Security Management Specialist

Overview

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Credence has an immediate need for a Security Management Specialist to support Headquarters Air Force Material Command (HQ AFMC) A / 2 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below

Support internal and external briefings and reports by applying knowledge, experience and capability in the management of acquisition, physical, personnel, and documentation security pertaining to Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF).

Provide knowledge and experience to support the execution of all aspects of program security throughout or in support of a program’s life cycle. To include, but not limited to, working with Government and program prime and Subcontractor personnel to create a secure environment through development of sound security practices and policies regarding acquisition, physical, personnel, and documentation security.

Provide knowledge and experience in the development of SCIF / SAPF certifications, system security management plans, security risk analyses, Operations Security (OPSEC) plans, security vulnerability and countermeasures analyses, Security Concept of Operations (CONOPS), DD Form 254 review, and other security engineering-related documents identified in Military Standard (MIL-STD) 1785, DoDI 5000.2, Air Force Supplement 1, and DoDI 8510.01.

Coordinate with the IC and outside agencies in the performance and success of security management.

Assist in establishing and maintaining approved SCI facilities.

Advise on construction requirements, prepare accreditation documentation and requests for Government processing.

Monitor requirements, processes requests for updates, and ensures accreditations / approvals remain current.

Provide daily oversight of classified facility security administration and management as required. The Contractor shall analyze processes and provides recommendations for implementation / improvement to Government security and program management personnel.

Assist in obtaining and maintaining facility accreditation under direction of HQ AFMC SSO and Government personnel.

Assist in the development of construction security plans, standard operating procedures, fixed facility checklists, requests for approvals and documentation required for SCI facility operations per established DoD and IC guidance.

Assist with developing facility security status reports.

Ensure identified personnel meet established requirements for SCI.

Establish and maintain Central Adjudication Facility Network (CAFNET) and Defense Information System for Security (DISS) Joint accounts to administer personnel access to SCI data.

Track, report and update security information and management systems as required.

Advise on implementation of SCI information system management procedures for development planning activities.

Ensure proper integration of established security processes / procedures with information system management procedures to facilitate the control of requisite information with the facility.

Ensure adherence to special communications capabilities within SCI facilities. The Contractor shall assist with the establishment and management of a COMSEC account for facility activities / programs.

Support development and participate in the Government’s in-house and web-based security tracking and training programs.

Provide support in developing and conducting a complete SCI security education and training program, brief personnel properly, and implement SCI facility / program specific training program as required.

Support preparation for facility surveys and inspections and shall maintain records of all inspections. The Contractor shall assist with development of corrective action plans and complete corrective action as required.

Maintain required personnel security files as required.

Conduct entry / exit searches as required per established guidance.

Assist with establishing / facilitating the System Security Working Group (SSWG), or other security-related Integrated Product Teams (IPT), for the preparation of program security standards.

Develop and distribute working group minutes, and ensure all applicable documentation is properly coordinated and maintained.

Support the development of security requirements into contractual documentation to include specific security requirements in Statements of Work / Statements of Objectives, Requests for Proposals (RFP), and Contract Data Requirements Lists, for development planning project contracts.

Assist development planning teams with designing cost-effective approaches for integrating security requirements into USAF system TOs.

Facilitate the identification of critical program information, resources, and systems and recommend protection measures for such information.

Establish and maintain approved SCI IAW established SCI guidance.

Support preparation for SCI and SAP inspections and maintain records of all inspections. Assist with development of corrective action plans and complete corrective action as required.

Assist site security manager or HQ AFMC SSO in the areas of information, industrial operations (OPSEC), personnel and physical security programs as outlined in the DoD, AF, internal operating instructions and other applicable collateral and SCI guidance.

Maintain databases that reflect receipt, storage, inventory, and disposition of classified information to include data entry, personnel, updates, and generation of reports.

Participate in audits of Government classified holdings to ensure proper accountability.

Maintain databases of classified visits and clearance levels.

Perform inspection, inventory, logging, storage, documentation, transmittal, and internal distribution of classified information received.

Evaluate classified data submittals for compliance with the appropriate Security Classification / Declassification Guide (SC / DG).

Provide security inspection and protection to areas where classified information is being stored and shall recommend security procedures and policies.

Administratively assist with the coordination of DD Forms 254 and other security requirements / documentation in support of AFMC activities.

Analyze and evaluate AFMC business and management practices, policies, and processes and shall recommend and design strategies to increase the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of AFMC security processes through policy, procedural, or cultural changes.

Develop and perform strategic planning reports and recommendations.

Assist with technical security services relative to the development, acquisition, and sustainment of AFMC controlled areas, weapon systems, subsystems, and associated support systems.

Assist with implementation of information, personnel, physical, industrial, and COMSEC; resource protection, force protection, and anti-terrorism programs, Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 703 experience.

Support development and implementation of common cybersecurity guidance.

Perform developmental planning and security management supporting implementation of policies and developing / maintaining local standard operating procedures for SCI activities as defined in DoD, AF, and lower-level SCI security guidance, and ensure adherence to applicable regulations. When issues arise with individuals adhering to established policies, the Contractor shall notify the Government security lead. Ensure local procedures cover visitor control program, reproduction and destruction, transmission, safeguarding, marking, accountability of classified material, and other SCI facility / program administrative requirements.

Implement procedures for facility / program and advise Government and program management personnel of issues and makes recommendations on corrective actions.

Education, Requirements and Qualifications

Clearance : Top Secret / SCI

BS / BA and three (3) years of relevant experience

Six (6) years of relevant work experience

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Some travel may be required

On-site only; not remote

Work Location : On-site - Dayton OH

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