05 SISG-TR-DO-0005 Senior Security Specialist - L4

Job Description

Job Description

SISG Position 3 : Security Specialist, Skill Level 4 (NGA Washington DC)

Overall Assignment Description : Senior Security Specialist

Duties may include :

• (U) Monitor and manage security programs and operations supported by providing status reports and recommendations for decisions.
• (U) Assist, collaborate, and coordinate with other SIS offices and divisions (SISP, SISO, SISI, SISM, SISX, SISS, etc.).
• (U) Develop solutions, and convey to internal and external customers.
• (U) Provide agency level technical expertise concerning the identified security disciplines and operations support.
• (U) Monitor security applications through the review and analysis of appropriate metrics and maintain required records.
• (U) Prepare and disseminate security procedures / guidance.
• (U) Provide guidance as required in implementing security requirements.
• (U) Manage project milestones.
• (U) Develop life cycle plans.
• (U) Update and maintain appropriate records (e.g. database and hardcopy) of security actions.
• (U) Conduct inspections and performs assistance visits, as required
• (U) Liaise with members of the DoD, the IC and other officials as required to keep abreast of current personnel.
• (U) Interpret security policy on matters pertaining to processing, dissemination, and controlling of classified materials.
• (U) Receive, control and safeguard SCI and collateral information.
• (U) Acts as liaison between NGA and other federal agencies and contractors.
• (U) Risk management – conducts surveys and render impact statements or recommendations.
• (U) Prepare and deliver briefings to internal and external customers. Prepares various forms of correspondence.
• (U) Monitor and manage security operations and provide government with status reports and recommendations for decisions.
• (U) Apply experience in supporting security concepts, principles and practices to analyze and resolve difficult and complex security issues.
• (U) Provide security guidance to contractors using DoD and IC regulations and requirements, analyze complex data and make appropriate program recommendations.
• (U) Investigate and prepare impact statements, and provide recommendations on security / security violations.
• (U) Prepare SCI Controlled Access Programs (CAP’s), Special Access Programs (SAP), Alternative Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM) and other collateral materials for shipment to other agencies / sites IAW applicable security handling procedures.
• (U) Prepare outgoing classified messages on employees / contractors visiting other government facilities.
• (U) Provide technical security expertise in one or more of the following security disciplines : personnel, physical / industrial, computer investigations, and operations.
• (U) Utilize security concepts, principles and practices to analyze and resolve difficult and complex security issues.
• (U) Monitor security applications through the review and analysis of appropriate metrics.
• (U) Develop the required program / operation to support tasks / requirements.
• (U) Access to Critical Nuclear Weapon Design Information (CNWDI) to be eligible to indoctrinate / debrief their customers in support of NGA’s GEOINT mission.
• (U) Access to Restricted Data (RD) to be eligible to indoctrinate / debrief their customers in support of NGA’s GEOINT mission.
• (U) Manage Foreign Government Information (FGI) as required for Security Officer support to meet NGA’s GEOINT mission.
• (U) Obtain Access to Special Access Program (SAP), Control Access Program (CAP) and / or Alternate Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM) Information as required for the execution of NGA’s sensitive program mission (SISS).
• (U) Assist the Directorate stakeholders in implementing appropriate classification management efforts (at the Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI) and collateral levels) by providing approved classified guidance, release procedures, and marking criteria.
• (U) Share knowledge and experience to facilitate effective practices and increase staff awareness of best practices.
• (U) Provide timely classification management expertise to resolve complex classification management issues.
• (U) Maintained personal classification expertise through collaboration with ODNI and IC classification management communities.
• (U) Develop innovative techniques to implement training and compliance with established classification management policies.
• (U) Participate in related training, informational briefings, and assist in responding to related agency taskers.

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