20026 - Acquisition Program Security Analyst

alexandriainsights; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexandria Insights seeks an Acquisition Program Security Analyst in Stafford, VA. This role involves managing security processes related to technology integration, ensuring the protection of sensitive information.

The ideal candidate will have strong cybersecurity and engineering experience, a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, and excellent communication skills. The salary range is $110,000 to $150,000 based on experience.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of significant experience in cybersecurity.
• Expert understanding of DoD security regulations and policies.
• Strong communication skills to draft complex reports.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and develop acquisition and security policies.
• Coordinate documentation review processes.
• Work with SMEs to ensure resilient capabilities.
• Review acquisition materials for security concerns.
• Properly mark protected information.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Engineering

Technical Experience

Security Regulations

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Acquisition Program Security Analyst – Stafford, VA

Join our team as an Acquisition Program Security Analyst in Stafford, VA. We are seeking dedicated professionals with cybersecurity, engineering and technical experience to assist our customers in unifying disparate technology protection, program protection, counterintelligence, intelligence, and security processes into a holistic effort to manage the risk of compromise to program technologies, capabilities, and systems. This role is instrumental in ensuring sensitive and protected information is not errantly released outside protected boundaries.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze, develop, and evaluate acquisition, intelligence, and security policies
• Make recommendations to:
  • Resolving complex issues
  • Coordinate organizational processes for documentation review
  • Improve the effectiveness of technology and program protection
  • Identify enhanced protections and countermeasures to mitigate risk to program information and technologies throughout the acquisition life cycle.
• Work with subject matter experts (SMEs) from various acquisition competencies, intelligence communities, security, and counterintelligence to ensure delivery of resilient and uncompromised capabilities to the warfighter.
• Work with Systems Security Engineers (SSEs) in developing and updating Security Classification Guides (SCG), Critical Program Information (CPI) identification, Criticality Analysis, Program Protection Plan (PPP).
• Work with logisticians to understand Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) concerns for the program
• Review acquisition documentation for potential security concerns
• Proper marking of protected information
• Review draft public release material prior to release for security concerns
• Report spillages to program leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field, complemented by 4+ years of significant experience in cybersecurity.
• Knowledge and familiarity of a wide range of technology and program protection and security concepts, principles, and practices to review, analyze, and resolve highly difficult and complex protection and security problems.
• Knowledge and experience to use personal judgement in resolving complex protection and security issues and provide recommendations to properly accommodate both security and program requirements.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of pertinent DoD, DON, and HQMC security regulations, policies, directives, and procedures to facilitate, review and evaluate technology protection security documentation ensuring adequate protection for acquisition programs.
• The ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, to draft clear, concise reports (often dealing with highly complex technical issues) to provide technical guidance and briefings.
• Experience with MARCORSYSCOM preferred.

Strong communication skills with the ability to understand and interpret SCG information and relevance to CPI, PPP and proper marking of acquisition documentation. If you are ready to contribute to a vital security initiative, we welcome your application.

Salary Range (Based on Experience) - $110,000 to $150,000

Alexandria Insights is an EEO/AA/Disability/Veterans Employer.
We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, marital status, veteran status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other legally protected status. We also provide reasonable accommodations for individuals who are unable to use the online system due to a disability.