Security Specialist - Temporary/Part-time - Northern VA (VAXCOM)

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Job Description:

Be part of a great team and have a positive impact in our mission to protect our customers' facilities, personnel, and equipment/materials. Our teams are driven by performance excellence, personal integrity, and a commitment to the security mission.

Vaxcom Services LLC (a Parsons company) is looking for several Security Specialists to join our team for a temporary, sensitive project supporting the IC! In this role you will get to provide oversight, direction, coordination, and support as part of a mid-sized team working on a special project.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Please note this is a short-term temporary project that will require schedule flexibility by those hired.
• Providing physical and technical security related oversight and guidance to both cleared and uncleared personnel at multiple classified facilities.
• Using knowledge of IC security related regulations, policies, concepts, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to coordinate the secure movement of equipment/materials from/to multiple locations.
• Demonstrating a level of analytical thinking to provide input to senior facility leadership regarding best practices in a changing environment.
• Using superior communication skills to keep all involved stakeholders knowledgeable and up to date regarding plans for movement of personnel and equipment/materials between multiple locations.
• Demonstrating maximum flexibility, adaptability, and collaboration to a rapidly changing environment.
• Acting both independently and as part of a larger team to bring about mission success in a dynamic environment.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• 2+ years of experience working as a physical security officer or relevant job category in the IC.
• Must have experience working in a classified environment, preferably for an IC agency.
• Must have basic experience in understanding and applying security practices, concepts, and procedures.
• Must have maximum schedule flexibility and be able to work all days of the week potentially for extended hours as needed by this project.
• Must have own transportation and a valid U.S. driver's license.
• Must be able to provide excellent customer service and demonstrate effective communication to a diverse group of stakeholders, both cleared and uncleared.
• Must be flexible, adaptable, and able to successfully handle changing requirements.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience working with large scale facilities moves or renovations requiring monitoring/directing uncleared personnel in classified facilities.
• Experience coordinating schedules/assignments of teams to multiple locations including transportation resources and assets.
• Experience working with compliance planning and documentation.

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $30.58 - $53.51

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

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