Assistant Contractor Special Security Officer

About the role

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Responsibilities

• Work in coordination with the Contractor Special Security Officer (CSSO) in the execution and support of security programs and procedures for those assigned programs that have contractually imposed security requirements.
• Serve as the alternate security official for SAP and SCI programs.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for SCIF/SAPF operations.
• Ensure compliance with ICD 705 Technical Specifications for facility construction and accreditation.
• Provide necessary support to Information Assurance team in the implementation and maintenance of classified information systems accredited under the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Support the execution and implementation of physical security program, including alarm systems, access controls, and TEMPEST compliance.
• Conduct self-inspections, vulnerability assessments, and corrective actions.
• Certify SAP and SCI accesses for visitors and subcontractors.
• Build/implement Security Education, Training, and Awareness (SETA) programs tailored to SAP/SCI requirements.
• Affirm Program Protection Plans (PPPs), OPSEC Plans, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Maintain visitor control and access records for SCIF/SAPF.
• Affirm personnel security actions, including indoctrinations and debriefings.
• Monitor foreign travel, annual training requirements, and other reportable requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and administer Operations Security by identifying critical information, analyzing threats and vulnerabilities, assessing risks, and applying appropriate mitigation methods.
• Establish and oversee a classified material control program for SCI/SAP.
• Establish written procedures, as well as, monitors procedures for reproduction and destruction.
• Establish and oversee specialized procedures for transmission of SCI/SAP materials.
• Provide detailed courier instructions.
• Interpret and implement security classification guidance.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Willingness to take a Counterintelligence Polygraph and submit to drug testing.
• Minimum 4-8 years of relevant experience in DoD, IC, or industrial security.
• Ability to interpret customer and business requirements and develop effective security solutions and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects, solve complex problems, and exercise sound judgment with minimal supervision.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively interface with all levels of management, employees, customers, and government personnel.
• Ability to prioritize, self-manage, and execute multiple competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Working knowledge of security systems such as DISS, NISS, NBIS, SCINet, SIMS, and JADE.
• Experience coordinating with DIA, GSSOs, and SAPMOs, and other government security stakeholders.
• Self-starter, ability to work independently or with a team.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and analytical skills.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the NISPOM, ICD 705, DoDM 5205.07, and related IC and security standards.
• Experience with SCIF/SAPF accreditation and compliance documentation (Fixed Facility Checklist, alarm test results, etc.).
• Strong coordination skills with multiple agencies and contractors.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4-8 years of relevant experience in DoD, IC, or industrial security.
• Ability to interpret customer and business requirements and develop effective security solutions and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects, solve complex problems, and exercise sound judgment with minimal supervision.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively interface with all levels of management, employees, customers, and government personnel.
• Ability to prioritize, self-manage, and execute multiple competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Working knowledge of security systems such as DISS, NISS, NBIS, SCINet, SIMS, and JADE.
• Experience coordinating with DIA, GSSOs, and SAPMOs, and other government security stakeholders.
• Self-starter, ability to work independently or with a team.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and analytical skills.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the NISPOM, ICD 705, DoDM 5205.07, and related IC and security standards.
• Experience with SCIF/SAPF accreditation and compliance documentation (Fixed Facility Checklist, alarm test results, etc.).
• Strong coordination skills with multiple agencies and contractors.