Physical Security Specialist

Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 144,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Director of National Intelligence in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Physical Security Specialist to lead construction security for US diplomatic facilities abroad and domestic sites requiring high-level protection.

The role emphasizes planning, risk mitigation, and coordination with DoS planning teams, IC security experts, and ODNI management to ensure robust security across critical projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in security planning and risk mitigation across complex facilities.
• Knowledge of DoS, IC, and OSBP security requirements is advantageous.
• Ability to coordinate with government and industry partners and to brief executives.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage the construction of United States diplomatic facilities abroad in critical threat environments and for domestic facilities requiring high levels of security.
• Coordinate DoS planning and construction teams, technical security staff, and general contractor security staff to ensure security plans are followed.
• Develop and review ODNI security plans, procedures, and countermeasures for ongoing and proposed projects in domestic and overseas building construction and transportation issues.
• Identify, analyze, and mitigate risks in dynamic construction projects and ensure adherence to relevant security requirements.
• Facilitate construction coordination meetings and brief ODNI leadership with status reports and strategic recommendations.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
• Location: Bethesda, Maryland
• Hiring Path: Public
• Number of Openings: 1
• Security Clearance: Sensitive Compartmented Information

Lead proactive counterintelligence and security activities across the United States government, integrating the instruments of national power to detect, report, deter, disrupt, investigate, exploit, and defeat foreign intelligence threats.

Key Responsibilities

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) is dedicated to leading the U.S. Counterintelligence and Security communities, countering all threats posed by adversarial foreign intelligence affiliated threats and enhancing our national security posture at every level. We will serve as the head of U.S. counterintelligence and integrate the instruments of national power to counter foreign intelligence threats.

NCSC will be the \"center of gravity\" to support the counterintelligence and security efforts of the entire U.S. interagency, and public sector initiatives to protect our nation from adversarial efforts to exploit the United States and victimize the American people. The NCSC/Security Directorate (SD) protects the nation's security interests by providing comprehensive security solutions.

SD develops and implements policies, guidance, and standards for personnel security, IC-wide and SCI security-relevant issues, and security clearance reform. SD also engages with government and industry partners to protect national security equities against foreign intelligence and security threats, and advance the U.S. Government's risk management environment to safeguard against adversarial and insider threats.

The NCSC/SD directly supports the DNI's responsibilities as the Security Executive Agency (SecEA) across the Executive Branch and serves as the DNI's designee for oversight of national security programs across the Intelligence Community (IC). The Center for Security Evaluation (CSE), is embedded within NCSC/SD. CSE assesses physical and technical security risks to diplomatic posts and facilities worldwide.

This includes: reviewing construction security plans, overseeing and setting standards for SCIFs, identifying and preventing technical vulnerabilities, driving R&D of countermeasures to address technical threat, and, supporting modernization of the Technical and Signals Security Countermeasures (TSCM) mission to introduce new technologies securely.

The Physical Security Specialist will: Plan and manage the construction of United States (US) diplomatic facilities abroad in critical threat environments and for domestic facilities requiring high levels of security to ensure that technical, physical, procedural, and transit security elements are successfully addressed.

Plan, coordinate, and provide direction to Department of State (DoS) planning and construction teams, domestic construction teams, technical security staffs, and general contractor security staffs to ensure adherence to construction plans.

Develop, coordinate, and prepare Office of the Director of National Intelligence's (ODNI) strategic and tactical planning efforts and use the developed plans to ensure the sound security of construction projects in critical threat environments. Plan and direct the development and review of security plans, procedures, and countermeasures for on-going and proposed projects in the areas of domestic and overseas building construction and transportation issues.

Oversee the identification, analysis, and mitigation of risks in dynamic and unpredictable construction projects. Plan and execute construction security plans in compliance with DoS, Intelligence Community (IC), and the Overseas Security Policy Board (OSPB) security requirements.

Plan, participate, and facilitate construction coordination and issue resolution meetings to ensure that IC best-practice methodologies are implemented in the construction of US diplomatic facilities abroad. Plan, coordinate, and facilitate meetings with senior ODNI officials to provide security status reports and structured recommendations for improving ODNI's effectiveness in providing security for current facility construction projects in critical threat environments.

Initiate, cultivate, and maintain productive working relationships with security colleagues, IC security experts, senior Foreign Service staff, construction personnel, and ODNI management to provide security briefings, status reports and structured recommendations regarding the security of construction projects.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $143913 – $187093/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-14.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

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