FIE Alternate Special Security Officer 3

Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance*, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, supplemental parental bonding leave**, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support. Employees are automatically enrolled in our company funded pension plan* and may enroll in our 401k savings plan. Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays per year.

• Research Associates excluded.

**Once eligibility requirements are met.

Alternate Special Security Officers (ASSOs) are responsible for safeguarding sensitive compartmented information (SCI) and SCI facilities (SCIFs). ASSOs accountable to the Special Security Office (SSO) Functional Manager and to the Security Operations Team Lead for assigned security duties.

This ASSO position will serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in the Physical Security (PHYSEC) domain.

The Special Security Office is looking for a Physical Security ASSO with prior PHYSEC and SCIF experience to assist the Physical Security Lead and Special Security Officer (SSO) in implementing PHYSEC programs, policy, and procedures while also participating in the growth, management, and construction of Intelligence Community Directive 705 (ICD 705) compliant facilities.

The candidate will be expected to contribute to the overall daily efforts of the team, including providing broad security-related customer support to SCI-indoctrinated staff, escorting uncleared visitors within the facility, and performing cursory security inspections and periodic after-hour alarm responses. Completion of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) Special Security Officers Course (SSOC) and the ICD 705 SCIF Construction Course, or equivalent, are required within one year of hire, pending course availability. Course completions within the previous five years may meet this requirement.

Roles in the professional hierarchy are responsible for the analysis and interpretation of Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Energy Office of Intelligence (DOE-IN), and other Government Agency regulations, laws, and orders. The candidate will also be expected to help develop and implement security policies, procedures, and qualification training programs for the National Security Division. The Physical Security ASSO will assist the SSO and Physical Security Lead to effectively manage programs and work closely with the federal oversight entity for the evaluation and implementation of security requirements in the conduct of PNNL research and operations.

The ideal candidate must demonstrate strong organizational and time management skills, a solid customer service attitude, excellent communications skills (e.g., report writing, verbal communications, problem-solving, and decision-making), and be able to adjust work priorities quickly based on changing circumstances or events. The Physical Security ASSO will assist the Physical Security Lead in implementing the Physical Security (PHYSEC) and Technical Security (TECHSEC) Programs for PNNL’s National Security Mission Division.

• BS/BA and 5 years of relevant experience -OR-
• MS/MA or higher and 3 years of relevant experience -OR-
• AA and 14 years of relevant experience -OR-
• HS/GED and 16 years of relevant experience.
• Qualifying experience supporting the areas of: technology protection, facility security, access control, information security, technical security, personnel security, compliance surveys and assessments, risk assessment, incident investigation and response, or patrol operations and alarm response may be counted. Experience must be through work with Department of Energy, Department of Defense, Homeland Security, intelligence community or military operational security, investigations, federal/state/local law enforcement or commercial/industrial security.

• Completion of ICD-705 SCIF construction course and National Security Officer’s Course (NSOC) or equivalent.
• Completion of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) Special Security Officers Course (SSOC).
• ICD 705 design, renovation, and new build construction experience.
• Working knowledge in TEMPEST controls.
• Demonstrated experience with Lenel OnGuard access control software.
• Demonstrated experience with UL 2050 Intrusion Detection Systems.
• Demonstrated experience working in a SCIF and/or as part of a security team.
• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external physical security and operations security trends to improve products or services.
• Solves complex problems by taking a new perspective on existing solutions.
• Successfully explains complex, difficult, and/or sensitive information; works to build consensus with stakeholders.
• Active DOE Q or DOD TS clearance.

Not Applicable

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance.

Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background Investigation: Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter in accordance with 10 CFR 710, Appendix B.
• Drug Testing: All Security Clearance positions are Testing Designated Positions, which means that the candidate selected is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. In addition, applicants must be able to demonstrate non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for the 12 consecutive months preceding completion of the requisite Questionnaire for National Security Positions (QNSP).

Note: Applicants will be considered ineligible for security clearance processing by the U.S. Department of Energy until non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for 12 months can be demonstrated.

This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP). The candidate selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing for illegal drugs, including marijuana, consistent with the Controlled Substances Act and the PNNL Workplace Substance Abuse Program.