International Security Specialist

Booz Allen Hamilton•Arlington, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Maintain oversight for coordinating security planning for foreign participation, international visits, meetings, technical exchanges, and partner-facing activities. Develop and maintain international-security procedures, visit documentation, access records, coordination packages, and tracking tools. Monitor international-security actions and resolve coordination issues that could affect mission schedules or sensitive information. Assess security implications of proposed partner activities and recommend controls that enable authorized collaboration. Support reviews and assessments of multinational activities to confirm consistent application of approved protections. Work independently without considerable direction.

Requirements

10+ years of experience working in a multi-disciplined security program, including support to Special Access Program or Sensitive Compartmented Information environments
10+ years of experience with security protocols, including security checks, oversight of secure spaces, and visitor access and badging
4+ years of experience as a security professional
Knowledge of U.S. International or Foreign Affairs objectives, the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS) processes, international relations policy objectives within Security Assistance, and DoDM 5205.07 Volumes and Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 705
Ability to coordinate effectively across government, contractor, and external stakeholders
Ability to prepare briefings, reports, standard operating procedures, and official correspondence
Ability to present verbal and written presentations to flag-officer or senior-level audiences
Ability to lead a team in fast-paced classified environments
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree
Acquisitions and Contracting Basics in the NISP Certification
Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) or the Physical Security Certification (PSC)
Ability to obtain the Industrial Security Oversight Certification (ISOC) within 1 year of hire date

Nice To Haves

Experience leading teams in multicultural environments
Experience with F-35 aviation operations and support
Experience with administrative duties such as scheduling execution of security related meetings, conferences, and other events or activities
Experience conducting risk management and risk analysis to evaluate security threats and vulnerabilities for each security discipline
Experience with the Microsoft Office suite
Ability to provide recommendations and innovative solutions
Ability to communicate and interact, in writing and verbally, with colleagues, counterparts, senior officials in various U.S. and foreign government military or civilian agencies, and representatives of various cultures with tact and diplomacy on all occasions
Ability to demonstrate independent thinking and initiative, requiring minimal supervision
Top Secret clearance
Master’s degree

Responsibilities

Coordinate security planning for foreign participation, international visits, meetings, technical exchanges, and partner-facing activities.
Develop and maintain international-security procedures, visit documentation, access records, coordination packages, and tracking tools.
Monitor international-security actions and resolve coordination issues.
Assess security implications of proposed partner activities and recommend controls.
Support reviews and assessments of multinational activities to confirm consistent application of approved protections.