Principle Industrial Security Representative

About the role

Leidos has an exciting opportunity for a Principle Industrial Security Representative to support a large-scale program in Reston, VA. We are looking for someone with a strong background in counterintelligence awareness and briefings, personnel security clearance processing, and experience managing the physical security requirements of SCIFs for a customer within the intelligence community.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and manage program security requirements to include all customer compliance requirements
• Provide security clearance processing, physical/industrial security, computer investigations, and security operations support
• Prepare and disseminate security requirements, guidance, and procedures
• Provide Clearance and SCI briefing/debriefing to employees
• Ensure personnel are aware of the reporting responsibilities such as Foreign Contact, Foreign Travel and Outside Activities
• Track Government contractor badge renewal submission
• Receive, control and safeguard SCI and collateral information
• Collaborate with members of the DoD, the IC and other officials as required to maintain knowledge and understanding of current security regulations
• Monitor, update, and maintain appropriate records (e.g. database and hardcopy) of security actions
• Collaborate with internal and external security offices and divisions
• Interpret security policy on matters pertaining to processing, dissemination, and controlling of classified materials
• Monitor and manage security operations and provide status reports and recommendations
• Create, manage, and execute Security Awareness and CI training programs
• Collaborate with internal and external managers to ensure understanding of program operations
• Draft or create security volumes for Request for Information or Proposals
• Work closely with program manage team and government customer
• Conduct foreign travel pre-post foreign travel briefings
• Author CI briefings and provide counterintelligence updates
• Conduct initial inquiries and write final reports related to security incidents and violations
• Respond to after hour intrusion detection systems (during the week and on weekends)
• Maintain program security requirements to include; updating SOPs, maintaining personnel records via SIMs, updating and maintaining security education and awareness programs

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience in industrial / physical security. Additional years of relevant industrial security experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience delivering full range of security services including, but not limited to: All aspects of pre-screening hiring and onboarding new contractors, administering briefings/debriefings, security incident management, mentoring and instructing employees to ensure program and employee compliance with sponsor CI/Security regulations.
• Experience interpreting customer security policies and CI risk mitigation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with experience and ability to maintain program required Security documentation and to collaborate, coordinate, deconflict, and engage with various customer groups and a multi-cultural diverse workforce.
• Experience managing and having oversight of large programs.
• Experience briefing multi-level audiences is a must.
• Advanced interpersonal and customer service skills as well as the ability to provide concise and compelling briefings to audiences of varied experience levels.
• Ability to make sound decisions and advise PMO and customer leadership on sensitive personnel and security related matters.
• Self-starter who has experience integrating with a customer security team and can independently perform program security duties with little supervision.
• Experience providing extended, direct and substantive guidance to employees working in high threat, austere, denied area and warzone environments.
• Working knowledge of operational security and CI issues.
• Diligent in obtaining, training, implementing, and documenting new and relevant CI and security information to support evolving customer needs.
• Well organized with a proven ability to prioritize, complete, and update customer and program leadership on all security concerns and coordinate resolutions.
• Manage SCIF Physical security requirements to include alarm response test, entry/exit bag checks, UL Certification Test, facility annual inspection and self-inspections.
• Familiarity with CT mission and overseas deployments.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with little supervision.
• Strong background utilizing Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Evaluate and interpret clearance decisions made by the government customer.
• Knowledge of multiple Security functional areas; physical, ComSec, personnel and information security.
• An understanding of security principles and government special security regulations (i.e. ICDs, NISPOM and SEADs).
• Top Secret//SCI with Polygraph clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience in industrial / physical security. Additional years of relevant industrial security experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience delivering full range of security services including, but not limited to: All aspects of pre-screening hiring and onboarding new contractors, administering briefings/debriefings, security incident management, mentoring and instructing employees to ensure program and employee compliance with sponsor CI/Security regulations.
• Experience interpreting customer security policies and CI risk mitigation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with experience and ability to maintain program required Security documentation and to collaborate, coordinate, deconflict, and engage with various customer groups and a multi-cultural diverse workforce.
• Experience managing and having oversight of large programs.
• Experience briefing multi-level audiences is a must.
• Advanced interpersonal and customer service skills as well as the ability to provide concise and compelling briefings to audiences of varied experience levels.
• Ability to make sound decisions and advise PMO and customer leadership on sensitive personnel and security related matters.
• Self-starter who has experience integrating with a customer security team and can independently perform program security duties with little supervision.
• Experience providing extended, direct and substantive guidance to employees working in high threat, austere, denied area and warzone environments.
• Working knowledge of operational security and CI issues.
• Diligent in obtaining, training, implementing, and documenting new and relevant CI and security information to support evolving customer needs.
• Well organized with a proven ability to prioritize, complete, and update customer and program leadership on all security concerns and coordinate resolutions.
• Manage SCIF Physical security requirements to include alarm response test, entry/exit bag checks, UL Certification Test, facility annual inspection and self-inspections.
• Familiarity with CT mission and overseas deployments.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with little supervision.
• Strong background utilizing Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Evaluate and interpret clearance decisions made by the government customer.
• Knowledge of multiple Security functional areas; physical, ComSec, personnel and information security.
• An understanding of security principles and government special security regulations (i.e. ICDs, NISPOM and SEADs).
• Top Secret//SCI with Polygraph clearance is required.

Skills

• Counterintelligence awareness and briefings
• Personnel security clearance processing
• Physical/industrial security
• Computer investigations
• Security operations support
• Clearance and SCI briefing/debriefing
• Foreign Contact, Foreign Travel and Outside Activities reporting
• Badge renewal submission tracking
• SCI and collateral information management
• Collaboration with DoD, IC and other officials
• Security policy interpretation
• Security operations monitoring and reporting
• Security awareness and CI training creation and execution
• Program and manager collaboration
• Request for Information/Proposals drafting
• Foreign travel pre/post briefings
• CI briefings and updates
• Initial inquiries and final reports on security incidents and violations
• Intrusion detection system response
• SCIF physical security requirements management
• CT mission and overseas deployments familiarity
• Independent and little supervision work capability
• Microsoft Office product utilization (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Clearance decision evaluation
• Multiple Security functional areas knowledge (physical, ComSec, personnel and information security)
• Understanding of security principles and government special security regulations (ICDs, NISPOM and SEADs)

Benefits

Pay Range $105,300.00 - $190,350.00. The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.

Pay and Benefits

• Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

About Leidos

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.