Vice President of Security

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

The VP of Security maintains overall responsibility for ensuring a high level of compliance with M.C. Dean and client security programs for the safeguard of personnel, property, and information. This executive regularly interfaces with M.C. Dean company executives and various customers, and Cognizant Security Offices in the implementation and execution of safeguarding regulations, measures and standard operating procedures (SOP’s) as required.

Responsibilities

Specific duties include:

• Manage overall security program.

• Responsible for professional growth of staff, staff performance reviews and salary adjustments.

• Provide guidance, subject matter expertise and mentorship to security personnel.

• Standardize security processes across the company.

• Write and enforce security policy.

• Regularly interface with CEO and other executives.

• Plan, examine, analyze, evaluate, and supervise physical security assets at all corporate locations to include remote sites (OCONUS included).

• Manage security budget.

• Analyze staffing requirements.

• Primary Interface with DSS and other agencies.

• Assist in preparation of emergency management and contingency planning.

• Perform, arrange and supervise executive protection.

• Work with internal IT department/CIO to ensure network security is compliant with government policy and regulation.

• Provide CEO weekly status report.

• Active engagement in industry committees (NCMS, ASIS, etc.).

• Direct interface with M.C. Dean HR, Legal and Compliance department leads to ensure the standardization of internal processes concerning: Onboarding (recruiting), contracts management and terminations.

• Plan, initiate and manage actions with Government accrediting authorities for the approval of facilities and/or spaces to support Company secure operations.

Oversight of team performing the following:

• Initiating, reviewing, and processing Personnel Security Clearances and Periodic Reinvestigations.

• Submitting requests and maintaining accounts for processing SCI security clearances.

• Preparing Visit Authorization Requests (VARs).

• JPAS administrative functions including submitting visit authorization, incident reports, in-process, indoctrinate, debrief, out-process employees, submitted RRU's, and generated reports.

• Perform badging functions including for remote offices and job sites.

• Communicating Clearance status updates to Project Leaders and employees within the organization.

• Performing security briefings/debriefings.

• Managing document control database for all classified material per the NISPOM and contractual requirements.

• Reviewing employee background screening results and providing pass/fail determinations.

• Reviewing access control system and maintain employee/visitor badges and access control cards.

• Develop electronic security system standards.

• Deploy electronic security systems at all corporate facilities and remote offices.

• Maintain electronic security systems at all facilities to include moves/adds/changes based on new requirements and building changes.

• Develop and maintain badging standards along with monthly reports on compliance

• Develop and manage visitor management system.

• Implement electronic and physical security at M.C. Dean project sites in conjunction with project teams.

• Manage HQ receptionist desk and mail.

• Manage FSO and CSSO personnel.

• Maintaining facility clearance records.

• Maintain compliance with all DoD and IC security-related policies and procedures.

• Interpret, implement and ensure compliance with NISPOM, Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs) and related Industrial Security Guidance Manuals or Special Program Security directives.

• Work with the Program Execution and Business Development teams as needed.

• Review government and commercial proposals for security requirements.

• Track classified contract and classified sub-contract activities, ensuring compliance with DD254s.

• Develop and implement a comprehensive security education program to ensure personnel are trained on all required security topics.

• Oversee classified storage, inventories, safe access, document control, marking requirements, end-of-day procedures, and couriering as required.

• Investigate security incidents, oversee corrective actions and prepare reports for internal and external coordination.

• Implement/manage the Insider Threat Program.

• Daily audits of secure areas to ensure compliance with requirements.

• System audits for classified information systems.

• Develop/administer training programs.

• Perform risk assessments.

• Other duties as directed or required.

Qualifications

Work and Travel Requirements

• Will be required to work at our Tyson's, VA HQ location

• Local Northern Virginia Travel for corporate site visits and training requirements.

• Travel to M.C Dean’s Modular Mission Critical facility in Caroline County, VA.

• Travel to remote facilities and offices to include OCONUS

Education

• A Bachelor’s degree in: Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Information Technology, Criminal Justice, STEM, or Business.

• Other degrees may be considered with 10 years of relevant Security experience.

• Master's Degree plus 5+ Years of the following experience.

• Bachelor’s degree plus 7+ Years the following experience.

Preferred Background

• Clearance Requirements: TS Security Clearance and willing to be processed for SCI eligibility.

Required Progressive Experience:

• Security, Government or Industry Experience.

• Proficiency in JPAS, DISS, NISS, ACCS and other security databases.

• Understanding of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual.

• Familiarity with SIMS.

• COMSEC experience.

Required Certifications: FSO Certification for Possessing Facility completion.

• Requires absolute discretion, demonstrated judgement, problem resolution skills and a background of working in a multidisciplinary team environment.

• In depth knowledge and understanding of Department of Defense (DoD) Collateral, DoD Special Access Program (SAP) and Intelligence Community (IC) requirements.

• Strong oral, written and presentation skills and the ability to relay technical information to others.

• Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.

• Strong MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint Skills a plus.

• Four (4) years of Facility Security Officer experience managing a complex corporation.

• Past work experience in a leadership role.

• Work experience interacting/working with Defense Counterintelligence, Security Agency and/or other Cognizant Security Agency personnel as well as varying levels of senior and executive leadership.

• IC clearance with polygraph.

• Familiar with security database systems like SIMS.

• Working knowledge of all industrial security program functions including Physical Security (PHYSEC), Personnel Security (PERSEC), Communications Security (COMSEC), Operations Security (OPSEC), Counterintelligence and Insider Threat, systems security and program protection.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance

• Paid time off

• Tuition reimbursement

• 401k Retirement Plan

• Military Reserve pay offset

• Paid maternity leave

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.

• Sitting for extended periods of time.

• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.

• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.

• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Identify and understand the speech of another person.