Classification/Declassification SME & Technical Review -WMD with Security Clearance

EMKS; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

EM Key Solutions is seeking a Security and Technical Review SME to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in Lorton, VA. You will provide expertise in safeguarding high-value WMD/CWMD information, review technical content for security classifications, and implement policies ensuring protection of sensitive information under DoD guidance.

The role requires coordinating with engineers and government stakeholders to apply correct classification decisions and maintain national security

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or significant experience in a technical field.
• 3-5 years of experience in an engineering, scientific, technical, or analytic position.
• Experience using Security Classification Guides (SCGs) to make technical classification decisions.
• Knowledge of the derivative classification process.
• Current Secret with eligibility to Top Secret Clearance – TS/SCI highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Provides subject matter expertise in safeguarding high-value Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/CWMD technical information.
• Coordinates with scientists and specialists to assess classification level for information sensitivity.
• Implements policies, procedures, standards, training, and methods for protecting agency information from unauthorized disclosure.
• Coordinates with internal and external offices to protect stakeholders' information in day-to-day operations.
• Reviews classification guidance for new or ongoing programs to ensure accurate guidance for customers.
• Ensures consistent application of standards when releasing information outside the agency to various customers.
• Reviews classification and declassification decisions to ensure compliance with national security standards.
• Consults with officials to determine appropriate classification levels.

Skills

WMD/CWMD expertise

Security classification

SCG knowledge

Derivative classification

Security clearance (TS/SCI desired)

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering or related field

Job description

ResponsibilitiesOnsite Position – Lorton, VA CORTEK, Inc, an EM Key Solutions, Inc. (EMKS) Company, is currently searching for a Security and Technical Review SME to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in Lorton, VA., by providing subject matter expertise in safeguarding high-value WMD/CWMD technical information. The SME reviews technical content in agency documents for technical security classification content and implements policies, procedures, standards, training, and methods for identifying and protecting agency classified/sensitive information from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with DoD or other relevant security classification guidance. Founded in 2015, EMKS is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) offering a broad range of services to support Federal Government enterprises in meeting their mission requirements and business demands. DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides subject matter expertise in safeguarding high-value Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/CWMD) technical information.
• Coordinates with scientific, technical, and other subject-matter specialists to assess the classification level appropriate to information sensitivity.
• Implements policies, procedures, standards, training, and methods for identifying and protecting agency classified/sensitive information from unauthorized disclosure.
• Coordinates with offices, both internal and external, to protect the equities of stakeholders whose information is involved in the agency's day-to-day operations.
• Reviews classification guidance generated for new or ongoing programs to ensure that specific and correct guidance is available to customers.
• Ensures even application of standards by reviewing information and documents scheduled for release outside the agency and to various customers.
• Reviews classification and declassification decisions rendered by DTRA subject matter experts to ensure decisions are in compliance with national security standards.
• Consults with appropriate officials to determine whether a proposed classification level is too high or too low.

Security and Technical Review SME-WMDResponsibilitiesOnsite Position – Lorton, VA CORTEK, Inc, an EM Key Solutions, Inc. (EMKS) Company, is currently searching for a Security and Technical Review SME to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in Lorton, VA., by providing subject matter expertise in safeguarding high-value WMD/CWMD technical information. The SME reviews technical content in agency documents for technical security classification content and implements policies, procedures, standards, training, and methods for identifying and protecting agency classified/sensitive information from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with DoD or other relevant security classification guidance. Founded in 2015, EMKS is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) offering a broad range of services to support Federal Government enterprises in meeting their mission requirements and business demands. DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides subject matter expertise in safeguarding high-value Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/CWMD) technical information.
• Coordinates with scientific, technical, and other subject-matter specialists to assess the classification level appropriate to information sensitivity.
• Implements policies, procedures, standards, training, and methods for identifying and protecting agency classified/sensitive information from unauthorized disclosure.
• Coordinates with offices, both internal and external, to protect the equities of stakeholders whose information is involved in the agency's day-to-day operations.
• Reviews classification guidance generated for new or ongoing programs to ensure that specific and correct guidance is available to customers.
• Ensures even application of standards by reviewing information and documents scheduled for release outside the agency and to various customers.
• Reviews classification and declassification decisions rendered by DTRA subject matter experts to ensure decisions are in compliance with national security standards.
• Consults with appropriate officials to determine whether a proposed classification level is too high or too low.
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or significant experience in a technical field, preferably relating to CBRNE or the CWMD mission
• 3-5 years of experience in an engineering, scientific, technical, or analytic position
• Experience using Security Classification Guides (SCGs) to make technical classification decisions
• Knowledge of the derivative classification process
• Current Secret with eligibility to Top Secret Clearance – (TS/SCI highly desired) DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Knowledge of CUI implementation (e.g., categories, markings, etc.)
• Export Control Experience – knowledge of the CCL and USML and what they are used for
• Experience working with the derivative classification process
• Experience with or knowledge of prepublication security reviews
• Experience or knowledge of patent security reviews.
• Experience with or knowledge of security review relating to solicitation processes (e.g., requirements, BAAs, Source Selection Plans, SBIR/STTR, etc.)
• Knowledge of science and technology (S&T) efforts that contribute to the development of Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) capabilities
• Working knowledge of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and/or explosive (CBRNE) threats
• Knowledge of models, simulations, and data that could be used in understanding WMD threats and potential effects
• DOE/DoD Training (DoD's Nuke Weapons Overview/Orientation Course or NWOC or DOE's Historical Records Restricted Data Reviewers (HRRDR) Course or DOE's Overview of Nuclear Weapons Classification (OWC) Course).

Current Secret with eligibility to Top Secret: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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