(776) Physical Security Support SME (Governance/Policy)

Arlo Solutions LLC
Pentagon +1 more

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with federal policy expertise and a background in DoW physical security, comfortable with cross-agency collaboration and high-level strategic oversight.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with federal policy expertise and DoD physical security experience
    — “5 years of experience working with PhySec (DoW experience preferred)”
  • Individuals skilled in interagency coordination and policy alignment
    — “Establish and maintain interagency relationships with Federal Agencies”
  • Professionals with a track record of presenting to senior leadership on policy matters
    — “One year experience developing briefing materials and presenting to peers and senior leadership”

Things to consider

  • Active TS/SCI clearance is mandatory, which may limit eligibility for some applicants
    — “Clearance: Active TS/SCI”
  • The role demands a strong understanding of federal laws and policy guidance documents
    — “one year of experience conducting research and analysis of DoW policy guidance documents and legal decisions”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in aligning security initiatives with overarching policy frameworks
    — “Establish and maintain effective relationships across DoW to ensure that Emergency Management, Law Enforcement, Workplace Violence, Cyber Security, Identification Card, Transportation, Force Protection, Mission Assurance, and Antiterrorism initiatives align with DoW physical security policy.”
  • Emphasize your ability to provide technical guidance on access control systems and security equipment
    — “Assess physical security equipment, access control systems (including locks), and system requirements generation and funding processes.”
  • Showcase your experience in identifying and mitigating internal and external security threats
    — “Enhance physical security inspection and audit capabilities, standardize and modernize access controls, and strengthen physical security measures to mitigate both internal and external physical threats.”
  • Demonstrate your capability to interpret and apply complex DoW and interagency policies
    — “Interpret DoW and interagency policy, provide expert advice, and recommend solutions to deter and prevent physical security breaches.”
  • Demonstrate your ability to support senior officials as a staff or action officer
    — “One year of supporting senior DoW officials as a staff and/or action officer”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • Supporting the development and oversight of DoW physical security policies
  • Assessing physical security equipment and access control systems
  • Establishing and maintaining interagency relationships
Typical background
Physical security experienceDoW experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Physical Security Policy DevelopmentAccess Control Systems AssessmentEmergency Management CoordinationCybersecurity IntegrationPhysical Security Inspection

Preferred

Antiterrorism CollaborationInternational Agreement Analysis

Stack & domain

Physical SecurityAccess Control SystemsTeamworkLeadershipSecurityPolicy

About the role

Original posting from Arlo Solutions LLC via Greenhouse

Company Summary

Arlo Solutions (Arlo) is an information technology consulting services company that specializes in delivering technology solutions. Our reputation reflects the high quality of the talented Arlo Solutions team and the consultants working in partnership with our customers. Our mission is to understand and meet the needs of both our customers and consultants by delivering quality, value-added solutions. Our solutions are designed and managed to not only reduce costs, but to improve business processes, accelerate response time, improve services to end-users, and give our customers a competitive edge, now and into the future. 

Position Description: 

The Physical Security Support SME is a full-time role supporting the Office Under Secretary of War for Intelligence & Security (OUSW (I&S)). The candidate will support high-visibility or mission-critical aspects of the OUSW (I&S) and perform all functional duties independently.

Location:  Pentagon, Arlington, VA

Clearance: TS/SCI

Responsibilities and/or Success Factors: 

Support the development, staffing, and oversight of DoW physical security policies, manuals, and instructions. This includes analyzing physical security threats, recommending risk-tailored management strategies, and answering inquiries from Components and leadership.

Assess physical security equipment, access control systems (including locks), and system requirements generation and funding processes. Develop and provide technical standards, policies, and implementation guidance on an ongoing basis.

Establish and maintain effective relationships across DoW to ensure that Emergency Management, Law Enforcement, Workplace Violence, Cyber Security, Identification Card, Transportation, Force Protection, Mission Assurance, and Antiterrorism initiatives align with DoW physical security policy.

Conduct security reviews to assess and report on DoW Component's implementation of physical security measures. Interpret DoW and interagency policy, provide expert advice, and recommend solutions to deter and prevent physical security breaches.

Enhance physical security inspection and audit capabilities, standardize and modernize access controls, and strengthen physical security measures to mitigate both internal and external physical threats.

Establish and maintain effective relationships across DoW to ensure that Emergency Management, Law Enforcement, Workplace Violence, Cyber Security, Identification Card, Transportation, Force Protection, Mission Assurance, and Antiterrorism initiatives align with DoW physical security policy.

Establish and maintain interagency relationships with Federal Agencies, as appropriate, to identify any technology and procedural best practices for adoption in DoW, as well as identify and collaborate on public laws and international agreements that impact DoW physical security policies.

Provide staff support to the DoW Physical Security Review Board and other physical security working groups and OUSW (I&S), as necessary.

Requirements: 

Clearance: Active TS/SCI

Bachelor’s degree

5 years of experience working with PhySec (DoW experience preferred), executive orders, and federal laws

One year experience developing briefing materials and presenting to peers and senior leadership in areas including policy, strategy, oversight functions, capability gaps.  One year of supporting senior DoW officials as a staff and/or action officer

One year of experience conducting research and analysis of DoW policy guidance documents and legal decisions

AAP Statement

We are proud to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and as such, we evaluate qualified candidates in full consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other protected status.

Source: Arlo Solutions LLC careers (Greenhouse)

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