Special Security Officer

Leidos; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 66,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a highly motivated Special Security Officer (SSO) to join our team at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. You will perform the full range of SCI security duties, support ACC Wing SCI programs, and guide SCI security across local SCIFs with expert advice and compliance.

You’ll implement directives from DNI, DIA, and DoD, manage personnel security actions, and advise on physical and information security standards; a rigorous commitment to integrity and security applies at every step.

Qualifications

• Currently possess a TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience or Associate's with 6+ years.
• Minimum 4 years of SCI experience in personnel, physical, information and basic information assurance.
• Ability to work independently in an operational environment with security principles and risk mitigation.
• Knowledge of ICD 704, ICD 705 and DoD/DNI/DIA directives and regulations.
• Ability to assess information, plan actions, make decisions and solve security problems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain SCI directives, regulations, manuals and guidelines to discharge SSO duties.
• Ensure SCI is properly accounted for, transmitted, transported, packaged and safeguarded.
• Ensure SCI is destroyed by authorized means and disseminated to authorized personnel only.
• Investigate SCI security infractions and prepare required reports.
• Liaise with collateral security officials to ensure mission accomplishment across levels.
• Conduct SCI security actions (TEMPEST/TSCM) and provide security guidance to local SCIFs.
• Deliver SCI security trainings as required by regulations and COR.
• Oversee SCI Personnel Security Program including interviews, access validation and NDA/NdS processing.
• Certify and receive SCI visitor clearances and maintain DISS records.
• Process SCI position and eligibility requests and SCI indoctrination actions.
• Assist in physical security of SCIFs and ensure ICD 705 compliance; maintain accreditation paperwork.
• Ensure annual self-inspections of the security program for each SCIF.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

4+ years SCI experience

Security principles

Risk assessment

IND ICD 704/705 knowledge

DNI/DIA/DoD directives knowledge

Independent operator

SCI personnel security

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Associate's degree

Job description

Description

Looking for your next career move? Make it mission-critical with Leidos!

At Leidos, innovation is at the heart of everything we do. Powered by a team as diverse as it is talented, we're driven by a shared passion for delivering bold solutions that fuel our customers' success. We believe in empowering our people, giving back to our communities, and leading with sustainability. Every action we take is grounded in integrity and a steadfast commitment to doing what’s right—for our customers, our teams, and the world around us. Our Mission, Vision, and Values aren't just words—they're the compass guiding our journey toward a brighter future.

Description

Looking for your next career move? Make it mission-critical with Leidos!

At Leidos, innovation is at the heart of everything we do. Powered by a team as diverse as it is talented, we're driven by a shared passion for delivering bold solutions that fuel our customers' success. We believe in empowering our people, giving back to our communities, and leading with sustainability. Every action we take is grounded in integrity and a steadfast commitment to doing what’s right—for our customers, our teams, and the world around us. Our Mission, Vision, and Values aren't just words—they're the compass guiding our journey toward a brighter future.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos is seeking a highly motivated and dedicated Special Security Officer (SSO) to join our team at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ! This is an exciting opportunity to play an important role in supporting ACC Wing SCI security programs and ensuring the protection of sensitive national security information.

In this position, you will perform the full range of security duties and assignments in support of ACC Wing SCI security programs, assist in the daily operations of the Special Security Office, and help administer the SCI security program, including providing expert SCI security guidance to other local and tenant SCIFs. You will also serve as a trusted resource, interpreting directives from the Director of National Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency, and Department of Defense (DoD), while providing critical technical advice and guidance on SCI personnel, physical, and information security standards.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain applicable SCI directives, regulations, manuals, and guidelines to adequately discharge SSO duties and responsibilities.


• Ensure SCI is properly accounted for, controlled, transmitted, transported, packaged, and safeguarded.


• Ensure SCI is destroyed by authorized means.


• Ensure SCI is disseminated only to persons authorized access to the material and having an established need-to-know.


• Investigate SCI security infractions, making recommendations to the Chief SSO on site and preparing required reports.


• Maintain continuing liaison, with collateral security officials to ensure both security levels are mission accomplished.


• Conduct SCI personnel, information, physical and technical security (TEMPEST/Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) actions.


• Provide all security awareness trainings as required by regulations and requested by the COR.


• Perform all aspects of the SCI Personnel Security Program to include, nomination interviews, validation of SCI access requirements, submission of investigative requests, conduct SCI security briefings; obtain signed Non Disclosure Agreement (NdA) and Non Disclosure Statement (NdS); and perform other related personnel security actions.


• Serve as the official channel for certifying and receiving SCI visitor clearances/accesses.


• Maintain the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) system to accurately reflect all personnel under their organization.


• Provide guidance and assistance for processing SCI position and eligibility requests.


• Process all derogatory information concerning SCI indoctrinated individuals under their security cognizance and assist commanders and directors with establishment of Security Information Files.


• Assist in providing overall physical security and will ensure that all current and future SCI Facilities (SCIFs) comply with the physical security standards outlined in ICD 705 all other applicable directives and established policies. The contractor shall prepare and revise, as needed, all physical accreditation paperwork, to include the fixed facility checklists.


• Ensure appropriate accreditation documentation is available for each SCIF and under the organization's security cognizance.


• Ensure that each SCIF under their security cognizance conducts annual self-inspections of the security program.

What You’ll Need (Required)

• Currently possess a TS/SCI security clearance.


• Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience or Associate's degree and at least 6 years of relevant experience. *Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.


• Minimum of 4 years experience working with SCI in all security disciplines, but specifically in personnel, physical, information and basic information assurance.


• Ability to work independently in an operational environment so the contractor must possess knowledge of a full range of security principles, concepts, practices, products and services; methods for evaluating risk and vulnerability; implementing mitigating improvement; and disseminating security procedures/processes.


• Knowledge of Intelligence Community Directives (ICD) 704, ICD 705 and Technical Specifications and DoDM 5105.21, V1 thru V3 and working knowledge of other applicable Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and USAF directives and regulations.


• Ability to gather facts and use effective analytical and evaluative methods to assess information, plan the sequence of actions necessary, make sound decisions and solve a variety of security problems.

Nice To Have

• Attended and completed a formal SSO certification training and a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) physical security course.

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Pay Range

Pay Range $65,650.00 - $118,675.00

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay And Benefits

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