F-35 JPO Security Specialist - Operations
About The Position
Join General Dynamics IT and be a part of the team of men and women that solve some of the world's most complex technical challenges. We are seeking a Security Specialist – Operations to join the F-35 program in Arlington, Virginia. The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) leads life-cycle management of the F-35 Lightning II, the fifth-generation joint strike fighter serving the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Cooperative Program Partners (CPP), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers across multiple classification levels — including Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Special Access Programs (SAP), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). The F-35 JPO Security Directorate provides full-spectrum, multi-disciplined security support to protect F-35 technology and information across the enterprise and throughout the acquisition and sustainment lifecycle, spanning Continental United States (CONUS) and overseas operations globally. The role of the Security Specialist – Operations (Senior) is to provide SME-level guidance and senior-level interface across F-35 JPO Security Directorate daily security operations at the Arlington, Virginia headquarters location, supporting multi-discipline security execution, documentation management, database operations, and security event coordination:
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Security Management or a related discipline, OR Bachelor's Degree plus four (4) years of additional work experience in multi-discipline security operations
- A minimum of ten (10) years of experience performing security operations functions in support of DoD programs across multiple security disciplines
- Demonstrated experience managing DoD security documentation, databases, and records management systems, including DISS and JADE
- Experience supporting multi-classification security environments, including CUI, collateral, SAP, NATO, and SCI operations
- Top Secret/SAR clearance required
- US Citizenship Required: Yes
- Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret
- Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret
Nice To Haves
- Operational Security Management
- Operations Security (OPSEC)
- Security Administration
Responsibilities
- Execute daily security operations across General Security (GENSEC), Personnel Security (PERSEC), Physical Security (PHYSEC), Industrial Security (INDUSEC), and Information Security (INFOSEC) disciplines as directed by the F-35 JPO Security Director
- Maintain and update U.S. Government security-related databases and systems of record, including the Joint Access Database Environment (JADE), Defense Information System for Security (DISS), local databases, SharePoint, and central archives
- Draft, review, and maintain security documentation and publications, including Security Operations Manuals (SOMs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) achieving 100% accuracy before government acceptance
- Provide security awareness training, briefings, and educational materials to F-35 JPO Government and contractor personnel
- Support visitor control, badge administration, and access management operations at JPO Arlington facilities
- Conduct risk assessments across applicable security disciplines and provide recommended mitigations to the Security Director
- Perform task management and develop tracking methods for all government-identified priorities, tasks, reports, and security-related actions; coordinate with program office stakeholders, industry partners, and international personnel as required
Benefits
- Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
- 401K with company match
- Educational Assistance and eLearning
- Flexible work week
- Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement
- Rewards and Recognition programs
- Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging of highly motivated critical thinking
- variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- dental plan options
- a vision plan
- a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
- full flex work weeks where possible
- a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- short and long-term disability benefits
- life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
