Program Protection Specialist

Responsibilities

PeopleTec is currently seeking a Program Protection Specialist to support our Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD location.

The Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) is seeking a Program Protection Specialist to support the Human Machine Integrated Formations (HMIF) Project Office (PO). The HMIF PO will collaboratively develop two complex HMIF formations, one integrated formation for an Armor BCT and one formation for an Infantry BCT within 27 months.  The Program Protection specialist will support the HMIF PO to identify and protect Critical Program Information (CPI) and analyze the development of program protection plans (PPPs) and solutions to ensure that developed and fielded capabilities deter efforts to reverse engineer (RE), exploit, or develop countermeasures and ensure against RE, replication, or modification by an unauthorized entity. 

Duties Include:

• Conduct periodic reviews for, and update directorate program protection plans, anti-tamper plans, security classification guides, technology assessment and control plan, System Security Engineering Management Plan,
• Responsible for identifying threats and analyzing incidents
• Review HMIF acquisition documents for compliance with Critical Program Information (CPI) protection requirements
• Support administration of the Critical Intelligence Support Plan (CISP), to include: conducting annual program site visits to evaluate the design, implementation and verification of system security provisions; evaluate change proposals (e.g., Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Request for Change (RFC), Task Change Proposals (TCPs), Contract Change Proposals (CCPs), waivers and deviations, and acquisition strategy), and provide security assessments.
• Evaluate internal, public, classified, unclassified, and foreign government requests for information
• Develop, publish and maintain a program protection plan matrix that identifies current status for various related program protection documents.

Qualifications

Required Skills/Experience: 

• 10 years' of experience in a security environment.
• 5 years Program Protection experience
• Proficient in MS Office tools, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Requires the ability to gain a functional understanding of supported programs through reading technical/system description documents, and use that understanding to inform threat and vulnerability analysis activity; supported systems primarily cyber/IT-based in nature.
• A broad background with significant experience in all areas of defense security, including: operations security, information security, information assurance, communications security, personnel security, physical security, classification management, and foreign disclosure.
• Travel : 10%
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• An active DoD Secret clearance is required to perform this work. Candidates are required to have an active Secret clearance upon hire, and the ability to maintain this level of clearance during their employment.

Education Requirements:

• BS Degree

Desired Skills:

• Excellent written and oral English language communication skills
• Analytical experience conducting, documenting, reviewing, and recommending mitigation to threat, vulnerability and risk assessments.
• Experience with project risk management processes (identification, analysis, mitigation, monitoring and planning) and tools (Project Recon, ARM) is preferred.

Estimated Time to Hire:

• April 2025

Overview

People First. Technology Always.

PeopleTec, Inc. is an employee-owned small business founded in Huntsville, AL that provides exceptional customer support by employing and retaining a highly skilled workforce.

Culture: The name "PeopleTec" was deliberately chosen to remind us of our core value system - our people. Our company's foundation was built on placing our employees and customers first. With an award-winning atmosphere, we have matured into a company that boasts the best and brightest across multiple technical fields.

Career: At PeopleTec, we value your long-term goals. Whether it's through our continuing-education opportunities, our robust training programs, or our "People First" benefits package, PeopleTec truly believes that our best investments are our people.

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EEO Statement

PeopleTec, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following email address, applicationhelp@peopletec.com and/or phone number (256.319.3800) to contact us about your interest in employment with PeopleTec, Inc.

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