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(555) Staff Officer SME V – OPSEC Policy, Plans and Strategy

Pentagon

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Arlo Solutions (Arlo) is an information technology consulting services company that specializes in delivering technology solutions. Our reputation reflects the high quality of the talented Arlo Solutions team and the consultants working in partnership with our customers. Our mission is to understand and meet the needs of both our customers and consultants by delivering quality, value-added solutions. Our solutions are designed and managed to not only reduce costs, but to improve business processes, accelerate response time, improve services to end-users, and give our customers a competitive edge, now and into the future. 

Position Description: 

The Staff Officer SME V will provide daily operational support and in-depth strategic expertise for the development of operations security (OPSEC) policies, processes, and advisory services. This senior-level position requires extensive experience in special programs oversight, strategic planning, and coordination within the Department of Defense or the Intelligence Community, with demonstrated ability to coordinate and de-conflict complex issues across organizational boundaries.

Location:  Arlington, VA

Clearance: Active TS/SCI

Responsibilities and/or Success Factors:

  • Support the oversight and advocacy of OPSEC Programs across the DoD enterprise 
  • Provide input to briefings, staff summary sheets, information memoranda, action memoranda, and OPSEC Reports in accordance with DoDM 5110.01, Vol 1 
  • Participate in and contribute to policy development, strategy, and compliance meetings relevant to OPSEC 
  • Develop methods to provide oversight and generate data to evaluate OPSEC effectiveness 
  • Periodically review OPSEC training curriculum designed for OPSEC practitioners to ensure minimum relevant training requirements are being met 
  • Represent the OPSEC Division at key OSD and interagency-level meetings 
  • Prepare briefs and presentations, and solicit input from OUSD(I&S) staff personnel for read-ahead/background information and point papers 
  • Initiate and closely manage coordination and collaboration of DoD Component and interagency actions to facilitate DoD decisions on requests for DoD OPSEC support 
  • Apply expertise in DoD OPSEC policy to analyze and assess requests for DoD OPSEC policy support that meets the criteria in DoD Directive 5205.02 
  • Support implementation of DoD OPSEC Program standards and assessment criteria 
  • Support DoD OPSEC Program compliance and staff assistance program implementation 
  • Support execution of the DoD OPSEC Program assessment framework and periodic status reports 
  • Support identification, documentation, and prioritization of DoD OPSEC Program capability, capacity, and readiness gaps

 

Minimum Qualifications Including Certificates:

  • Master’s Degree from an accredited university 
  • Active Top Secret / SCI clearance 
  • Fifteen (15) years of experience directly related to special programs oversight, strategic planning, and coordination within the Department of Defense or the Intelligence Community 
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating and de-conflicting complex issues across the DoD and Non-Defense Federal Departments and Agencies (NDFDAs) 
  • Proven ability to advise senior DoD leadership on critical issues 
  • Experience providing program-specific technical and administrative guidance and developing security and policy recommendations 
  • Demonstrated ability to liaise with interagency partners and coordinate programmatic policy and practices 
  • Experience developing and implementing strategic guidance to manage complex security issues 
  • Excellent presentation skills and ability to deliver well-considered policy and management advice to executive-level decision makers 
  • Comprehensive knowledge of DoD security policies, procedures, and requirements 
  • Expert knowledge of OPSEC principles, methodologies, and implementation strategies 
  • Exceptional writing, communication, and interpersonal skills 
  • Strong program management and organizational abilities

 

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