Security Specialist - Herndon VA

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Herndon, VA

About The Position

The Personnel Security Support Specialist supports enterprise security operations by identifying, assessing, monitoring, and reporting potential insider threats, workplace violence concerns, security risks, and other activities that may negatively affect personnel, facilities, operations, information, or organizational assets. The role conducts intelligence-driven investigations, analyzes information from internal, commercial, government, and open-source sources, and produces assessments and reports for security stakeholders and leadership. The specialist collaborates across security and business functions, supports incident response, handles sensitive information confidentially, and participates in rotational on-call coverage with after-hours support as required.

Responsibilities

Monitor, identify, and assess potential insider threats, workplace violence concerns, security incidents, and suspicious activities that may affect personnel, facilities, operations, or organizational assets.
Conduct intelligence-driven investigations involving insider threat concerns, employee misconduct, workplace violence, unauthorized disclosures, and other sensitive security matters.
Analyze information from internal, commercial, government, and open-source intelligence sources to identify emerging threats and security risks.
Produce recurring intelligence products, threat assessments, analytical reports, and situational awareness updates for security stakeholders and leadership.
Investigate and evaluate indicators of concerning behavior, policy violations, fraud, theft, sabotage, espionage, or other insider threat activities.
Monitor criminal activity, protests, demonstrations, geopolitical developments, and other events that may present risks to personnel or operations.
Conduct background research and investigative reviews using available investigative and intelligence databases.
Process and analyze threat-related reports, intelligence alerts, and other security information requiring assessment and response.
Prepare written reports, briefings, risk assessments, and recommendations to support threat mitigation and security decision-making.
Collaborate with security, investigations, human resources, legal, compliance, executive protection, crisis management, and operational teams to address identified threats and vulnerabilities.
Support incident response activities and provide analytical assistance during emerging security incidents.
Respond to high-priority intelligence requests and time-sensitive security matters.
Maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive, proprietary, and personally identifiable information.
Participate in rotational on-call coverage and provide after-hours support as required.
Perform other duties as assigned.