Senior Security Specialist

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Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Senior Security Specialist in Aberdeen, MD.

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• Interesting Work: Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
• Values: Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
• 100% Employee Ownership: We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
  • Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  • Flexible schedules
  • 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
  • Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  • Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  • Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
  • Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  • Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
• Track Record of Success: We have grown every year since our founding in 1993

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance.

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com.

The Senior Security Specialist will provide direct security support to the Director of Security, Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO).

You will assist in all matters pertaining to the organization’s Personnel Security, Physical Security, Operations Security, Industrial Security, and visitor access control. Candidate will assist with matters pertaining to the organization’s Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Security and Special Access Program (SAP) Security, depending upon your previous experience.

Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to:

• Plans, develops, and implements physical security policies and procedures to ensure the protection of personnel, buildings, material, and equipment of RCCTO.
• As the Access Control Officer, establishes and manages the key and lock control system to control issuance and accountability through a registration system to ensure physical protection against illegal entry, theft, espionage, and subversion.
• Conducts self-inspections to ensure compliance with applicable policies and procedures and takes action to affect the correction of discrepancies.
• Ensures RCCTO security meets guidelines ensuring the facility maintains its accreditation for the production, processing, and storage of classified information.
• Investigates and prepares reports on any security incidents and provides a report(s) to the RCCTO Security Director.
• Validates all RCCTO personnel receive annual security refresher training. Ensures RCCTO personnel travelling overseas receive Anti-Terrorist Force Protection Training and country-specific threat information prior to OCONUS travel. Works with project security personnel and validates they received foreign travel reports for individuals as required.
• Implements security policies and procedures ensuring proper safeguarding of classified material.
• Monitors, advises, and/or prepares all security and administrative processes required for classified contracts, including but not limited to security classification specification, the release of classified documents, certification of need-to-know, visit authorizations, downgrading, instructions, and all return/destruction of classified material or authority to retain classified material at contract completion.
• Reviews contractor reports, determines whether to release reports and annotates appropriate statements.
• Reviews all statements of work (SOW) determining if the program will require access to or generate classified information, are subject to export controls for controlled unclassified information (CUI), controlled technical information, or whether access to intelligence material is/is not required.
• Assists in the development of DD Forms 254 (DOD Contract Security Classification Specification). Reviews DD Forms 254 and verifies security requirements included in the contract.
• Identifies and/or reviews security requirements in contract documentation to ensure appropriate security mechanisms, access controls, and procedures are in place.
• Maintains reports of security inspections of contractors engaged in classified contracts.
• Works with the OPSEC Manager to conduct OPSEC surveys of programs/projects determining hostile threats, sensitive aspects of possible interest to hostile collectors, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures.
• Works with the OPSEC Manager to ensure training and briefings are provided to RCCTO personnel.
• May be required to function as a Special Security Representative (SSR) and an Alternate Contractor Program Security Officer (ACPSO).
• May be required to assist with providing guidance and enforcing SCI administrative and various security disciplines.
• May be required to assist with SAP Facility (SAPF)/SCI Facility (SCIF) and all Controlled Areas (CA) RCCTO locations at Aberdeen, MD.
• Assists with ensuring compliance with all applicable construction and physical standards and regulations, (i.e., development, processing, and implementation of Construction Security Plans (CSP) for any new SCIF or SAPF).
• Uses knowledge of security programs to independently provide guidance, develop and present briefings and training.
• Duties include managing access control and intrusion detection systems, responding to and evaluating security alarms, developing system configurations, and administering changes as necessary to the established access control configurations.
• Assist with developing, maintaining, and enforcing the RCCTO visitor access controls. May be responsible for after-hours and weekend access control coordination.
• May perform on-site security evaluations, staff assistance visits, inspections, and special surveys of security procedures, facilities, and activities at RCCTO locations (including contractor locations) to assure regulatory guidance and command directives are satisfied and assess/resolve problem areas.
• Furnishes other SCI security personnel with advice and recommendations for reducing security risks and for enhancing security.
• Analyzes the results of security surveys and inspection reports, provides authoritative commentary, and ensures necessary corrective actions taken are adequate.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in a DoD or Army security environment.
• Good oral and written communications skills are required for correspondence, reports, briefings, and procedures, good verbal and listening communications skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and a professional image.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft applications.

Education Requirements:

• None required. Bachelor’s degree desired.

Clearance Requirements:

• Current Top Secret is required.
• SCI Eligibility is highly preferred.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.