• Location: Tysons Corner, Virginia
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #2425

Program Security Officer – PSO
Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Tysons, VA

Provide comprehensive security assistance and over site to all facets of the program, including operational security/program protection, personnel physical/technical, industrial, and information systems security:

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Program Security Officer (Level 4) – Understands the work and can lead

We are looking for a team-members with creative talent who are ready to take on the challenge of Program Security Officer who works with collaborative teams to provide guidance for operational security, program protection planning, physical/ technical & Industrial security, please keep reading….

Core responsibilities of the position include:

• Provide expertise security advice and assistance to customer, industrial partners and vendors.
• Provide security education of contractor security officers and other contract personnel on proper procedures for protecting classified information and material. This entails the inspection and accreditation of contractor facilities based on ICD 705 and/or NISPOM requirements, and monitoring contractor compliance with contractual security requirements, national standards, and policy guidance.
• Create and maintain appropriate security documentation, such as program security plans, program protection plans, and CONOPS. Assist in developing, documenting, and maintaining program security processes, security manuals, and standard operating procedures.
• Work with various customers components to ensure timely approvals, accreditation's, etc.; synthesizing security requirements, advising on viability of alternate approaches.

• Investigate security incidents.
• Support employees through the clearance process.
• Develop documents for new compartmented programs.
• Create briefing materials and provide security awareness training.

Required experience:

• Minimum 12 years experience performing full range of PSO functions for national security programs and/or relevant industry security experience/certifications.
• Working knowledge of the NISPOM, DCIDS, ICDs, and Executive Orders, to ensure security compliance
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal guidance and in small dynamic teams often under time-constraints
• Experience supporting compartmented programs
• Possess basic understanding of COMSEC functions
• Preferred Proficient writing official reports
• US government issued Top Secret security clearance required at time of application