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Department Summary:

MITRE Industrial Security Programs (ISP) oversees the operations of classified facilities and ensures the implementation of operative security controls intended for the protection of unclassified and classified national security information (NSI) developed by or entrusted to MITRE as a member of the National Industrial Security Program (NISP). The department applies resources to mitigate risk across operational domains through a continuum of security administration standards, control strategies, and oversight levels that align with corporate needs and expectations.

The MITRE Intel Center Special Programs Security Manager is responsible for security operations management, including development, implementation, and oversight of appropriate security policies and procedures of IC work programs. The Security Manager plays a key role in implementing the department's strategic goals and annual plans, serves on the management team, and plays an integral role in security support towards planning future growth initiatives. Provides security leadership and direction to a team of dedicated Contractor Program Security Officers (CPSOs) and Contractor Special Security Officers (CSSOs) supporting those specific work programs enterprise wide. Implement and execute security requirements for SCI programs in a multiple Sponsor/Client environment. Assist in determining and developing approaches to risk-based and cost-effective security solutions. Have extensive knowledge of government security policies, procedures, and regulations. Activities include coordinating and delivering security support to multiple MITRE projects. Acting as liaison between customers, GSS security staff, and program leads to sustain security requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Apply expert professional knowledge of the CFR, Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs), and Intelligence Community (IC) amplifying Instructions to manage the day-to-day operations of Closed Areas and SCIFs.

• Use security knowledge of various security disciplines (i.e., physical, safeguarding, and classification management) to determine, apply, monitor and ensure appropriate security requirements applicable to the work programs.

• Manage and lead the construction security process for numerous Special Program Facilities (SPF), leading the development of all pre-construction and accreditation requirements. Manage the day-to-day construction security processes in accordance with ICD 705 and applicable amplifying instructions.

• Assist with implementation of visitor control, safeguarding secure spaces, classification management, physical security, information system security, security education, and personnel security for adherence to all government security collateral, SCI and SAP requirements.

• Develop and write clear and concise assessments, corrective action plans, policies, procedures, and reports.

• Develop, review, coordinate, and execute Program Security documentation. Some examples of documentation include Fixed Facility Checklist (FFCs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Transportation Plans, Emergency Action Plans (EAPs), and Co-Uses.

• Manage employee briefings to facilitate security instructions commensurate to the level needed to perform classified work on the program; as well as periodic sponsor requirements.

• Conduct inspections and briefings to ensure a high-level of security awareness and reduction of security risks. Actively manage and participate in the required self and government compliance inspections.

• Identify and recommend long and short-range security goals, to include corrective action approaches to the government customer.

• Conduct assessments and investigations to determine the potential for compromise of program information.

• Execute security-centric activities specific to relevant Security Classification Guides, Program Protection Plans, and Standard Operating Procedures.

• Serve as the focal point for establishing procedures to protect, process, and control all classified documentation (hard copy and electronic media).

• Manage security staff to ensure program security policies and procedures follow company, government, and customer security requirements.

• Manage Security Education and Training to program staff. Conduct security briefings to include local areas briefs, security refreshers, and indoctrinations.

• Analyze, investigate, and resolve classified security issues while providing leadership and guidance to employees, supervisors, managers, and contractors on actions to be taken to ensure compliance with federal/national security requirements.

• Establish and maintain effective communications with customers, security staff, program leads, and departments management.

• Work closely with business area executives providing strategic security consultations for existing and future classified programs. In addition, this position will participate regularly on RFPs, proposals, and other contractual requirements.

• Working knowledge and familiarity with Microsoft and security databases.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• Clearance level: Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

• 5+ years of security relevant experience

• 4 + years of experience with leadership/team management

• This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, discretion, diplomacy, tact, and ability to work with both the staff and MITRE leadership and external sponsors

• Proven track record in managing staff to meet sponsor needs

• Strong verbal and written communications skills and the ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences across MITRE

  This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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