Security Specialist - Journeyman

About the role

The Journeyman Security Specialist independently supports Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) security administration. This role involves managing all aspects of security, including personnel, physical, operations, communications, and associated oversight, for assigned SCI and SAP facilities.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations in coordination with the Special Security Representative (SSR) or Government SAP Security Officer (GSSO) to implement enhanced security policies and procedures.
• Perform visitor control duties, including greeting, documenting, and monitoring access for personnel, visitors, contractors, inspectors, and tour groups.
• Validate security clearances using DISS or other security databases, maintain visitor logs, and process visit request documentation packages.
• Carry out visitor escort duties for assigned facilities and events, and support the training of additional escorts as required.
• Support document control and configuration management, including data entry and maintenance of security databases.
• Aid in Personnel Access Requests / Access nomination processing.
• Support the classification, handling, transport, and destruction of classified or sensitive information.
• Support the creation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Facility Check-In/Check-Out procedures, Fixed Facility Checklists, Security Education and Training materials, OPSEC Plans, Security Classification Guides, and other security documentation.
• Assist with classified meeting preparation, including facility readiness, attendee clearance validation, and presentation material classification review.
• Maintain program access lists and security documentation.
• Support self-inspections, including checklist preparation and compliance assessments.
• Support media control and inventory functions, as well as COMSEC processing, inventory, and control.
• Perform physical security inspections and support indoctrination and debriefings.
• Track and monitor foreign travel for personnel.
• Support facility security management duties, including key/control management, facility security inspections, alarm response, and maintaining IDS and other facility security systems.
• Perform TEMPEST documentation support.
• Maintain DISS accounts to perform all personnel security functions.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of SCI and SAP security policies and procedures, including personnel security, physical security, operations security (OPSEC), and communications security (COMSEC) requirements.
• Knowledge of SCIF and SAPF security operations, including access control, visitor control procedures, and safeguarding of classified information.
• Skill in processing personnel security actions, including visit requests, personnel access requests, clearance verification, and maintenance of security records using systems such as DISS.
• Skill in maintaining security documentation and records, including visitor logs, program access lists, and classified material accountability in accordance with applicable security policies.
• Ability to conduct security self-inspections and physical security checks, identify potential vulnerabilities, and support corrective actions to ensure compliance with government security standards.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing, while interacting with government personnel, program staff, and visitors in a secure environment.

Skills

• Knowledge of SCI and SAP security policies and procedures, including personnel security, physical security, operations security (OPSEC), and communications security (COMSEC) requirements.
• Knowledge of SCIF and SAPF security operations, including access control, visitor control procedures, and safeguarding of classified information.
• Skill in processing personnel security actions, including visit requests, personnel access requests, clearance verification, and maintenance of security records using systems such as DISS.
• Skill in maintaining security documentation and records, including visitor logs, program access lists, and classified material accountability in accordance with applicable security policies.
• Ability to conduct security self-inspections and physical security checks, identify potential vulnerabilities, and support corrective actions to ensure compliance with government security standards.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing, while interacting with government personnel, program staff, and visitors in a secure environment.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.