Program Security Representative Job Listing at SPA in Chantilly, VA (Job ID 2025-19775)

Description

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• TS/SCI; willing to take CI poly
• 10+ years of relevant experience
• A passion for learning, helping others, sharing team knowledge, and contributing value to the mission in any way possible
• Ability to work well in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Good oral and written communication skills; MS Office proficient
• Good business acumen; ability to relate professionally inside the work environment
• Organized and flexible
• Ability to manage security for multiple programs across differing levels of classification
• Experience navigating security databases/systems of record

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of Special Access Program (SAP) security and Program Access Request (PAR) processes
• Knowledge of OPSEC practices and implementation
• Experience with protecting large acquisition efforts, methods, and processes
• Practical experience working Department of Defense (DoD) Contract Security Classification Specifications
• Ability to author new security guidance and interpret existing guidance

SPA is seeking a Program Security Representative (PSR) to support the Government Customer, a DoD rapid prototyping organization.  The key duties associated with this role include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide security support to Program Managers and Portfolio Leads in a Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) Security capacity for major protection system acquisitions.
• Provide security support by implementing sound Operations Security (OPSEC) practices, developing Concepts of Operations (CONOPs) for program protection, and performing program risk analysis for end-to-end closure of the baseline for protection-related activities in the overall Enterprise. The program supports full lifecycle acquisition across all mission domains of complex national systems architectures.
• Work collaboratively internally and across stakeholder organizations to protect complex systems and state-of-the-art capabilities, ensuring program protection is implemented and managed throughout the lifecycle of the program. 
• Interface with customers, directorate/office representatives, and mission partner security groups, which is imperative for system integration. 
• Interact with several government and industry security representatives and stakeholders, as well as multiple Acquisition Offices (AOs) and government and contractor stakeholders to drive security requirements for complex technical challenges. 
• Support the Portfolio Lead and Program Manager with strategic planning for future capability acquisition and insertion into the enterprise baseline.