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USPTO · 18 hours ago

Security Specialist (Senior)

Alexandria, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$144K/yr - $187K/yr

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking a Security Specialist who will make meaningful change within the IP Community by ensuring the protection of the agency's national security programs. The role involves developing, managing, and maintaining security programs related to classified information and serving as the technical authority for Information Security.

AssociationIntellectual PropertyLegal

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Have experience prescribing specific requirements, restrictions, and other safeguards necessary to protect classified information that may be, or has been, disclosed to or developed by current, prospective, or former contractors, licensees, or grantee of an organization

Are committed to develop, manage, and maintain the NISP Contractor Classification System for classified contracts that require classified work, performance, or access

Are committed to serve as program manager and technical authority for Information Security (INFOSEC) as the Special Security Officer by providing technical advice and assistance with the organization's Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and National Security Information (NSI) program

Have experience conducting inquiries and investigations into security incidents involving the mishandling or compromise of classified national security information

Qualification

Classified information managementSecurity policy regulationInformation Security (INFOSEC)Operational security managementIncident investigation

Required

Experience prescribing specific requirements, restrictions, and other safeguards necessary to protect classified information that may be, or has been, disclosed to or developed by current, prospective, or former contractors, licensees, or grantee of an organization

Committed to develop, manage, and maintain the NISP Contractor Classification System for classified contracts that require classified work, performance, or access

Committed to serve as program manager and technical authority for Information Security (INFOSEC) as the Special Security Officer by providing technical advice and assistance with the organization's Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and National Security Information (NSI) program

Experience conducting inquiries and investigations into security incidents involving the mishandling or compromise of classified national security information

Experience overseeing and managing the operational activities of a security department as it relates to classified security information

Maintaining and regulating policies and procedures, and evaluate, guide, and adjust programs to meet changing security needs

Managing classified information programs and ensure compliance with Intelligence Community directives, security classification guides, and the ODNI Register and Manual

Company

USPTO

For over 200 years, the basic role of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has remained the same: to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries (Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution).

Founded in 1975