Research and Technology Protection (RTP) and Risk Based Review S with Security Clearance

Position Responsibilities

• Support the identification and documentation of threats, vulnerabilities, and essential technology elements in S&TPPs.
• Participate in functional and/or technical decompositions to inform protection planning.
• Synchronize with organizational subject matter experts (SMEs) to incorporate expert input into S&TPPs.
• Recommend threat mitigation strategies to senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Cook up with higher headquarters and external partners to ensure comprehensive protection support.
• Aid the assigned organization in assessing Science & Technology (S&T) efforts to determine eligibility as fundamental research.
• Document and submit intelligence requirements related to the organization's technologies, prioritizing requests based on the criticality of S&T efforts.
• Cook up intelligence requests and contribute to the development of finished intelligence products to inform senior leaders on threats to capability development.
• Monitor the status of S&T efforts identified for transition to programs of record and support required protection activities during transition, including but not limited to Program Protection Plan (PPP) development, Critical Program Information (CPI) assessments, and coordination with Program Executive Offices (PEOs) and other stakeholders.
• Conduct security-based risk reviews and support upfront risk assessments of AFC S&T efforts in accordance with DoD, Army, policies.
• Request threat information from external security and intelligence partners via established AFC processes.
• Perform independent research using unclassified and classified tools to identify potential threats.
• Review documentation submitted by performers (including but not limited to SF 424 forms, Common Disclosure Forms, and Consent/Privacy Act Forms) for accuracy, completeness, and quality assurance.
• Document and maintain best practices for RTP-related activities and report such documentation to local and higher headquarters personnel.
• Track and monitor the status of organizational proposals submitted for security-based risk reviews.
• Cook up organizational expert participation in required Risk Mitigation Boards or related events.
• Inform decision-makers and technical experts of threats posed by malign foreign actors in organizations performing work on behalf of the supported element.
• Produce documents, briefs, assessments, and Executive Summaries (EXSUMs) in support of the risk-based security process as directed by the assigned organization.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Security Studies, or a related field. An additional five (5) years of job-related experience may be substituted for the education requirement
• Minimum of six (6) years of relevant experience in research and technology protection, risk assessment, intelligence support, or related security functions.
• Within 60 days of contract start, the Contractor shall obtain certificates from the following Defense Acquisition University (DAU) courses: STM0020: Fundamentals of Science & Technology Protection, ACQ 110: Fundamentals of Acquisition Intelligence, STM 1010: Introduction to DoD Science & Technology Management, ACQ 160: Program Protection Planning Awareness

Security Requirements

• Top Secret/SCI
• Must be a US Citizen with a current Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
• Applicants selected will be subject to a Government background investigation and must meet eligibility and suitability requirements.
• Successful Pass of Bennett Aerospace Background Investigation, Drug Screening and Credit Check.