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Special Programs Security Representative

Employer
Carnegie Mellon University
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Salary
Competitive Salary
Date posted
Oct 29, 2024
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What We Do:

The SEI helps advance software engineering principles and practices and serves as a national resource in software engineering, computer security, and process improvement. The SEI works closely with defense and government organizations, industry, and academia to continually improve software-intensive systems. Our core purpose is to help organizations improve software engineering capabilities and develop or acquire the right software, defect free, within budget and on time, every time.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a well-versed Special Programs Security Representative to join the SEI Security group. You will be responsible for an array of critical personnel security and physical security components within a dynamic Special Programs Security team at the SEI and Carnegie Mellon. This includes compliance with:
  • DODM 5205.07, Vols 1-4

  • Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs)

  • 32 CFR Part 117 and

  • Other government requirements

Are you interested in being part of a highly collaborative team and working with other security team members covering a range of responsibilities? If so, this is the opportunity for you, serving in a role typical of a Security Specialist, FSO, CPSO, CSSO, and COMSEC custodian.

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Law Enforcement, Intelligence, Management related fields or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

  • Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in a security operations position in the industrial security field or the military supporting the DoD or Intelligence Community.

  • The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance with ICD 704 eligibility and SAP accesses for continued employment.

  • You will be subject to a background check and must be eligible to work in the United States without Visa sponsorship.

  • Knowledge concerning the DODM 5205.07 Vols 1-4, Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs), 32 CFR Part 117, DD-254 requirements, Common Access Cards (CACs), Security Systems including CCTV, Access Control and Alarm Systems.

  • Infrequent travel to SEI and CMU locations is required; around 15%.

Duties
  • Physical Security: You will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining accreditation in various secure spaces and will occasionally be required to have after-hours and weekend duty and respond to alarm events.

  • Personnel Security: You will prepare required documentation for cleared personnel and process program access applications, working with the applicant and agency to resolve any problems regarding the nomination.

  • Army Liaison: You will oversee and coordinate with Army personnel stationed at CMU who utilize SEI facilities.

  • Classified Material Handling: You will be responsible for the production, storage and transmission of documents, media and materials of various classification levels.

  • Self-Inspections: You will be responsible for self-inspections of various SEI Special Programs at required intervals, identifying and resolving issues prior to customer inspections.

  • Security Briefings: You will build and provide security briefings including clearance indoctrination, foreign travel, security awareness, and refresher training to individuals and groups.

  • COMSEC: You will support the COMSEC Manager/CRO in accordance with customer requirements and conduct periodic audits/inspections to ensure accountability for all COMSEC equipment and material.

  • Security Incidents: You will identify potential security incidents or violations, investigate and report to resolve any threat to classified information or deviation from government requirements is quickly contained/addressed.

  • Security Community Participation: You will maintain an advanced level of situational awareness regarding current SEI security matters as well as the evolving rules of engagement instructed by government security authorities and established government, CMU, and SEI policies and standard practices through research and participation in various security community working groups.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Demonstrate well-developed analytical, organization and problem solving skills; knowledge of general and security specific regulations, policies and practices.

  • Provide high level of support to both internal and external customers.

  • Skill to analyze data and situations, identify trends, summarize results, and make recommendations based on findings.

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and relative Personnel Security systems such as DISS, JADE and other personnel security systems.

  • Maintain confidentiality of sensitive security records.

  • Ability to work as part of a team to accomplish goals and objectives.

  • Infrequent work in building construction areas. Work in access-restricted areas – SCIFs, SAPFs and server room installations.

Desired Experience:
  • Professional training and certifications in Department of Defense National Industrial Security Program (NISP) including personnel security matters; Special Programs and collateral security training from the Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE).

  • Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Physical Security Professional (PSP) or Industrial Security Professional (ISP) professional certification.

  • Handling SCIF/SAPF construction and accreditation.

  • Prior experience resulting in established liaison contacts with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and intelligence community.

  • Experience with the Security Information Management System (SIMS) software application.

  • Applied knowledge of all aspects of the DoD National Industrial Security Program (NISP) and work in an SCI and/or SAP environment.

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function

Police/Security Officers (Non-CPA)

Position Type

Staff – Regular

Full time/Part time

Full time

Pay Basis

Salary More Information:
  • Please visit Why Carnegie Mellon to learn more about becoming part of an institution inspiring innovations that change the world.

  • Click here to view a listing of employee benefits

  • Carnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran .

  • Statement of Assurance

Company

Carnegie Mellon University

 

Carnegie Mellon University challenges the curious and passionate to imagine and deliver work that matters.

A private, global research university, Carnegie Mellon stands among the world's most renowned educational institutions, and sets its own course.

Carnegie Mellon was founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie under the premise that a school established to foster and develop the technical skills of its students would soon produce students and graduates whose work would astound Pittsburgh and the world. Over 120 years later, our institution continues to produce talented alumni and draws faculty and staff eager to be a part of the university's creative, passionate and close-knit community. We place emphasis on practical problem solving, interdisciplinary learning, an entrepreneurial spirit, and collaboration.

Over the past 10 years, more than 400 startups linked to CMU have raised more than $7 billion in follow-on funding. Those investment numbers are especially high because of the sheer size of Pittsburgh’s growing autonomous vehicles cluster – including Uber, Aurora, Waymo and Motional – all of which are here because of their strong ties to CMU.

With cutting-edge brain science, path-breaking performances, innovative startups, driverless cars, big data, big ambitions, Nobel and Turing prizes, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn't imagine the future, we create it. 

Pittsburgh is home to over 86,000 students from 10 colleges and universities. Pittsburgh was ranked as one of the top U.S. cities for millennials.

Some 177,000 people work in Pittsburgh's tech-related industries, and their ranks continue to grow as the city tops lists for jobs. Networking opportunities, small business accelerators, and an innovative community make the city appealing to entrepreneurs, especially recent graduates.

Pittsburgh is emerging as a tech and culture hub that The Washington Post praises for its "world-class art museums and colorful neighborhoods."

Robotics and software engineering lead the way. The city is home to GoogleUber and Apple offices and a budding ecosystem of tech startups including DuolingoModcloth and 4Moms, all of which have CMU roots.

Many seek Pittsburgh for being a hot spot for entrepreneurship and a model for future cities. Others come for the city's burgeoning food scene.

You’ll find CMU locations nationwide — and worldwide. Silicon Valley. Qatar. Africa. Washington, D.C. To name a few.

If your heart is in your work, come work with us.

Carnegie Mellon University isn't just one of the world’s most renowned educational institutions — it’s also a hotspot for some of the most talented doers, dreamers and difference-makers on the planet. When you join our staff, you’ll become an important part of our mission to create a healthier, safer and more just life for all. No matter what your role or location, you’ll connect and collaborate with dedicated, passionate colleagues — and you’ll have the satisfaction of delivering work that truly matters.

Carnegie Mellon University offers a wide range of competitive employee benefits to help you live well. Benefit eligibility varies based on the hours per week employees are scheduled to work and the employee's geographic location

We seek to cultivate diverse populations and perspectives and promote equity and inclusion. Our devotion to these ideals springs from a core belief in the power of education to be a transformative and enriching force for every person, irrespective of their background, identity or life circumstances. 

Inclusion and belonging are intricately interwoven into the very essence of our university, helping to shape our values, policies and practices. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are not only central to our ethos but also indispensable to our pursuit of academic excellence and innovation.

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