Security Specialist

Zel Technologies LLC; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with company match

Paid time off

Bonuses for performance

Educational assistance

EAP

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible benefits

Military leave

Job summary

ZelTech in Reston, VA seeks a mid-level security specialist to support the CPSO/SPO role for SAP programs within the Office of Space and Counterspace. You will handle program security requirements for SAP compartments and projects, manage visitor access, and ensure proper clearance processing and documentation.

Requirements include U.S. citizenship, TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, and 3+ years’ experience with government security databases.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Counter-Intelligence Polygraph.
• Minimum of three years of experience with government security databases (JADE, DISS, Scattered Castles, JPAS).
• Completion of prerequisites for access to JPAS (PII course).
• Training and experience working with SAP programs.
• Successful completion of background and drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a CPSO or SAP Personnel Security Officer (SPO) providing direct support to the PSO and other Security Specialists.
• Provide support for program security and execute all security policies and requirements for SAP programs, compartments, sub-compartments, and projects.
• Assist with visitor requests, badging, security access status checks, and campus gate access; support program and government meetings.
• Ensure SCI and SAP accesses are granted and maintained, including annual SAP training and foreign reporting, indoctrinations and debriefing paperwork, and SAP documentation (PSQs/PARs).
• Support PSO/CPSO in reporting, mitigation, and reporting of information leaks.
• Assist in preparing and uploading security clearance packages utilizing JADE, Scattered Castles, JPAS, and other government security databases.
• Support life-cycle SCIF management activities such as inspections, paperwork, and periodic reviews.
• Assist in maintaining a security regimen for protecting classified information per DIA, DoD, and IC directives.

Job description

* This position is eligible for a $500 ZelTech Non-Employee Referral fee. ContactZelTech Recruiters for questions concerning this matter. *

* This position is contingent upon contract award*

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Job Summary:

ZelTech requires a security specialist- mid level to perform duties for the Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO) or SAP Personnel Security Officer (SPO) providing direct support to the Government Program Security Officer (PSO) and the other Security Specialists as required. As a CPSO/ SPO, she/he will provide support for program security and execution of all security policies and requirements for specified SAP programs, compartments, sub compartments, and projects for Office of Space and Counterspace. (SCS) acquires, tests, deploys, operates, and maintains multiple global networks of MASINT sensor systems. The mission of SCS is to provide “timely, objective and cogent military intelligence to warfighters, defense partners, and defense and national security policymakers. To aid in the execution of this mission statement, SCS has a critical support requirement for administrative and executive support to the SCS Head Quarters (HQ) element, as well as organizational support (security, administrative and logistical) to SCS as a whole.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO) or SAP Personnel Security Officer (SPO) providing direct support to the Government Program Security Officer (PSO) and the other Security Specialists as required.
• Provide support for program security and execution of all security policies and requirements for specified SAP programs, compartments, sub-compartments, and projects.
• Assist facilitating visitor requests, badging, security access status checks, and campus gate access, supporting program and government meetings,
• Ensure a security regime is maintained and supported to ensure SCI and SAP accesses are granted and maintained, including but not limited to; annual SAP training and foreign reporting, facilitation and completion of program accesses, reviewing and maintaining appropriate SAP documentation (PSQs/PARs), indoctrinations and debriefing paperwork, and ensuring personnel maintain SCI/SAP accesses.
• Support the PSO/CPSO in reporting, mitigation, and report of the incidents in the event there is an information leak.
• Assist in the preparation and uploading of security clearance packages utilizing.
• government security databases (e.g., JADE, Scattered Castles, JPAS, etc.).
• Support, on an as needed basis, life cycling SCIF management activities such as
• inspections, paperwork, and periodic reviews.
• Assist in the maintenance of a security regimen which ensures all classified information generated or received is appropriately protected according to guidelines in DIA, DoD, and applicable IC security directives including but not limited to DoDD 5205.07 and associated manuals, ICD 705, and DoDM 5200.45.

Requirements:

• Must be a US citizen.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study, DoD or military service.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Counter-Intelligence Polygraph.
• A minimum of at least three years of experience with government security databases (e.g., JADE, DISS, Scattered Castles, JPAS).
• Completion of prerequisites for access to JPAS (PII course).
• Training and experience working with SAP programs.
• Successful completion of background and drug screening.

Preferred Requirements:

• Introduction to Special Access Programs Course (SA101.01).
• Special Program Security Certification (SPSC).
• Experience with SCIF accreditations and inspections; experience performing GSSO or CPSO functions for government and contractor customers.
• Completion of instructor led Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) with focus on industrial, personal, or SAP.

Physical Demands or Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The majority of the time is spent in an office setting.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance, vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

About ZelTech:

Founded in 1988 by Ret. Col. Jack L. Ezzell Jr., Zel Technologies is a trusted leader in national security, providing comprehensive research, development, engineering, and operational support to the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and federal agencies. Originally focused on leveraging operational and software expertise to improve time-critical targeting capabilities for the military, the company advanced its capabilities to provide scientific and HUMINT expertise for CBRNE collection and analysis. In the wake of 9/11, Zel Technologies rapidly expanded its capabilities to provide turnkey ISR support services to US Special Operations Forces (SOF), as well as advanced technical & operational intelligence, physical & data science, and engineering support services to the greater Intelligence and SOF Communities supporting global counterterrorism and CWMD operations.

Today, Zel Technologies remains at the forefront of intelligence missions, advancing CWMD and global counterterrorism efforts, while also addressing emerging threats posed by near-peer adversaries. Our team remains committed to delivering adaptive, innovative, and cost-effective solutions across multiple domains, in alignment with the mission priorities of the U.S. Government and its partner nations.

Our Mission:

Through our commitment to innovation and quality, our skilled teams deliver robust, technology driven solutions and insights that empower our customers to overcome complex challenges and achieve their mission objectives.

Our Workforce:

ZelTech team members represent a wide range of backgrounds, skills, experience, and personalities bound together by common objectives and mutual respect. You will join a caring community of professional, including manymilitary veterans who challenge and support each other in seeking the right solutions to important matters.

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k immediate vesting with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account with company contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Bonuses for performance
• Educational assistance and special training programs
• Voluntary benefits (accidental, critical illness, whole life)
• Group life insurance (Company paid)
• Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance (Company paid)
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Holiday Leave, Jury Duty, and Military Leave
• Health and fitness reimbursement
• Employee discounts on various services and products

ZelTech is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital status, military status, genetic predisposition, or any other basis protected by law.