Security Specialist

Systems Technology & Research•Redstone Arsenal, AL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Systems Technology & Research, Inc. (STaR) is seeking a Security Specialist to support an Army Project Office at Redstone Arsenal in the Huntsville, Alabama area. This in-person, on-site role provides comprehensive security support and is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing a multi-disciplined security program to protect critical national security information. The position requires substantial autonomy and expertise across multiple security disciplines. The Security Specialist provides broad security support encompassing information, personnel, industrial, physical, and Security Awareness, Training, and Education (SETA) functions. The role also supports counterintelligence, foreign disclosure, OPSEC, COMSEC, TEMPEST, program protection, and the identification and protection of Critical Program Information (CPI). The position requires a current Secret clearance and eligibility for TS/SCI access based on a T5 or equivalent investigation. U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
10 years of experience in a DoW security environment.
Expert knowledge of commonly applied multifunctional security principles, concepts, and methodologies.
Demonstrated ability to apply security knowledge to design, plan, and execute complex projects.
Strong analytical skills to review, analyze, and resolve conventional and complex security problems.
Deep understanding of intelligence community missions, functions, and unique security requirements.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to present, defend, and justify findings to senior leadership.
Must possess a current Secret security clearance.
Must be eligible for access to Top Secret (TS)/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) based on a T5 or equivalent investigation.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and monitor a multi-disciplined security countermeasures program to protect collateral and/or classified information.
Provide general counterintelligence support, including expertise in Foreign Disclosure, Operations Security (OPSEC), Communications Security (COMSEC), and TEMPEST.
Coordinate and conduct security inspections, investigations, inquiries, and staff assistance visits; prepare detailed reports and corrective-action recommendations.
Review technical data and recommend Security Classification Guide (SCG) updates to the Government Team Lead.
Help identify and catalog Critical Program Information (CPI).
Conduct preliminary administrative reviews of potential security infractions and draft findings, reports, and recommended corrective actions for government resolution and decision.
Develop, update, and deliver security training materials and briefings, and provide administrative onboarding support to PMO personnel under the direction of the government lead.
Review foreign visit requests and international data transfer packages for compliance with established disclosure policies.
Formulate administrative recommendations for the Foreign Disclosure Officer (FDO).
Assist with security self-inspections, document discrepancies, and track corrective actions to completion under government oversight.
Analyze UAS system architecture, technical baselines, and engineering designs to recommend elements that meet CPI criteria.
Assist with CPI assessments, vulnerability analyses, and threat assessments in support of the Program Protection Plan (PPP).
Serve as a subject matter expert, advising and guiding supported organizations on protecting classified information.
Provide multidiscipline security support covering Information, Personnel, Industrial, Physical, and Security Awareness, Training, and Education (SETA).