Program Security Officer

Contractor Program Security Officer (Journeyman)

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ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Contractor Program Security Officer (Journeyman) to join our team in Fort Belvoir, VA. The Program Security Officer provides special access security oversight for the Missile Defense Agency supporting 10,000+ personnel at numerous geographically separated locations.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Interface with senior agency leadership and government officials to develop, document and publish MDA Special Access Program (SAP) Security Policy to protect sensitive special programs.
• Provide all facets of program security management in support of SAP initiatives, to include personnel, physical, information, industrial, and SCI security.
• Present indoctrination, debrief, and refresher training for program briefed personnel regarding obligations to protest classified information
• Ensure adequate secure storage and workspaces for customers, conduct annual inventory of accountable classified material and provide guidance and oversight to defense contractors.
• Prepare CUAs, MOUs, and MOAs for resident non-MDA SAPs for review and approval, develop and maintain SAP documentation
• Prepare and submit SOP, monitor security incidents. Maintain SOP facility and personnel folders.
• Maintain TSCO log book. Implement all applicable requirements to maintain Facility IDS

Minimum Qualifications:

• Has 3+ years of experience as a Program Security Officer (PSO) with at least 3 cumulative years in acquisition SAPs. The last SAP-related position must be within the last nine months.
• The PSO-Journeyman is capable of developing and implementing a multi-disciplined security program for complex, major acquisition Special Access Programs (SAPs). Knowledgeable of personnel, industrial, physical, IT/IA, and information security disciplines.
• BS/BA in related fields or a combination of lower-level education, formal training and experience beyond the basic Journeyman baseline.
• Periodic travel is required for both CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Must be able to travel at times that exceed two weeks per occurrence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive expertise in personnel, industrial, physical, personnel, IT/IA, and information security principals as applied to Special Access Programs (SAPs).
• Significant experience as the primary security officer for sensitive test plans.

Clearance Requirements:

• Top Secret (within 6-year scope) with current SCI eligibility is a must.

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.

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