Vulnerability Assessment Lead

Consolidated Nuclear Security•Oak Ridge, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Vulnerability Assessment Lead is responsible for a team of analysts who provide technical expertise in understanding the approved vulnerability assessment report (VAR) and site security plan (SSP) for secure site operations. The team evaluates the impact of proposed policy or operational changes on the physical security of the entire Y-12 site and its assets, including special nuclear material, hazardous materials, classified and controlled information, and critical infrastructure. The role applies complex security-analysis tools and significant judgment to develop solutions, evaluate threat capabilities, design performance tests, and identify physical and tactical site upgrades. It communicates risk and compliance approaches to contractor and Federal stakeholders, coordinates with support organizations, troubleshoots security operations issues, and may manage cross-organizational projects. The lead also reviews and updates security plans and related documents, evaluates site activities against approved procedures and security requirements, and helps develop secure, compliant approaches for mission-critical work while using government funds effectively. The position is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance. It may require entry into Material Access Areas and participation in the Human Reliability Program, including a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and possibly a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination. Candidates accepting an offer must pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation. U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with at least 7 years of relevant experience, or 15 or more years of relevant education, training, and/or progressive experience that may be considered in lieu of the education and years-of-experience requirements.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance.
U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.
Successful candidates must pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation.
May be required to enter Material Access Areas and participate in the Human Reliability Program, including a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and possibly a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
May be categorized as a designated position requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation, which may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
All employees are subject to random drug testing.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in a related security, science, engineering, or mathematics discipline.
Broad knowledge of plant facilities and operations and demonstrated understanding of security-operations principles and concepts.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interface effectively with clients, customers, stakeholders, and organizations.
Strong mathematical, analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
Attention to detail and organizational skills, with capabilities in integration, systems thinking, planning, writing, communication, compliance, personnel management, and budget management.
Demonstrated history of meeting deliverable schedules with high-quality products and ability to work independently with little supervision.
Knowledge of Y-12 plant systems, production material flows, products, and facility processes, such as enriched uranium operations, and knowledge of CNS and NNSA/DOE security procedures and regulations.
Knowledge of the primary components and objectives of the Design Basis Threat Policy.
Site-specific Protective Force, Performance Testing, and Physical Security Systems experience.
Knowledge or experience in chemical processes, nuclear criticality safety, hazardous-material consequence analysis, and/or blast effects.
Experience with statistical software and strong proficiency in Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel.
Derivative Classifier and Reviewing Official qualifications, or the ability to achieve these qualifications.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of analysts providing technical expertise on the approved vulnerability assessment report and site security plan for secure site operations.
Evaluate the physical-security impact of proposed policy or operational changes across the Y-12 site and its assets.
Solve highly complex problems by developing and integrating solutions across specialties and staff, using significant judgment and knowledge.
Use complex security-analysis and simulation tools for pathway analysis and combat simulations, explosive analyses, performance-test design, physical and tactical upgrades, and threat-capability analysis.
Communicate risk effectively to mid-level personnel and senior management in contractor and Federal organizations.
Interface with support organizations to understand planned operations, evaluate proposed modifications or changes, and ensure activities comply with the VAR and SSP.
Troubleshoot emerging security-operations issues, including systems and maintenance issues, and minimize risk during outages, upgrades, and other changes to the physical security system.
Serve as project manager as needed for large, cross-cutting security activities involving multiple organizational interfaces.
Present technical briefings or presentations explaining proposed or approved security operations and compliance implementation methods.
Review and update the Protection Elements List, Site Security Plan, Security Incident Response Plan, and Material Access Area Security Plans, determining whether changes remain within the appropriate security envelope.
Evaluate and oversee site activities to ensure they follow approved procedures and remain within the security envelope for the facility or activity being evaluated.
Ensure security risks are documented and communicated to Federal stakeholders, and assess work conditions and implementation strategies for safe, secure, compliant, and effective operations.
Develop options for completing mission-critical work securely and compliantly while using government funds effectively and efficiently.
Represent S&S management, as needed, in evaluations of proposed facility or site modifications and planned-activity changes affecting the VAR and SSP, and in meetings about compliance implementation strategies or policy and directive changes.