Job Description

**Please review the job details below.**

Maxar is seeking a seasoned professional security officer with Intelligence community experience as a Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO) for our Herndon, VA facility. The individual will be supporting multiple programs/customers within the Security Organization. This position will be responsible for all aspects of those security programs within the facility consisting of the preparation of security plans, reviewing applicable guidelines, and established procedures for all areas of security to include Personnel Security, Information Security, Physical/Technical Security, Classification Management, and Program Security.

**Responsibilities:**

* Perform security pre-screening on all potential employees, subcontractors, and consultants

Initiate, maintain and terminate personnel security clearances in government databases, such as the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS), Scattered Castles, and APICS

* Review, respond to, and process all personnel security paperwork for accuracy, completion, and submission

* Conduct security indoctrination briefings and debriefings

* Present Security Awareness Training and Education (SATE) briefings

* Process pre and post foreign travel requests and perform foreign travel briefings

* Create and maintain personnel folders

* Perform SCIF maintenance functions to include access control management, SCIF procedural training, daily end of the day checks (SCIF open and close)

* Investigate security incidents and violations; prepare reports of investigations for the corporation and customers, making specific recommendations for corrective and preventive actions

* Prepare Security Operating Procedures (SOPs) outlining customer guidelines and establishing procedures for the handling, storing, and transportation of program assets

* Prepare Systems Security Plans (SSPs) and Fixed Facility Checklists (FFCs) in accordance with customer guidelines

* Implement all security requirements for IC and DoD programs under purview to ensure compliance with the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) and relevant DoD and IC policies and directives

* Manage document control and program asset management and accountability, preparing and handling incoming and outgoing classified material, destruction, trusted downloads, and general routine security items and oversight.

* Participate in IC Security Assessments

* Process visit authorizations, personnel access requests

* Assist with meeting preparation, employee and visitor badging, circulation control and general facility management duties

* Assist with the management of classified information systems

* Assist with proposal development

* Prepare DD-254s

* Responsible to keep company leadership informed always of any suspected compromise to security systems. Physical security duties include, but are not limited to SCIF combos, access control, alarm accesses, and semi-annual testing with vendor

* Work closely with Business Unity Security Director and Insider Threat Program Senior Official to maintain Industrial Security and Insider Threat compliance at the site level.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

* Must have a current/active TS/SCI and be willing and able to pass a polygraph

* Minimum of 2 years of IC and DoD security experience

* In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF)

* In-depth knowledge of Intelligence Community Directives and the NISPOM Security Requirements

* In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with Scattered Castle, JPAS, DISS, e-QIP, NISS, SIMS

* Proven experience with and understanding of DD 254s, supporting security requirements as a Prime contractor and ensuring subcontractor security requirements are flowed down and met

* Completion of the FSO Program management for Possessing Facilities Curriculum and the Counterintelligence and Insider Threat DCSA Training

**Preferred Qualifications:**

* Capable of working in a dynamic, fast-moving team environment which involves multiple levels of security disciplines (personnel security, Information Assurance, OPSEC, etc.)

* Must be a team player; able to contribute to the overall growth of the Business Unit security team

* Strong understanding of the security procedures and security clearance process and ability to resolve security and/or clearance problems effectively

* Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with all levels of management

* Excellent problem-solving skills

* Experience using Microsoft Office Suite

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**COVID-19 Update:**

All Maxar U.S. employees and international employees who work in the U.S. and visit Maxar sites must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 no later than January 18, 2022 , except in cases where legally entitled to an exception.

**Maxar Technologies** **values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.**

Maxar is a trusted partner and innovator in Earth intelligence and space infrastructure. Our unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and a proven foundation of commercial technology to deliver solutions with unrivaled speed, scale and cost effectiveness. We are a community of creative problem-solvers who value collaboration and diversity in developing breakthrough technologies for the good of humanity. Maxar is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, and supports 4,000 team members across 20 global locations. Explore our career opportunities and how you can amplify your impact at Maxar.

Maxar Technologies offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including a competitive salary, choice of medical plan, dental, life and disability insurance as well as a 401(K) plan with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid holidays and a generous time-off policy. Other select offerings include tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, various professional development opportunities, fitness and wellness discounts, pet insurance, legal insurance, and adoption reimbursement.? International benefits may vary depending on location.

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