Security Information Specialist – Entry Level (Maryland)

Austin Community College; Maryland; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution is seeking a Security Information Specialist - Entry Level in Maryland. The role involves tracking and managing sensitive security processes, maintaining confidential information, and preparing reports. Candidates should provide basic security analysis and recommendations. This position serves as a customer service representative for the Security and Counterintelligence team, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and policies. Enthusiastic individuals looking to start their career in security are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Track and manage highly sensitive security processes.
• Maintain highly sensitive security information disclosed only to authorized recipients.
• Prepare accurate and complete reports documenting processes, outcomes and findings.
• Provide basic security analysis and risk recommendations to decision makers and customers.
• Create products based on analysis of security and/or counterintelligence data.

Responsibilities

• Track/manage highly sensitive security processes.
• Maintain highly sensitive security information in appropriate formats.
• Prepare accurate and complete reports documenting processes.
• Provide basic security analysis and risk recommendations.
• Create products based on analysis of security data.

Skills

Security processes

Security reporting

Risk assessment basics

Job description

Security Information Specialist - Entry Level (Maryland)

Security and Counterintelligence is responsible for the protection of NSA/CSS information, people and facilities worldwide. In support of this mission, Security Information Specialists are integrated into the personnel, physical, and counterintelligence security disciplines to ensure highly sensitive information utilized in all security processes are protected and handled in accordance with all applicable laws and policies. Interfacing with NSA and other agencies, these specialists are the backbone of and the customer service representatives for the Security and Counterintelligence team. Security Information Specialists work in a myriad of offices.

The responsibilities of a Security Information Specialist include, but are not limited to:

• Track/manage highly sensitive security processes
• Maintain highly sensitive security information, disclosed only to authorized recipients, in appropriate formats, and within constraints of relevant laws (e.g., the Privacy Act and FOIA).
• Prepare accurate and complete reports that document processes, outcomes, and findings
• Provide basic security analysis and risk recommendations to decision makers and customers
• Create products based on analysis of security and/or counterintelligence data