Sandia National Laboratories

Senior/Principal Embedded Security Professional - Special Security Operations, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories$104K — $201K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Security, Criminology, Cyber, IT, Political Science, Sociology, or related, plus 5 years of relevant experience, or equivalent (AS + 9)
  • Active DOE Q security clearance required; ability to obtain and maintain SCI access
  • Master's degree in a relevant field is preferred
  • Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills are essential
  • Experience in research, investigation and problem-solving related to security is desired
  • Understanding of DOE Orders and Intelligence Community Directives is beneficial
  • Experience handling classified or sensitive information and as an inquiry official is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Interpret federal laws and security requirements for various high-risk environments
  • Provide guidance and recommend actions on security issues to management
  • Maintain current knowledge of security standards and requirements
  • Support operations at one or more Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs)
  • Analyze data related to security incidents and trends
  • Conduct security briefings and maintain pertinent records
  • Respond to security matters and inquiries outside of normal working hours

Benefits

  • Work onsite due to role requirements
  • Opportunity to engage in high-impact national security work
  • Collaborate with a diverse team of specialists across multiple security domains
  • Access to continuous training and professional development
  • Potential for career advancement within a critical area of national security
Full Job Description
What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a High-Risk Embedded Security Professional to serve as an Alternate Special Security Officer (ASSO) to support and manage program security operations. The selected individual will work closely with other security team members; cyber security staff; FIE SSO; physical security SMEs; program management and technical staff, and government sponsors to provide guidance and oversight on special security matters.

On any given day, you may be called on to:
  • Interpret federal laws, regulations, and other requirements for intelligence community (IC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and other high-risk security environments.
  • Interpret information and provide guidance of security requirements including advising management and recommending actions regarding issues.
  • Maintain current knowledge of security standards.
  • Support one or more Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs).
  • Track, trend and analyze data.
  • Conduct Security related briefings and maintain relevant records.
  • Process and/or respond to reports, requests, and questions from members of the SCI community.
  • Conduct inquiries into potential Incidents of Security Concern (IOSCs).
  • Respond to security matters outside of normal working hours.

*Due to the nature of this role, this candidate must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range

$104,000 - $201,000

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field (Security, Criminology, Cyber, IT, Political Science, Sociology or related) plus a minimum of five (5) years of related experience, OR equivalent (AS + 9).
  • Active DOE Q (or equivalent) security clearance required to start, along with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI access, which requires polygraph testing.


Qualifications We Desire

  • Master's degree in a relevant field.
  • Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to effectively work in a team environment and interact with all levels of staff and management.
  • Experience and demonstrated skill in conducting research, investigating alternatives and recommending solutions to problems affecting security.
  • Understanding of various security-related DOE Orders, Intelligence Community Directives and/or Sandia policies.
  • Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and follow through to completion on multiple tasks, often under strict deadlines, frequent interruptions and changing priorities.
  • Experience as an inquiry official.
  • Experience as a derivative classifier.
  • Demonstrated ability to properly handle classified or sensitive information.
  • Active SCI access.


About Our Team

The Field Intelligence Element (FIE) performs high impact, national security work for a broad segment of the Intelligence Community (IC). The CA FIE Special Security Operations Office protects the information of our customers by providing a secure environment that allows Sandia to deliver products and services that protect our nation's security. The CA FIE Special Security Operations Office is responsible for interpretation and oversight of security requirements, to include physical security, access controls, facility accreditation, incident investigation, and visitor control.

Posting Duration

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

About Sandia National Laboratories

The Sandia National Laboratories is one of three National Nuclear Security Administration research and development laboratories in the United States, managed and operated privately by the National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia. Their primary mission is to develop, engineer, and test the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons and high technology. Headquartered on Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it also has a campus in Livermore, California, next to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and a test facility in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii. It is Sandia's mission to maintain the reliability and surety of nuclear weapon systems, conduct research and development in arms control and nonproliferation technologies, and investigate methods for the disposal of the United States' nuclear weapons program's hazardous waste. Other missions include research and development in energy and environmental programs, as well as the surety of critical national infrastructures. In addition, Sandia is home to a wide variety of research including computational biology, mathematics, materials science, alternative energy, psychology, MEMS, and cognitive science initiatives. Sandia formerly hosted ASCI Red, one of the world's fastest supercomputers until its decommission in 2006, and now hosts ASCI Red Storm, originally known as Thor's Hammer. Sandia is also home to the Z Machine. The Z Machine is the largest X-ray generator in the world and is designed to test materials in conditions of extreme temperature and pressure. It is operated by Sandia National Laboratories to gather data to aid in computer modeling of nuclear weapons. In December 2016, it was announced that National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, under the direction of Honeywell International, would take over the management of Sandia National Laboratories starting on May 1, 2017. Educational opportunities are conducted in collaboration with university students through several programs, including the Securing Top Academic Research & Talent at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program and the Sandia University Partnerships Network.
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