Security Program Protection Specialist

Valiant-Harbor-International,-LL; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Harbor International has an exciting opportunity for a Security Program Protection Specialist in Springfield, VA. The RTP team provides security guidance and assessments of classified and controlled information for NGA and related offices, applying risk management from concept to transition to partners.

The role requires a TS clearance with SCI eligibility and an advanced degree. Candidates with NGA/IC security program experience, data analysis skills, and knowledge of export controls

Qualifications

• U.S. DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Master's or Ph.D. degree required.
• Experience developing and staffing security programs for NGA/IC preferred.
• Experience in Research and Technology Protection required.

Responsibilities

• Provide system security analysis and risk assessment documentation for the RTP mission.
• Develop and maintain a picture of threats to NGA Research programs.
• Identify potential program vulnerabilities and assess impact of loss of NGA R&D info.
• Perform overall security risk assessment for NGA research efforts.
• Provide options with pros/cons for risk mitigation.
• Review and establish security classification guidance for new concepts.
• Develop tailored classification guidelines for GEOINT tools and handling.
• Offer guidance on protecting classified information and security training.
• Coordinate with PMs and OGC on export-controlled/ITAR technologies.
• Brief NGA Research workforce on evolving security policies and foreign relations.

Skills

Security risk assessment

Threat analysis

BI analytics

Export controls compliance

Education

Master's or Ph.D. degree

Job description

Security Program Protection Specialist (Springfield VA)

Valiant Harbor International is a CVE Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that specializes in technical, programmatic, acquisition, compliance, and financial services for Government science and technology, research and development, and technological programs. At Valiant Harbor International, we emphasize our intense focus on helping federal government agencies identify and address organizational challenges to tailor and integrate specific solutions to solve their most difficult problems. Success is defined by our ability to meet our customer’s needs quickly, efficiently, and effectively —we are a management consulting firm with a successful record of offering a wide range of professional, scientific, and technical services requiring a high degree of expertise and training.

Job Description

Valiant Harbor has an exciting opportunity for a Security Program Protection Specialist supporting the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in Springfield, VA. The Research and Technology Protection (RTP) team develops and provides subject matter expertise in providing day-to-day security classification guidance and assessments of classified and controlled unclassified information (includes sensitive but unclassified) GEOINT campaigns and program tools development within the NGA Research Offices and Pods. RTP is a security risk management process that identifies and safeguards both technical and programmatic information from concept through transition to a mission partner. RTP analyzes information and processes to ensure security of information and technology to safeguard U.S. Government, National Security, and the Intelligence Community interests against unauthorized disclosure. Additionally, RTP applies operations security and selected countermeasures to the protection of critical information generated by the NGA Research workforce. This is a full-time position requiring the successful candidate to be onsite.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide system security analysis and program documentation and risk assessment analysis in support of the RTP mission.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive picture of the threats to NGA Research programs.
• Assist in the identification of potential program vulnerabilities that could be exploited.
• Assess the impact of losing NGA R&D information.
• Perform overall security risk assessment for NGA’s research efforts.
• Provide pros and cons associated with proposed risk mitigation options.
• Assist with reviewing and establishing additional technical and process-related security classification guidance for new concepts developed by the Offices and Pods.
• Develop uniquely tailored classification guidelines for innovative GEOINT tools development and GEOINT data and specialized handling and dissemination instructions for Intelligence materials and specialized GEOINT programs and publications from NGA/Research.
• Provide expert advice and assistance regarding the protection of classified information, classification management, special security, industrial security, security education and training, and security investigations.
• Coordinate with PMs and OGC to identify export-controlled/ITAR restricted technologies in development within NGA Research.
• Provide briefings and assist in briefings for NGA Research workforce on evolving security policies and guidance, including foreign Government relationships.
• Apply Business Intelligence (BI) and social network analysis to illuminate threats, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for exploitation within traditional and nontraditional supply chains, networks of individuals, financial and non-financial business activities, technology trends, academic partnerships and research collaborations.
• Identify, characterize and analyze the capacity and maturity of the technology, innovation, development, and manufacturing ecosystem, including tiered and sub-tiered supplier bases, both domestic and foreign, to develop, deliver, and evolve critical enabling technologies and components.

Job Requirements

• Candidates for this position must currently possess a U.S. DoD Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Master's or Ph.D. degree required.
• Experience developing, staffing and managing security programs for NGA or the Intelligence Community (IC) desired.
• Experience in Research and Technology Protection required.
• One or more professional security certifications desired:
  • Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC)
  • S ecurity Asset Protection Professional Certification (SAPPC)
  • S ecurity Program Integration Professional Certificate (SPIPC)
  • S pecial Program Security Certification (SPSC)

Salary Range: Negotiable

EEO Statement

Valiant Harbor International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Valiant Harbor International prohibits discrimination with respect to the hiring or promotion of individuals, conditions of employment, disciplinary and discharge practices, or any other aspect of employment on the basis of sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other protected class. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact [phone] for assistance.

This is a non-management position

This is a full time position