Special Security Representative (SSR)

Sawdey Solution Services; Patterson Township (OH); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sawdey Solution Services, Inc. is seeking a Contract Special Security Representative (CSSR) to support DoD programs at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

The role focuses on managing SCI and SAP security in SCIF and SAPF environments and requires adherence to DoD, Air Force, and ICD security policies. The contractor will coordinate with PSO/SSO and various government and contractor security teams, and will lead security-related studies, investigations, and special projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of security experience with SAP/SCI/SCIF programs.
• Ability to coordinate multiple security stakeholders.
• Experience leading security-related studies and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contractor security focal point for assigned programs, facilities, and customer organizations.
• Advise leadership on security risks, deficiencies, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with government and contractor security offices and other agencies.

Skills

Security leadership

Contract security

SCIF operations

DoD security programs

Security clearances

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Pay Rate

The annual base salary range for this position TBD. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. At Sawdey Solution Services, we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. We will consider several factors when extending an offer to an applicant. These factors include (but are not limited to) the position, associated responsibilities, work experience, education, related training, and related skills.

Position Location

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH

Telework/Work-from-Home Authorized

Yes - When Authorized/Hybrid

About the Role

The contractor may perform Contract Special Security Representative (CSSR) duties when appointed or authorized by the Government Special Security Representative. The employee supports the day-to-day management and implementation of SCI and SAP security programs in SCIF and SAPF environments and performs duties in accordance with applicable DoD, Air Force, Intelligence Community, DCSA, SAP, SCI, and customer requirements.

Additional Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

Program leadership and customer interface

• Serve as the primary contractor security focal point for assigned programs, facilities, and customer organizations.
• Advise program leadership and the Government Security Task Lead on security risks, deficiencies, corrective actions, and policy interpretation.
• Coordinate with the PSO, SSO, GSSO, SSR, CSSR, government security offices, prime contractors, and other agency or contractor security organizations.
• Develop recommendations for resolving security deficiencies and monitor corrective actions through completion.
• Translate security requirements into contract, program, task-order, CDRL, SOW, PWS, SOO, DD Form 254, and operating-procedure requirements.
• Provide security input to program planning, acquisition documents, technical reviews, briefings, conferences, and customer meetings.
• Lead or coordinate security-related studies, analyses, investigations, and special projects.

SAP, SCI, and facility security management

• Manage or support the day-to-day implementation of SCI and SAP security programs in SCIF and SAPF environments.
• Support facility accreditation, re-accreditation, self-inspections, annual assessments, semiannual inspections, and government security reviews.
• Develop, approve, maintain, and enforce facility security procedures, process flowcharts, checklists, and standard operating procedures within delegated authority.
• Oversee facility opening and closing, end-of-day security checks, alarm-response procedures, security codes, combination controls, visitor control, and access verification.
• Coordinate COMSEC-related activities when within the employee’s appointment, training, and delegated authority.
• Establish and maintain controls for classified material, Top Secret material, magnetic media, accountable items, data transfers, and classified correspondence.
• Evaluate the handling, storage, transfer, reproduction, destruction, and disposition of classified or critical weapon-system hardware and related components.
• Coordinate responses to security incidents, unauthorized disclosures, suspicious activity, reportable information, and other security events.
• Track investigations and ensure required notifications, reports, records, and corrective actions are completed.

Personnel and program-access management

• Lead or oversee PAR, SCI nomination, SAP nomination, indoctrination, debriefing, in-processing, out-processing, access-change, and access-termination processes.
• Review access packages and provide technical recommendations concerning completeness, eligibility, suitability, and program requirements.
• Manage tracking of clearances, access limitations, suspensions, expirations, waivers, Letters of Compelling Need, Central Adjudication Office actions, and personnel-status changes.
• Ensure program-access records and personnel databases are accurate, current, properly protected, and available to authorized personnel.
• Provide guidance to government and contractor personnel regarding personnel-security requirements, program access, badging, reporting obligations, and security procedures.

Training and security culture

• Plan, manage, and administer the program security education, training, and awareness program.
• Develop and deliver initial, recurring, targeted, in-brief, out-processing, indoctrination, debriefing, and corrective-action training.
• Ensure personnel understand their responsibilities for safeguarding SAP, SCI, collateral classified information, and sensitive program information.
• Develop training materials and provide briefings to technical, functional, management, and contractor audiences.

Security reviews, analysis, and reporting

• Conduct or lead annual self-assessments, semiannual inspections, random workspace inspections, and special security reviews.
• Analyze security procedures and operational practices for compliance with customer, DoD, Air Force, SAP, SCI, ICD, DCSA, and facility requirements.
• Prepare written findings, risk assessments, corrective-action plans, recommendations, security reports, and executive briefings.
• Track security correspondence, FOIA and public-release requests, contract letters, memoranda of agreement, relationship letters, and other formal security communications.
• Maintain accurate security-related SharePoint sites, websites, databases, case-management systems, and electronic tracking tools.
• Conduct broad security analyses across assigned programs and recommend improvements to security policy, process, and implementation.

General

• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Required

Experience

• At least five years of recent, relevant security experience, including substantial experience managing or supporting SAP, SCI, SCIF, SAPF, personnel security, information security, physical security, industrial security, or related DoD security programs.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage security activities, advise government and contractor personnel, lead inspections or assessments, prepare analytical security documentation, resolve deficiencies, and coordinate multiple security stakeholders.

Preferred

• Experience performing CSSR, SSR, PSO, SSO, SAP security manager, or comparable senior security duties; experience supporting AFRL, Air Force, DoD, or similarly complex classified programs; and experience with facility accreditation, self-inspection, security incident response, COMSEC, or DD Form 254 administration.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree

Certificate, License, And Registration Requirements

• Security Professional Fundamentals Certification (SFPC) preferred.
• Security Asset Protection Professional Certification (SAPPC) preferred.
• Security Professional Education Development (SPeD) Program preferred.
• In lieu of certification, must demonstrate currency with other DCSA training pertaining to Information, Personnel, Industrial and Physical security programs through DCSA.

Required

Other Skills & Abilities

• Must be able to effectively communicate with customer and fulfill all duties and responsibilities as listed in the contract.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office suite including, but not limited to: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.

Security Clearance Requirements

Top Secret/SCI Clearance

Other

• Must be willing to submit to polygraphs
• Must be eligible for Special Access Program (SAP)

US Citizenship Requirements

This position supports a U.S. Government Contract whose terms require Sawdey Solution Services to staff it only with U.S. Citizens.