Special Security Officer (SSO)
Company: Leidos Inc
Location: Odenton
Posted on: October 25, 2024
Job Description:
Description Leidos has an upcoming opening for a Special
Security Officer (SSO) at Fort Meade, MD. The SSO will perform the
full range of security duties and assignments in support ACC Wing
SCI security programs and will assist in the operation of the
special security office and help to administer the SCI security
program to include providing SCI security guidance for other
local/tenant SCIFs. The candidate will interpret Director of
National Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency and DoD
directives and provide technical advice and guidance on SCI
personnel, physical and information security standards. Candidates
must already possess a TS/SCI with Polygraph in order to be
considered.Duties include:
- Maintain applicable SCI directives, regulations, manuals, and
guidelines to adequately discharge SSO duties and
responsibilities.
- Ensure SCI is properly accounted for, controlled, transmitted,
transported, packaged, and safeguarded.
- Ensure SCI is destroyed by authorized means.
- Ensure SCI is disseminated only to persons authorized access to
the material and having an established need-to-know.
- Investigate SCI security infractions, making recommendations to
the Chief SSO on site and preparing required reports.
- Maintain continuing liaison, with collateral security officials
to ensure both security levels are mission accomplished.
- Conduct SCI personnel, information, physical and technical
security (TEMPEST/Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM)
actions.
- Provide all security awareness trainings as required by
regulations and requested by the COR.
- Perform all aspects of the SCI Personnel Security Program to
include, nomination interviews, validation of SCI access
requirements, submission of investigative requests, conduct SCI
security briefings; obtain signed Non Disclosure Agreement (NdA)
and Non Disclosure Statement (NdS); and perform other related
personnel security actions.
- Serve as the official channel for certifying and receiving SCI
visitor clearances/accesses.
- Maintain the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) to
accurately reflect all personnel under their organization.
- Provide guidance and assistance for processing SCI position and
eligibility requests.
- Process all derogatory information concerning SCI indoctrinated
individuals under their security cognizance and assist commanders
and directors with establishment of Security Information
Files.
- Assist in providing overall physical security and will ensure
that all current and future SCI Facilities (SCIFs) comply with the
physical security standards outlined in ICD 705 all other
applicable directives and established policies. The contractor
shall prepare and revise, as needed, all physical accreditation
paperwork, to include the fixed facility checklists.
- Ensure appropriate accreditation documentation is available for
each SCIF and under the organization's security cognizance.
- Ensure that each SCIF under their security cognizance conducts
annual self-inspections of the security program.Basic
Qualifications:
- TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance on day 1
- Bachelor's degree &5+ years of related experience or
Associate's degree and 7+ years of related experience. *(Experience
may be considered in lieu of degree).
- Full-time experience working with SCI in all security
disciplines, but specifically in personnel, physical, information
and basic information assurance.
- Ability to work independently in an operational environment so
the contractor must possess knowledge of a full range of security
principles, concepts, practices, products and services; methods for
evaluating risk and vulnerability; implementing mitigating
improvement; and disseminating security procedures/processes.
- Thorough knowledge of Intelligence Community Directives (ICD)
704, ICD 705 and Technical Specifications and DoDM 5105.21, V1 thru
V3 and working knowledge of other applicable Director of National
Intelligence (DNI), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and USAF
directives and regulations.
- Ability to gather facts and use effective analytical and
evaluative methods to assess information, plan the sequence of
actions necessary, make sound decisions and solve a variety of
security problems.Highly Desired:
- Attended and completed a formal SSO certification training and
a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) physical
security course within the last five (5) years.Original Posting
Date:2024-10-08While subject to change based on business needs,
Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain
open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no
earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed
above.Pay Range:Pay Range $61,750.00 - $111,625.00The Leidos pay
range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a
guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered
in extending an offer include (but are not limited to)
responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge,
skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with
market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other
law.
Keywords: Leidos Inc, Potomac , Special Security Officer (SSO), Other , Odenton, Maryland
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