Security Operations Specialist (Physical Security)

Parsons Corporation•Chantilly, VA

About The Position

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Security Operations Specialist (Physical Security) to join our team! In this role you will get to perform integrated, multidisciplinary assessments that assess survivability of critical U.S. Air Force mission systems, infrastructures, and assets. The Air Force Mission Assurance Assessment Team requires highly specialized technical, analytical, and investigative support services to develop and conduct comprehensive assessments of an Installation and/or Facility. This challenging and exciting work will provide you with the opportunity to travel CONUS and OCONUS to the most important Air Force systems and critical infrastructure to ensure the survivability of any threat or attack. This is an exciting opportunity to experience travelling to destinations around the world and protecting mission critical infrastructure.

Requirements

Knowledge of the security needs for a wide-variety of mission critical infrastructure to include network and data centers, telecommunications systems, airfields, nuclear weapons systems, forward operating bases, and the defense industrial base.
Demonstrated experience with DoD Security Directives, including their development and implementation of Air Force Security directives.
Knowledge of all DoD/Air Force force protection/antiterrorism programs and requirements.
Knowledge of all aspects of security management, security operations, and security system analysis.
Understand how to conduct 1) Pre-Assessment Phase activities (e.g., Mission Analysis and Pre-Site Survey (PSS) work); 2) Assessment Phase activities to include onsite vulnerability and risk assessments; and 3) Post-Assessment Phase activities (e.g., Post Analysis, Report Writing, and MAJCOM follow-up, etc.).
Must have an Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility
Must be able to travel up to 25% per year.
Must have a valid US passport.

Nice To Haves

Ability to conduct assessments
Be able to provide specific SME assistance to Technical Support Projects (TSPs); Provide Design Review assistance; and provide technical assistance to the Home Team.

Responsibilities

Conduct assessments of installation and facility’s ability to protect personnel, critical assets, and missions from physical attacks and ability to deter, detect, defend and respond to an attack
Shall conduct assessments of identified assets and supporting infrastructure to determine vulnerabilities that could lead to risk to mission.
Provide recommendations to reduce the overall risk by preventing or mitigating damage to or destruction of mission-critical systems should a plausible threat be carried out.
Review overall physical security posture, security operations, physical security systems designed to deny and delay, lock and key systems, access control procedures, electronic security systems designed to detect and assess intrusion, insider threat mitigation, and response force capabilities are all examined for possible weaknesses and deficiencies.
Utilize expert knowledge of all aspects of risk management, security operations, and advanced security technologies.