Security Support Specialist

Responsibilities

• Aid in onboarding cleared employees.
• Support clearance processing, visit requests, and access verifications.
• Maintain personnel security records in accordance with NISPOM requirements.
• Track and support reporting requirements (foreign travel, foreign contacts, adverse information, etc).
• Aid in the initiation, tracking, and maintenance of security clearance actions in DISS and other government systems.
• Cover security briefings, including initial, annual, and special accesses, debriefs.
• Monitor reinvestigation and clearance eligibility status to ensure compliance.
• Support access control procedures for cleared facilities and restricted areas.
• Aid in visitor control processes, including escorting requirements.
• Conduct routine security checks of closed areas.
• Help maintain alarm systems, badge systems, and entry control procedures.
• Participate in facility inspections and assist with corrective actions.
• Ensure proper safeguarding, storage, and destruction of classified material.
• Support security incident response and reporting processes as required.
• Support implementation of NISPOM and company security policies and procedures.
• Aid during Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) assessments.
• Aid in self-inspections, DCSA assessments, and audit preparations.
• Maintain security files, logs, and standard operating procedures.
• Provide day-to-day support to security team and business units.
• Provide backup support to the COMSEC Custodian as needed.
• Aid in inventory and accountability of COMSEC material in accordance with policy.
• Support secure storage, handling, and transfer of COMSEC equipment and keying material.
• Participate in inventories, destruction, and audits.
• Maintain COMSEC records and logs with strict attention to detail and accountability.
• Maintain accurate documentation and records management.
• Track security metrics and assist with reporting.
• Aid in coordination of classified meetings.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Working knowledge of the NISPOM and experience supporting Closed Area operations within a contractor environment.
• 10+ years of experience in a related field.
• Experience with SIMS, CCURE, DISS, NISS, NBIS, and eQIP systems.
• High attention to detail with a strong customer service mindset.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.
• Team oriented with a willingness to take initiative.
• Completion of FSO Program Management for possessing facilities or other CDSE certifications (e.g., SFPC, ISOC).
• Familiarity with COMSEC and classified material control procedures.

Pay

Virginia, Pay Transparency Salary range: USD $115,000.00/Yr. - USD $181,000.00/Yr.