Special Security Officer (SSO)

Leidos; United States; On-site; USD 65,650 - 118,675; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Special Security Officer (SSO) to support operations at Fort Meade, MD. The candidate must hold a TS/SCI with Polygraph on day one and have significant experience in various security disciplines.

This role involves maintaining SCI directives, investigating security infractions, and ensuring compliance with security standards. Benefits include competitive compensation and health programs.

Qualifications

• Experience with SCI in security disciplines.
• Ability to work independently in an operational environment.
• Knowledge of security products and services.

Responsibilities

• Maintain SCI directives and regulations.
• Ensure proper accountancy and safeguarding of SCI.
• Investigate security infractions and prepare reports.

Skills

TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance

Knowledge of security principles and concepts

Analytical and evaluative methods

Experience in personnel security

Understanding of Intelligence Community Directives

Education

Bachelor's degree plus 4+ years of experience

Associate's degree plus 6+ years of experience

Job description

Position Overview

Special Security Officer (SSO) to support operations at Fort Meade, MD. Candidates must already hold a TS/SCI with Polygraph to be considered.

Job Summary

• 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) 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 and 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.

Required Qualifications

• TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance on day 1.
• Bachelor's degree & 4+ years of related experience or Associate's degree and 6+ years of related experience. (Experience may be considered in lieu of degree).
• Full‑time 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.

Desired Qualifications

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

Pay Range and Benefits

Pay Range: $65,650.00 - $118,675.00. The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include 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.

Benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

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.