What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Security Specialist position at MELE Associates, Inc.?
MELE Associates is looking for a Senior Security Specialist to join our team located in Lakewood, CO supporting a federal client. This position supports the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Security Division and will plan, organize, and direct the activities of the security office, ensuring that all security programs comply with regulatory requirements including interpreting and defining policy guidelines, developing, and implementing specific guidelines to meet localized requirements, and monitoring program effectiveness. The candidate will participate in program and project planning efforts to evaluate the need for security requirements and recommend equipment, methods, procedures, and systems, and ensure timely, effective, and professional responsiveness to customers.
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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
- Administer all classified collateral and sensitive compartmented information (SCI) programs including associated activities related to information security, Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs), collateral spaces, and personnel security access
- Assist in executing theSCI program in accordance with Intelligence Community Directivesand Orders within the complex and serve as a point of contact for queries involving all aspects of the SCI Program
- Conduct and review all Intelligence Community certification and accreditation requirements and activities for secured facilitiesand other compartmented information accesses to a wide variety of other organizations and agencies within the IC nationwide
- Conduct program activities for the SCI personnel, physical, AIS, Technical, COMSEC, OPSEC, Cyber Security and Information Security programs to include surveys, audits, inspections, and performance tests to ensure compliance with all security rules and regulations
- Develop and recommend policies and procedures for all SCI security program areas
- Develop and maintain a security awareness and education program for federal client's headquarters and laboratory security personnel, focusing on the requirements of the SCI program
- Review and provide comments on security directives, and work closely with both physical security personnel and technical personnel to ensure all security requirements are met
- Represent the client at internal / external meetings, working groups, and interagency committees
- Address and complete other ad-hoc SCI program responsibilities in order to assist customer security in meeting mission goals and obligations
- Complete other security program tasks assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :
LOCATION : This is an On-Site position in Lakewood, CO.
SALARY : Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate’s related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position. The range for this position is 85K-95k.
BENEFITS
About MELE
With over 300 employees and offices in Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, and Albuquerque, NM, MELE is a veteran and minority-owned government contractor empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical, engineering, and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S. federal and international agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, INTERPOL, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. MELE’s services include National Security and Intelligence, CBRNE Defense and Security, Facility Management and Engineering, Law Enforcement and Emergency Response Training, Technical, Analytica, and Program Management Support, and IT / Cybersecurity.
MELE Associates, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. MELE Associates, Inc. is an E-Verify employer.
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