DCs), Reviewing Officials (ROs), and Laboratory staff in support of compliance with LLNL Classification and Export Control policies and procedures.
Research, develop and prepare strategic technical guidance and collaborate with government officials in the development of classification bulletins to meet DOE requirements.
Serve on scientific or technical external committees representing the organization as primary technical contact, interacting with government sponsors.
Act on behalf of the Classification Officer, assist other Classification Advisors in conducting initial analysis of highly complex information applying advanced knowledge related to current DOE- and other government-approved classification guidance to program DCs in order to determine classification in document reviews.
Recommend changes to guidance when approved guides no longer address the full scope of classified program activities.
Develop and communicate information on highly complex classification issues and policies by means of briefings, correspondence, and bulletins given to the Laboratory Program Management.
Lead the development, review and training regarding DOE and other government-wide classification guidance.
Help define information security plans for specific programs or experiments which will clearly define what is unclassified and what information requires additional protection, based on approved classification guides or bulletins.
Perform other duties as assigned.