Program Protection Specialist

Qualis LLC is seeking a Program Protection Specialist to support the Human Machine Integrated Formations (HMIF) Project Office (PO). The HMIF PO will collaboratively develop two complex HMIF formations, one integrated formation for an Armor BCT and one formation for an Infantry BCT within 27 months.  The Program Protection specialist will support the HMIF PO to identify and protect Critical Program Information (CPI) and analyze the development of program protection plans (PPPs) and solutions to ensure that developed and fielded capabilities deter efforts to reverse engineer (RE), exploit, or develop countermeasures and ensure against RE, replication, or modification by an unauthorized entity. 

The place of duty for this position is Aberdeen Proving Grounds (APG), MD.

The essential job functions will include but may not be limited to:

·       Conduct periodic reviews for, and update directorate program protection plans, anti-tamper plans, security classification guides, technology assessment and control plan, System Security Engineering Management Plan,

·       Responsible for identifying threats and analyzing incidents

·       Review HMIF acquisition documents for compliance with Critical Program Information (CPI) protection requirements

·       Support administration of the Critical Intelligence Support Plan (CISP), to include: conducting annual program site visits to evaluate the design, implementation and verification of system security provisions;  evaluate change proposals (e.g., Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Request for Change (RFC), Task Change Proposals (TCPs), Contract Change Proposals (CCPs), waivers and deviations, and acquisition strategy), and provide security assessments.

·       Evaluate internal, public, classified, unclassified, and foreign government requests for information

·       Develop, publish and maintain a program protection plan matrix that identifies current status for various related program protection documents.

Requirements

Required Skills:

• Requires a BS Degree plus 5+ years Program Protection experience
• Secret clearance required to start
• Proficient in MS Office tools, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Requires the ability to gain a functional understanding of supported programs through reading technical/system description documents, and use that understanding to inform threat and vulnerability analysis activity; supported systems primarily cyber/IT-based in nature.
• A broad background with significant experience in all areas of defense security, including: operations security, information security, information assurance, communications security, personnel security, physical security, classification management, and foreign disclosure.
• Secret clearance

Required Experience:

• 10+ years' of experience in a security environment.

Desired Qualifications:

• Excellent written and oral English language communication skills
• Analytical experience conducting, documenting, reviewing, and recommending mitigation to threat, vulnerability and risk assessments.
• Experience with project risk management processes (identification, analysis, mitigation, monitoring and planning) and tools (Project Recon, ARM) is preferred.

Required Travel: 10%

Clearance: Secret

Benefits

Qualis is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse and talented workforce who can contribute to the mission and vision of the Company. Our employees are our greatest asset and we promote a positive work environment, teamwork, professional growth, innovation, community involvement, flexible scheduling and a family-friendly work environment.