Security Specialist

United-States-Department-of-Defens; Alabama; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Missile Defense Agency is seeking a Security Manager to lead a team of government and contractor personnel in executing a large-scale agency-wide program aligned with DoDM 5200.01 and related policies. The role involves driving information security reviews, lifecycle protection, and cross-agency coordination to safeguard classified assets.

Responsibilities include incident oversight, security governance, and ensuring compliant security practices across programs with senior leadership support.

Qualifications

• Experience planning, leading, and conducting agency-wide information security program reviews and self-inspections.
• Experience marking classified information and lifecycle protection practices and safeguarding controls.
• Experience managing end-to-end security incident programs, including investigations and corrective actions.
• Experience leading development and monitoring of security criteria and agency-level policies.
• Experience coordinating security processes across OSDElements, services, agencies, and partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of government and contractor personnel to execute a large-scale, Agency-level Security Manager program.

Skills

Information security reviews

Lifecycle protection

Security incident oversight

Policy formulation

Stakeholder leadership

Job description

This position is part of the Department of War (DoW), Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The incumbent will be responsible for: Lead and manage a team of government and contractor personnel to execute a large-scale, Agency-level Security Manager program in alignment with national policy and DoDM 5200.01 and applicable policy references, guidance, and laws.

You may qualify at the NH -03 Broadband Level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-02/GS-11 grade level in the Federal service as listed below and must meet 3 of 5 specialized experience listed below to be qualified:

• Information Security Program Reviews and Self-Inspections:Experience planning, leading, and conducting agency-wide information security program reviews,comprehensive self-inspections, and representative sampling of classified products; analyzing systemicvulnerabilities, assessing regulatory compliance across subordinate activities/divisions, and reportingprogram metrics.
• Marking Classified Information and Lifecycle Protection: Experience serving as atechnical authority for implementation requirements associated with marking classified national securityinformation, ensuring the accurate application of derivative classification markings, banner lines, portionmarkings, and handling caveats; developing and implementing comprehensive activity security instructions,standard operating procedures, and safeguarding controls governing the proper handling, storage,transmission, accountability, and destruction of classified assets throughout their lifecycle.
• SecurityIncident Oversight and Inquiry Management: Experience managing the end-to-end security incidentprogram, including recording, coordinating, and conducting security inquiries into actual or suspectedcompromises, unauthorized disclosures, security violations, infractions, and IT data spills; formulatingdamage assessments, and directing corrective action plans to prevent recurrence.
• Security ProgramLeadership and Policy Formulation: Experience leading the development, implementation, and monitoring ofsecurity criteria and written instructions for inclusion in relevant Agency/Department-level policiesgoverning the full lifecycle handling of classified national security information.
• Stakeholder Coordinationand Team Leadership: Experience leading multidisciplinary teams of government and contractor personnel inthe execution of agency-level information security programs; coordinating security processes across OSDelements, military services, federal agencies, and industrial partners.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.