Vertex Inc

Security Specialist III (COMSEC Custodian)

Vertex Inc • $92K — $100K *
Columbia, MD 21044In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • High School/GED Equivalent required.
  • Minimum 6 years of relevant COMSEC experience, including 2 years in an SAP environment.
  • Completion of NSA IAEC 2112 COMSEC Custodian Course Certification required.
  • Experience managing, storing, and distributing encrypted keying material.
  • Proficiency with the vIPer phone, DIAS, and AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and manage COMSEC material, ensuring compliance with NSA policies.
  • Troubleshoot and maintain COMSEC equipment at both office and field sites.
  • Manage secure voice equipment, providing user training and guidance as needed.
  • Operate and support various secure communication systems, ensuring compliance with security protocols.
  • Conduct inventories and self-inspections of COMSEC material, documenting findings and compliance.
  • Develop and execute training programs for COMSEC custodians and users.
  • Prepare for and help execute COMSEC inspections and audits.

Benefits

  • Healthcare coverage
  • Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
  • Retirement plan
  • Wellness programs
  • Paid time off, including holidays
  • Learning and Development resources
  • Employee assistance resources
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

What You'll Do:

This candidate will provide diligent oversight of COMSEC operations and execute a broad range of critical lifecycle management functions in support of both the program office mission and the wider COMSEC enterprise. They will apply technical expertise and program management skills to maintain the integrity, availability, and security of communications systems through rigorous management of COMSEC equipment, keying material, and associated processes.

Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for the receipt, transfer, safeguarding, custody, issuance, and destruction of COMSEC material in accordance with NSA COMSEC Policy.
  • Responsible for providing oversight and troubleshooting of COMSEC equipment at the program management office and field sites.
  • Manage and maintain secure voice equipment and mobile secure phones, providing user training, updates, and technical guidance as required.
  • Operate, support, and troubleshoot secure communication systems, including vIPer phones, DIAS, and AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders, ensuring operational readiness and compliance with security protocols..
  • Maintain COMSEC generated documentation to include Letters of Appointment and User Designations, briefings, reconciliations, inventories, and SF-153's.
  • Conduct semi-annual, self-inspections, to include inventories of all COMSEC material; conduct and document monthly spot checks.
  • Key in-line encryption devices and troubleshoot when necessary.
  • Develop standard operating procedures and continuity guides related to specific functions in accordance with the statement of work.
  • Develop Security, Education, Training, and Awareness (SETA) material for COMSEC custodians and users and provide all aspects of SETA training as required annually or when specific user training is needed.
  • Investigate, prepare and submit COMSEC incident reports to the NSA Central Office of Record Procedures and Insecurities Branch and the Program Security Manager.
  • Assist in preparing for COMSEC inspections, audits, and Staff Assistance Visits.
  • Maintain the Emergency Action Plan; conduct and document periodic Emergency Response drills.
  • Establish/maintain office administration and security records and files.
  • Assist with entering data into the physical security tracking database.
  • Assist in the development of the Operations Security (OPSEC) Plan.
  • Operate a government vehicle in accordance with the DD Form 254 and safeguard government property.

Qualifications

Education:
  • High School/GED Equivalent

Experience:
  • The ideal candidate would have a minimum 6 years of relevant COMSEC experience, including 2 years in an SAP environment, strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate, auditable records, with willingness to support other security related activities, as needed.
  • Completion of National Security Agency (NSA) IAEC 2112 COMSEC Custodian Course Certification.
  • Manage, store, and distribute encrypted keying material; proficiency with the vIPer phone, DIAS, and AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader to ensure secure classified voice and data communications.

Skills:
  • Must be familiar with various fill various devices such as the SKL and KG Encryptor family.
  • Must be experienced with the Distributed INFOSEC Accounting System (DIAS).
  • Knowledge of NSA COMSEC Manual 3-16, dated January 2020 and the CNSSI 4005, dated Mar 2024, DoDM 5205.07 Volumes 1-4, and DoDM 5200.01 Volumes 1-4.
  • Proficiency with DISS (formerly JPAS) and Microsoft Office Suite.

Security Clearance:
  • This position will require U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Travel:
  • Travel throughout the continental United States is required 5% of the time.
  • Ability to travel with less than 24-hour notice.

What We Bring
  • At V2X we strive to be market competitive in our total reward offerings.
  • The successful candidate's starting pay will be based on, but not limited to, their job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.
  • The following salary range is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation and may be modified at the discretion of the company. USD $92,000-$100,000
  • Provided salary range minimum and maximum values correspond to variances between regional/geographic locations across the United States. Please speak with a recruiter for additional information.

Employee benefits include the following:
  • Healthcare coverage
  • Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
  • Retirement plan
  • Wellness programs
  • Paid time off, including holidays
  • Learning and Development resources
  • Employee assistance resources
  • Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

About Vertex Inc

Vertex Inc is a leading provider of tax technology and services, enabling companies of all sizes to realize the full strategic potential of the tax function by automating and integrating tax processes, while leveraging advanced and predictive analytics of tax data. Vertex provides cloud-based and on-premise solutions that can be tailored to specific industries for every major line of tax, including income, sales and consumer use, value added and payroll. Vertex also offers solutions for tax data management, compliance and reporting, tax research, and planning and analysis. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Learn more about Vertex Inc
Size
1,200 employees
Market Cap
$2.2 billion
Industry
Business Services
Net Income
-$78.9 million
Founded
1978
Revenue
$374.6 million
NASDAQ
VERX
* Ladders Estimates

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