Contract Security Researcher Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Note: All PSRs must be able to successfully draft, review, and when necessary prepare final documents for staffing and signature within 30 calendar days of tasking.

• Plan, coordinate, provide, and manage security support for meetings. Attend program reviews, i.e., preliminary design reviews (PDR), critical design reviews (CDR), and integrated product team (IPT) reviews, to ensure changes to system baselines don't negatively affect security and initiate actions to add mitigation where necessary.
• Actively support Agency Staff Assistance Visits of cleared defense industry base contractors and government agencies as well as the DARPA Self-Inspection Programs.
• Perform OPSEC analysis and provide other OPSEC support, to include identification of critical program information (CPI), collecting and analyzing threat data, and developing and coordinating program OPSEC plans.
• Plan and assist with program close-out actions including participation in program closeout reviews at performer sites.
• Participate in and play a key role in the Broad Area Announcement (BAA) process in support of new programs, provide security support to all classification and security architected programs, and ensure security support for all classified programs. Support the PM's vision to bring in new ideas while protecting National Security interests

• Extensive knowledge of Special Access Programs
• Apply working knowledge of Executive Order 13526, NISPOM, NISPOM Overprint, ICD series, DCID series, DoD 5205.7 SAP manuals, and other applicable security policies
• Previous DoD experience strongly desired
• Possess the energy, experience, and subject matter expertise to demonstrate sound judgment, foresight and problem solving skills in a fast-pace S&T RDT&E environment
• Possess excellent organizational and communication skills; demonstrating an ability to communicate, interact easily and effectively with a wide variety of individuals and echelons in both written and verbal forms
• Manage and maintain detailed information and documentation
• Possess excellent research and data-gathering skills with an ability to interpret/analyze complex information within operational RDT&E) / S&T environments
• Work independently, as well as in a team environment, within the bounds and guidelines of the organization

Professional Business Functions:

• Attend meetings (either locally or out-of-area) and create meeting summaries or trip reports
• Prepare and submit meeting minutes on an as-required basis
• Prepare/present briefings, incorporating graphics (if appropriate) for/to SID/ DARPA leaders
• Prepare various security forms associated with their duties
• Assist in entry control and perform escort duties for visitors
• Answer telephones and other modes of administrative communications in the performance of duties
• Perform self-inspections, identify security discrepancies, and report security incidents
• Perform, or support, security inspections, identify security discrepancies and prepare reports
• Perform courier duties within the continental United States (CONUS)
• Perform user-level security administrator and information security responsibilities are required and in compliance with US Codes, Executive Orders, and DoD and DARPA policy
• Perform objective reviews on all documentation encountered during performance of duties

Clearance

• Active TS/SCI is required
• Subject to a random counter-intelligence scope polygraphs as a condition of access eligibility.

Years of Experience/Education Requirements

• BS with 5 years of related DoD or IC experience or AS with 8 years of DoD or IC related experience

Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel to CONUS and/or OCONUS locations
• Limited travel within the region
• Must have active US passport for OCONUS travel requirements

Additional Information

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain all job duties required of the employee. There may be additional activities, duties and/or responsibilities that are required for this position that are not listed in this job description.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

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