Security Specialist (PSS)

Join our dynamic team as a Security Specialist at Case Management Consulting!

This position requires an active TS/SCI Security Clearance (with the ability to obtain a CI poly)

The responsibilities of the Physical Security Specialist may include:

• Ensure that all NGA and industrial areas CONUS and OCONUS meet and have met all DoD and IC standards for processing, handling, and storing Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Collateral classified information before formal accreditation as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) or security area.
• Ensure assigned security projects and programs comply with required security governance for physical, industrial, information, and other applicable security disciplines., IC Directives; DOD directives, instructions, and manuals; security standards, national interim guidance, and Executive Orders governing physical, industrial, and information security. 
• Manage and oversee the SCIF and Collateral Area lifecycle from concept, planning, construction, operation and management, mission conclusion, accreditation/certification, and final facility disposition.
• Provide oversight and audit key and lock, GSA container, and alarm testing and maintenance programs per applicable DoD and IC policy requirements.
• Perform other collaborative duties that are influenced by physical security requirements and standards.
• Coordinate and liaise with NGA, members of the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and external offices to obtain information, develop solutions, keep abreast of current issues, and communicate with customers to safeguard classified information and NGA programs, and to sustain and advance the NGA Physical Security Programs. Provide technical expertise concerning physical security.
• Manage and operate associated customer service phone lines, email accounts, and messages during core operating hours (0800 – 1600 M-F). Hours of operation may be adjusted to accommodate operational and mission needs.
• Maintain active access and use as directed administration and security electronic software tools, databases, and systems to sustain and advance the NGA Physical Security Programs.
• Maintain well-organized, complete, current, and accurate records by agency policy and federal laws (ensure up-to-date records are received from customers, accreditation packages, approvals, (e.g., database and hardcopy), current and accurate Co-Utilization and Joint-Utilization agreements, collateral area files, status remarks, expirations, inspections, etc.
• Manage and maintain data entries in community databases, e.g., the IC SCIF database, NGA’s PeopleSoft database, and locally created databases to track work efforts.
• Prepare and/or review documentation supporting the SCIF accreditation process, compartmented area approval, and secure area approval process, including but not limited to fixed facility checklists, construction concept inspection reports, accreditation memorandum, etc.
• Assist NGA and its government and industrial partners in creating and completing security area paperwork to safeguard classified information and sustain and advance the NGA mission and the NGA Physical Security Programs.
• Create and present informational briefings and training sessions related to the NGA Physical Security Program as indicated by the government.
• Prepare business and administrative support documents using electronic software tools for efficient and effective program and project management; examples include presentations, written documents, spreadsheets, SharePoint, and other office software tools.
• Provide input and assist with drafting and maintaining internal NGA policy documents, standard operating procedures, instructional handouts, and other awareness and training materials for physical security.
• Reference and use NGA, DoD, and IC security directives, instructions, standards, and guidelines to enforce compliance and mitigate security risks.
• Interpret security policy on processing, dissemination, and controlling classified materials.
• Create, suggest, generate, maintain, and provide input to administrative articles such as weekly activity reports, metrics, meetings (staff and management), forms, briefings, US government responses to official taskers, etc.
• Provide oversight and audit key and lock, GSA container, and alarm testing and maintenance programs per applicable DoD and IC policy requirements.
• Perform other collaborative duties that are influenced by physical security requirements and standards.
• Coordinate and liaise with NGA, members of the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and external offices to obtain information, develop solutions, keep abreast of current issues, and communicate with customers to safeguard classified information and NGA programs, and to sustain and advance the NGA Physical Security Programs. Provide technical expertise concerning physical security.

Skills and Experience

Required:

• 5 years of experience in the physical security field
• Documented experience conducting Physical SCIF inspections per ICD 705
• Familiarity with generating a Fixed Facility Checklist.  
• Proven experience in writing security reports and creating supporting metrics
• Documented experience in conducting risk assessments  
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite
• Experienced in providing security briefings and training to non-security personnel regarding aspects of a Physical Security Program
• Capable of sustaining prolonged periods of standing, walking, and climbing

Desired:

• An active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a (CI) polygraph
• Willingness to travel up to 25%
• Experience in generating security metrics
• Relevant certifications, including but not limited to Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC), Physical Security Certification (PSC), and any ASIS certification
• Completion of the ICD 705 SCIF Course (government or commercial offering)
• Basic knowledge of Intrusion Detection Systems
• Familiarity with the DoD Key and Lock Program, including using safes for storing classified information
• Experience in security disciplines beyond physical security.
• Background as a construction security monitor

Case Management Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.