Contractor Program Security Manager

6 days ago


San Antonio, Texas, United States Applied Research Associates Full time

**Job Summary**

Applied Research Associates (ARA) is seeking an experienced Security Officer to serve as the Facility Security Officer (FSO) and Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO) in a full-time position. The successful candidate will perform daily security functions and provide oversight of ARA's traditional security program as well as Special Access Programs (SAP) with reach back to an integrated team of security professionals supporting a wide range of classified programs and government customers.

**Key Responsibilities:**

  • Review proposals and contracts to provide security-related expertise, guidance, and implementation plans in accordance with 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM)
  • Interface with Program Managers to satisfy access needs and ensure the protection of sensitive information
  • Support Information Systems Security Manager with submission of DCSA accreditation packages
  • Ensure compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) Manuals and Intelligence Community Directives (ICD) as well as program-specific requirements
  • Develop and administer security education training; conduct foreign travel briefings and debriefings; prepare and track DD254s, and maintain security documentation as required in accordance with cognizant security agency directives
  • Ensure new employees are properly in-processed to include execution of SF 312 Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) and other customer vetting processes as required
  • Direct the management of personnel clearances and processing of visit access requests in the Defense Information Security System (DISS) and the Army Centralized Contracts and Security (ACCS) Portal
  • Provide employees with personnel security guidance consistent with the 13 adjudicative guidelines to assist them in managing their clearances in a Continuous Vetting environment
  • Contribute to applying physical security concepts to improve security in-depth posture
  • Manage Intrusion Detection and Access Control Systems in accordance with ICD, DoD, and UL 2050 standards
  • Partner with team members to maintain an effective document inventory and control program for the management, shipping, and receiving of classified material
  • Direct the investigation and reporting of security incidents and deliver discipline as required
  • Assist with requests for Common Access Cards (CACs), Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) account creation, and other account or facility access needs as required
  • Work with security team members to provide comprehensive and consistent security practices across Traditional, Sensitive Compartmented Information and Special Access Programs to satisfy internal and external customers
  • Maintain an SAP security program according to DoD Vols. 1-4
  • Ensure SAPF is in compliance with SAP security requirements per DoDM Vols 1-4, and ICD Technical Specification 705 version 1.5, or meets standards for reciprocal use per the ICS 705-2: Standards for Accreditation and Reciprocal Use of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities

**Requirements and Qualifications:**

  • Active Secret security clearance with eligibility for access to Special Access Programs
  • Bachelor's degree along with 5-7 years related experience or equivalent experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience interfacing with DCSA and other government representatives
  • Experience interfacing with OSI PJ and the SAP community

**Preferred Qualifications:**

  • Active Top Secret Clearance
  • CDSE FSO Curriculum for Possessing Facilities
  • CDSE SAP Curriculum for SAP Security Managers
  • Experience with Microsoft Office products
  • Experience with Access Commander
  • Experience with DISS, NISS, SWFT, ACCS, or other government applications
  • Knowledge of the NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-57, and the NIST SP
  • Knowledge of DoD Manuals volumes 1-3, volumes 1-4, volumes 1-4, and ICD 705

**About Applied Research Associates:**

Applied Research Associates (ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company known for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. We employ over 1,500 professionals and continue to grow. ARA offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software, and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

**Company Culture:**

ARA prides itself on having a challenging culture where innovation and experimentation are the norm. At ARA, employees are our greatest assets, so we give our employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take active roles as owners. The motto, Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit sums up the ARA experience. The company realizes employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. We are also very proud of our Women's Initiative Network (WIN) whose purpose is to motivate, support, and encourage professional career development for women to maximize career and professional accomplishments.



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