Program Security Officer (Level 4)

Amentum•Falls Church, VA

17d•$160,000

About The Position

Amentum provides a range of Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Commercial analytic and operational support, risk analysis, analytic outreach, red teaming, and event support services. We pride ourselves in developing creative, customized, and flexible approaches that meet our clients’ evolving and dynamic needs. The Program Security Officer (Level 4) will provide expert advice for operational security, program protection planning, physical/ technical & Industrial security. Core responsibilities of the position include: Provide expertise security advice and assistance to customer, industrial partners and venders. Provide security education of contractor security officers and other contract personnel on proper procedures for protecting classified information and material. This entails the inspection and accreditation of contractor facilities based on ICD 705 and/or NISPOM requirements, and monitoring contractor compliance with contractual security requirements, national standards, and policy guidance. Create and maintain appropriate security documentation, such as program security plans, program protection plans, and CONOPS. Assist in developing, documenting, and maintaining program security processes, security manuals, and standard operating procedures. Work with various customers components to ensure timely approvals, accreditations, etc.; synthesizing security requirements, advising on viability of alternate approaches. Investigate security incidents. Support employees through the clearance process. Develop documents for new compartmented programs. Create briefing materials and provide security awareness training.

Requirements

10-15+ years’ experience performing full range of PSO functions for national security programs and/or relevant industry security experience/certifications.
Working knowledge of the NISPOM, DCIDS, ICDs, and Executive Orders, to ensure security compliance
Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal guidance and in small dynamic teams often under time-constraints
Experience supporting compartmented programs
Possess basic understanding of COMSEC functions
Experience and working knowledge of cyber security
US government issued TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required at time of application.
Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

Provide expertise security advice and assistance to customer, industrial partners and venders.
Provide security education of contractor security officers and other contract personnel on proper procedures for protecting classified information and material.
Inspection and accreditation of contractor facilities based on ICD 705 and/or NISPOM requirements, and monitoring contractor compliance with contractual security requirements, national standards, and policy guidance.
Create and maintain appropriate security documentation, such as program security plans, program protection plans, and CONOPS.
Assist in developing, documenting, and maintaining program security processes, security manuals, and standard operating procedures.
Work with various customers components to ensure timely approvals, accreditations, etc.; synthesizing security requirements, advising on viability of alternate approaches.
Investigate security incidents.
Support employees through the clearance process.
Develop documents for new compartmented programs.
Create briefing materials and provide security awareness training.