Program Protection Security Specialist

About the role

Integrate safeguards into planning and execution to protect critical information, sensitive technologies, and mission capabilities from compromise or exploitation. Support risk-informed protection strategies, develop and maintain protective documentation, and coordinate security measures across engineering, acquisition, operations, security, and other functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate vulnerabilities and dependencies
• Translate identified risks into practical controls
• Maintain a coherent view of threats, critical assets, and protective actions
• Advise customers in making informed decisions
• Ensure security considerations are embedded in technical and operational planning
• Develop and maintain program-protection plans, strategies, assessments, and supporting documentation
• Identify critical assets requiring coordinated protection
• Assess vulnerabilities and risks
• Integrate protective requirements into various activities
• Cook up safeguards with government and technical stakeholders
• Track implementation of protection measures
• Prepare leadership briefings and recommendations
• Evaluate changes in program activities or threat conditions to update protective strategies

Requirements

• Experience supporting Special Access Program (SAP) and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) environments
• Experience developing security plans, program protection plans, Security Classification Guides, and OPSEC plans
• Experience preparing briefings, reports, and SOPs, and conducting indoctrination training
• Ability to coordinate across government, contractor, and external stakeholders, and lead teams in classified settings
• Ability to lead multiple security efforts independently

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security Science and Technology, or Cybersecurity and 4+ years of experience in program protection
• Master’s degree in Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security Science and Technology, or Cybersecurity and 2+ years of experience in program protection

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) Certification within 12 months of start date

Benefits

Nice if you have:

• Ability to independently lead multiple security efforts simultaneously

Pay

$99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD)

Schedule

Remote, Hybrid, Onsite