Special Security Officer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos seeks a highly skilled Special Security Officer (SSO) to support ACC Wing SCI security programs at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. The role covers the full range of SCI security duties, including personnel, physical, information, and IA aspects, with responsibility for program administration and SCIF compliance.

You will administer directives from DNI, DIA, and DoD, supervise SCI access, and guide security staff. Strong independence and collaboration across security teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Current TS/SCI security clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience or an Associate's with 6+ years.
• Experience with SCI in personnel, physical, information and basic IA.
• Ability to operate independently in an operational security environment.
• Knowledge of ICD 704/705 and DoD/DNI directives and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain SCI directives, regulations, manuals and guidelines.
• Protect SCI; control, transmit, transport, package and safeguard.
• Ensure SCI destruction follows authorized methods.
• Limit SCI dissemination to authorized personnel with need-to-know.
• Investigate SCI infractions and prepare required reports.
• Coordinate with collateral security officials to meet mission goals.
• Conduct SCI security actions including TEMPEST/TSCM.
• Deliver required security awareness trainings.
• Manage SCI Personnel Security Program activities and NDAs.
• Certify SCI visitor clearances/accesses and manage certifications.
• Maintain DISS records for personnel under organization.
• Guide processing of SCI position and eligibility requests.
• Handle derogatory information and assist with Security Information Files.
• Support physical security for SCIFs and ensure ICD 705 compliance.
• Prepare accreditation paperwork and self-inspections for SCIFs.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Independent worker

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in security or related field

Associate's degree in related field

Tools

DISS

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.

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.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting: October 9, 2026

Pay Range: Pay Range $65,650.00 - $118,675.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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

• Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.