Contract Security Officer

• Mission Integration: Serve as the primary security advisor to Government Program Managers (GPMs) and technical leads, ensuring security requirements are integrated into the earliest stages of mission planning. • Customer Liaison: Act as the direct point of contact between Redhorse mission teams and the Government Security Office to expedite clearances, program access, and facility authorizations. • Personnel Security (PERSEC) Acceleration: Manage the full lifecycle of mission-critical personnel security actions, including SCI processing and Full Scope Polygraph coordination, specifically tailored to the customer's priority mission sets. • Operational Security (OPSEC): Develop and implement mission-specific OPSEC plans to protect sensitive customer activities, methodologies, and technical implementations. • SCIF & Facility Management: Provide expert oversight of customer-designated Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs), ensuring physical security, access control, and technical security standards meet ICD 705 requirements. • Contractual Security Advisory: Interpret and implement DD254 requirements for specific mission contracts, providing guidance on classification levels and handling instructions for unique mission data. • Security Education for Mission Teams: Deliver targeted Security Education, Training, and Awareness (SETA) briefings that address the specific threats and vulnerabilities associated with the customer’s technical environment. • Incident Response & Reporting: Lead the investigation and reporting of security incidents within the customer’s program space, coordinating closely with government oversight bodies to mitigate risks to national security. • Audit & Inspection Readiness: Ensure the customer’s program area remains in a constant state of inspection readiness for government-led security reviews.

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) is required. • 5+ years of experience in industrial or government security, with a focus on supporting embedded mission operations within the IC. • Deep expertise in IC security standards , specifically ICD 704, ICD 705, and the NISPOM Rule (32 CFR Part 117). • High proficiency in IC-specific systems: Detailed experience with Scattered Castles , DISS, and agency-specific security portals. • Customer-Facing Experience: Demonstrated experience supporting security operations directly for the IC customers. • Exceptional Communication: Ability to brief and advise government executive leadership and senior technical staff on complex security risks. • Agile Problem Solving: Proven ability to find compliant solutions to complex security challenges that arise during technical mission execution. • Certified CSSO (Contract Support Security Officer) or equivalent government security certification. • Technical Familiarity: Understanding of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) to better support ISSMs/ISSOs in securing mission-critical IT systems. • Project Management Skills: Ability to track multiple moving parts of a mission security program simultaneously.