Job Title: Special Security Officer
Location: Lexington, MA (Onsite)
Contract Duration: 2 Years (with potential extension)
Clearance Required: Active Top Secret/SCI eligibility- CI Poly (Required)

Job Summary:

The Special Security Officer will oversee access control, classified materials, and ensure compliance with security policies and procedures. The role involves assessing the effectiveness of security controls, managing security incidents, and maintaining compliance with relevant government regulations. The candidate must have a strong background in security operations, regulatory compliance, and risk management.

Key Responsibilities:

Physical Security: Manage facility access control, oversee construction and renovation security, and draft construction security plans.
Materials Control & Accountability: Supervise creation, movement, and destruction of classified material and digital media.
Personnel Security: Facilitate indoctrinations, debriefings, personnel file maintenance, and manage security reporting requirements.
Security Education & Training: Conduct annual security training, facility access training, and OPSEC awareness sessions.
Risk Management: Investigate security incidents, document findings, and develop corrective actions.
Emergency Action Planning: Ensure compliance with operational security protocols and emergency action plans.

Required Qualifications:

Security Compliance Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience as a Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO), Contractor Special Security Officer (CSSO), Top Secret Control Officer (TSCO), or Program Security Officer (PSO).
Regulatory Compliance Knowledge: Understanding and application of DoD SAP/SCI Community and Intelligence Community directives, NISPOM 32 CFR Part 117, and applicable ICDs.
Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree or at least 3 years of relevant work experience.
Technical Skills: Familiarity with security management software such as SIMS and government databases such as DISS. Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Office Suite.
Clearance & Polygraph: Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, current or previous SCI access within the last 18 months, and a successfully adjudicated counterintelligence scope polygraph within the past 4 years.
Flexibility: Ability to respond to off-hours security emergencies and occasional local/overnight travel as needed.
Onsite Requirement: 100% onsite presence required for this role.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
Experience working in a highly classified environment with strict security protocols.
Familiarity with special security officer responsibilities.

Interview Process:

One round of Zoom interviews with the hiring team.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $100.00 - $110.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday

Security clearance:

Top Secret (Required)

Ability to Commute:

Lexington, MA 02421 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

Lexington, MA 02421: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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