In this role, you will:

• Provide personnel security support.
• Perform a full range of personnel security responsibilities and tasks in support of USAFCENT AFFOR A2 SCI security program.
• Be responsible for in-processing/out-processing personnel, performing indoctrinations, badging personnel, monitoring the Intrusion detection system (IDS), in addition to serving as the focal point for numerous customer service needs.
• Additional tasks may be assigned by the SSO Task lead, in support of the work center’s sub-tasks as required and dependent on the supported organization/location’s requirements.
• Be called upon to support activities in any of the four security disciplines as outlined below.
• Maintain applicable SCI directives, regulations, manuals, and guidelines to adequately discharge SSO duties and responsibilities.
• Ensure SCI is properly accounted for, controlled, transmitted, transported, packaged, and safeguarded.
• Ensure SCI is destroyed by authorized means.
• Ensure SCI is disseminated only to persons authorized access to the material and having an established need-to-know.
• Investigate SCI security infractions, making recommendations to the Chief SSO on site and preparing required reports.
• Maintain continuing liaison, with collateral security officials to ensure both security levels are mission accomplished.
• Conduct SCI personnel, information, physical and technical security (TEMPEST/Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) actions.
• Provide all security awareness trainings as required by regulations and requested by the COR.
• Perform all aspects of the SCI Personnel Security Program to include, for example, nomination interviews, validation of SCI access requirements, submission of investigative requests, conduct SCI security briefings; obtain signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NdA) and Non-Disclosure Statement (NdS); and perform other related personnel security actions.
• Provide a briefing on local SCI security procedures to newly-arrived personnel and those receiving initial SCI indoctrination.
• Emphasize unauthorized disclosure awareness, management, and reporting during indoctrination and termination briefings and day-to-day security program execution
• Serve as the official channel for certifying and receiving SCI visitor clearances/accesses.
• Maintain the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) and Defense Information System for Security (DISS) to accurately reflect all personnel under their security cognizance.
• Provide guidance and assistance for processing SCI position and eligibility requests.
• Process all derogatory information concerning SCI indoctrinated individuals under their security cognizance and assist commanders and directors with establishment of Security Information Files.

Provide physical security support:

• Assist in providing overall physical security and will ensure that all current and future SCI Facilities (SCIFs) comply with the physical security standards outlined in ICD 705 all other applicable directives and established policies.
• Prepare and revise, as needed, all physical accreditation paperwork, to include the fixed facility checklists.
• Ensure appropriate accreditation documentation is available for each SCIF and under the organization’s security cognizance.
• Ensure that each SCIF under their security cognizance conducts annual self-inspections of the security program.
• Assist Government person in the creation and development of SSO documents, PowerPoint presentations, formal messages, background papers, items of interest, and staff summary packages for USAFCENT Senior Management review within specified timelines.
• Support 30+ SCIFs and Temporary SCIFs within the AOR through physical presence and telephonic support. Occasional TDY support within AOR will be at the request of the CO or COR, and mission requirements.
• Access JWICS by maintaining SCI eligibility.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A current and active TS/SCI with the ability to maintain/transfer a Top Secret with Secret Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance
• A High School Diploma/GED
• 12 years of experience
• Ability to attend and complete a formal SSO certification training and a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) 705 Physical Security Course within 60 days of hire date
• Current / valid US Passport
• The ability to pass all US Central Command medical and dental evaluation
• Experience with managing SCI programs as a Special Security Officer
• Personnel Security, Physical Security, and Industrial Security experience
• The ability to work independently in an operational environment
• The knowledge of a full range of security principles, concepts, practices, products and services; methods for evaluating risk and vulnerability; implementing mitigating improvement; and disseminating security procedures/processes
• Thorough knowledge of Intelligence Community Directives (ICD) 704, ICD 705 and Technical Specifications and DoDM 5105.21, V1 thru V3 and working knowledge of other applicable Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and USAF directives and regulations
• The ability to Interpret Director of National Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency and DoD directives and provide technical advice and guidance on SCI personnel, physical and information security standards
• The ability to gather facts and use effective analytical and evaluative methods to assess information, plan the sequence of actions necessary, make sound decisions and solve a variety of security problems
• The ability to travel up to 10% of the time