Cognizant Security Officer

at  Synertex LLC

Clearance: Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance with a polygraph
Synertex is seeking an Cognizant Security Officer working with our Department of Defense client in Bangor, Washington.
Benefits include competitive PTO, paid Government Holidays, a 401k with 6% matching and an inclusion in our employee profit sharing program.

• The Cognizant Security Officer (CSO), under the direction of the GPSO, is responsible for the day-to-day management and implementation of the facility’s SCI Security Program.
• The CSO should have the familiarity of working with government agencies and industry partners and shall lead the ACSOs and Security Administrator team.
• The CSO is responsible for developing an organizational approach to complying with the customer’s mission and vision statement, implementing Security Directorate policy at local sites.
• The incumbent must effectively communicate with senior leaders and be knowledgeable of all security pillars: physical security, industrial security, information security, personnel security, and cyber security; and may be tasked other duties as assigned.
• The CSO is responsible for developing an organizational approach to complying with the customer’s mission and vision statement, implementing Security Directorate policy at local sites.
• The CSO must effectively communicate with senior leaders and be knowledgeable of all security pillars: physical security, industrial security, information security, personnel security, and cyber security; and may be tasked other duties as assigned.
• Bachelor’s degree in management, security, and/or a related field.
• Shall have 3 or more years experience developing, organizing, and administering a security training program.
• Shall have 3 or more years experience with collateral, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and Special Access Program (SAP) security regulations with demonstrated experience in the following areas:
• o Applying SCI directives, regulations, manuals, and guidelines.
• Supervising the operation of a SCIF, maintaining SCIF documentation, and administering the SCI Program.
• Controlling, transmitting, transporting, packaging, destroying, inventorying, accountable classified information, to include media.
• Conducting or leading security inquiries to include drafting final incident reports.
• Creating and maintaining access records within DOD systems of records.
• Certifying, transmitting, and receiving visitor clearances and accesses.
• Conducting indoctrination and termination briefings.
• Conducting annual security self-assessments.
• Reporting derogatory information to the Central Adjudication Facility (CAF) on SCI-indoctrinated personnel.
• Providing support to Special Access Programs (SAPs) based on approved co-utilization agreements.
• Initiating security clearance investigations on e-QIP.
• Conducting security classification reviews in accordance with security classification guidance or applicable OCA guidance.
• Coordinating pertinent day-to-day security operations with ISSM/ISSO.
• Creating and conducting an SCI training program.
• Overseeing the operation of access control systems and intrusion detection systems.
• Shall have 10 or more years experience in the Risk Management process.
• Shall have the Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SPFC).
• Shall have 5 or more years experience using the Microsoft Office application suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Possess a working knowledge of the ICD 704 and ICD 705; to include but not limited to, nomination, interviews, validation of SCI access requirements, submission of investigative requests, conducting SCI security briefings, obtaining signed NDAs, and perform other related personnel security actions.