Program Security Representative - (PSR) III - Lorton, VA area

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Pipeline

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

PHYSICAL SECURITY OFFICER PRINCIPAL
RQ227566 / EVERGREEN - PSR III (greater Lorton, VA / NCR area)

Program Security Representative Senior in Lorton, VA

Transform your career at GDIT. As a Senior Program Security Representative, you will provide comprehensive, multi-discipline security and counterintelligence (CI) support to Special Access Programs (SAPs), directly enabling critical national security missions. In this role, you will deliver day-to-day security analysis, CI-informed risk mitigation, and oversight for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and SAP activities.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Ensure strict compliance with Industrial Security Program requirements and applicable DoD, IC, and SAP regulatory guidance governing SCI and SAP activities.

• Develop, implement, and refine policies and procedures for safeguarding SCI and SAP information in support of U.S. military operations.

• Provide daily security support, continuously assessing procedures to identify shortfalls and recommending improvements to security policies, processes, and systems.

• Identify and assess vulnerabilities, threats, and risks to test, training, and operational activities, incorporating CI perspectives and threat reporting where applicable.

• Support the development, implementation, and delivery of Operations Security (OPSEC) and counterintelligence awareness training and education.

• Promote a strong CI and security culture by advising personnel on foreign intelligence threats, insider threat indicators, and reporting requirements.

• Provide guidance, assistance, and oversight to contractors and subordinate facilities on all aspects of security and CI awareness.

• Brief government, military, and senior civilian leaders on a range of security and CI-related topics, including threat trends and risk mitigation measures.

• Conduct and document SAP facility compliance reviews, follow-on reviews, and facility close-outs, including CI-relevant risk considerations.

• Monitor, track, and report corrective actions resulting from compliance reviews to ensure timely closure and sustained compliance.

• Ensure timely notification and elevation of pertinent security and CI matters to program technical, management, and security staff.

• Investigate any loss, compromise, or suspected compromise of classified or sensitive information, including conducting preliminary inquiries and preparing damage assessments.

• Coordinate with SAP security and CI personnel to incorporate lessons learned into SAP security education, awareness, and training programs.

• Provide leadership, mentoring, and oversight to team members, contributing to a high-performing, mission-focused security team.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

Experience/Education

• 14+ years of related security experience ; OR

• 10+ years of related security experience and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field; OR

• Associate’s degree in a related field and 2 additional years of experience; OR

• Equivalent experience (additional 4 years).

• 4+ years of SAP-related security experience required.

• Demonstrated counterintelligence awareness and experience supporting CI, insider threat, or related security programs preferred.

Experience/Education Equivalencies

• Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) may be credited as 3 years of experience.

• Special Program Security Certification (SPSC) may be credited as 5 years of experience.

• Maximum equivalent experience credit for SPED certifications is 5 years total.

Clearance

• Active TS/SCI required to start.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with CI polygraph.

Travel

• 10–25% travel required.

GDIT Is Your Place

Working at GDIT means being part of a team that values your expertise and supports your growth.

• 401(k) with company match

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

• Professional growth opportunities, including paid education and certifications

• Exposure to cutting-edge technology and mission-focused work

• Paid vacation and holidays to rest and recharge

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

10-25%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required