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Senior Safeguards & Security Specialist (Classification Analyst)

Unavailable
Full-time
On-site
North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
$77,001.60 - $115,502.40 USD yearly

Overview

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.  Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.  In this environment, the best ideas need to be voiced and every opinion matters.  As such, MSTS places great value on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and is committed to a diverse and equitable workforce, with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, and perspectives.

  • MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.  
  • MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

Responsibilities

Support the Mission Support and Technical Services, LLC (MSTS) Classification Office in the administration and operation of the classified and controlled unclassified information program. Report to and directly support the MSTS Classification Officer (CO).

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Under delegated authority from the MSTS Classification Supervisor, and in accordance with applicable classification guidance, perform classification and public release reviews of:
    • reports, papers, presentations, posters, abstracts, patent applications, training materials, videos, photographs, shipping requests, excess material auctions, press releases, speeches, etc. 
  • Provide technical support to Derivative Classifiers/Reviewing Officials (DC/RO) and Email Derivative Classifiers (EDC).
  • Review and provide comments on classification guidance and company directives.
  • Maintain current inventory of company directives for the classification program.
  • Maintain current classification SharePoint site.
  • Maintain current inventory of Classification Guides.
  • Develop classification based articles for Insite.
  • Review and provide comments on DC/RO training materials.
  • Serve as the Alternate SIGMA Verifier for the SIGMA program.
  • Participate in classification assessments and surveillances for all NNSS locations.
  • Collaborate and cross train with the Classified Matter Protection and Control Point of Contact to develop Classified Material Control Center (CMCC) processes in order to review, maintain, and disposition classified matter.
  • Perform all work with limited supervision and latitude in scheduling work priorities.
  • Perform related work as assigned by the Classification Supervisor.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in field related to the position or equivalent training and experience plus a minimum of 5 years of progressive related experience.
  • Knowledge of general physical science and engineering concepts.
  • Knowledge of DOE and NNSA policies, procedures, and regulations for security, safeguards, information classification, classified material protection, and classified material marking.
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
  • Must possess excellent oral and writing communication skills.
  • Must be capable of successfully completing the local DC/RO Training and DOE General Course for Classification Officers/Analysts.
  • Work schedule for this position will be Monday-Thursday 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m (subject to change).
  • Must possess a valid driver's license.

MSTS is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants offered employment with MSTS are also subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment. In addition, Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age. Reference DOE Order 472.2, “Personnel Security”. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

 

Department of Energy Q Clearance (position will be cleared to this level). Reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR Part 707.4, “Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites,” will be conducted.  Applicant selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation, required to participate in subsequent reinvestigations, and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. Successful completion of a counterintelligence evaluation, which may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination, may also be required. Reference 10 CFR Part 709, “Counterintelligence Evaluation Program.”

  

MSTS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

 

Annual salary range for this position is: $77,001.60-$115,502.40.


Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.