F-35 JPO Security Specialist - Operations

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Operational Security Management, Operations Security (OPSEC), Security Administration

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Join General Dynamics IT and be a part of the team of men and women that solve some of the world's most complex technical challenges. We are seeking a Security Specialist – Operations to join the F-35 program in Arlington, Virginia.

The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) leads life-cycle management of the F-35 Lightning II, the fifth-generation joint strike fighter serving the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Cooperative Program Partners (CPP), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers across multiple classification levels — including Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Special Access Programs (SAP), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). The F-35 JPO Security Directorate provides full-spectrum, multi-disciplined security support to protect F-35 technology and information across the enterprise and throughout the acquisition and sustainment lifecycle, spanning Continental United States (CONUS) and overseas operations globally.

The role of the Security Specialist – Operations (Senior) is to provide SME-level guidance and senior-level interface across F-35 JPO Security Directorate daily security operations at the Arlington, Virginia headquarters location, supporting multi-discipline security execution, documentation management, database operations, and security event coordination:

• Execute daily security operations across General Security (GENSEC), Personnel Security (PERSEC), Physical Security (PHYSEC), Industrial Security (INDUSEC), and Information Security (INFOSEC) disciplines as directed by the F-35 JPO Security Director
• Maintain and update U.S. Government security-related databases and systems of record, including the Joint Access Database Environment (JADE), Defense Information System for Security (DISS), local databases, SharePoint, and central archives
• Draft, review, and maintain security documentation and publications, including Security Operations Manuals (SOMs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) achieving 100% accuracy before government acceptance
• Provide security awareness training, briefings, and educational materials to F-35 JPO Government and contractor personnel
• Support visitor control, badge administration, and access management operations at JPO Arlington facilities
• Conduct risk assessments across applicable security disciplines and provide recommended mitigations to the Security Director
• Perform task management and develop tracking methods for all government-identified priorities, tasks, reports, and security-related actions; coordinate with program office stakeholders, industry partners, and international personnel as required

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Security Management or a related discipline, OR Bachelor's Degree plus four (4) years of additional work experience in multi-discipline security operations
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience performing security operations functions in support of DoD programs across multiple security disciplines
• Demonstrated experience managing DoD security documentation, databases, and records management systems, including DISS and JADE
• Experience supporting multi-classification security environments, including CUI, collateral, SAP, NATO, and SCI operations
• Top Secret/SAR clearance required

WHAT CAN GDIT OFFER YOU?

Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)

401K with company match

Educational Assistance and eLearning

Flexible work week

Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement

Rewards and Recognition programs

Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging of highly motivated critical thinking

The likely salary range for this position is $140,250 - $189,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Arlington

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

 

 

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

 

 

About Our Work:

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