Organizational Overview
Brookhaven National Laboratory is a nonprofit research and development institution whose purpose is to advance ideas and knowledge through a multidisciplinary program of basic and applied research. The Laboratory Protection Division has a full-time opportunity for a Security Specialist to support secure operations in the roles of Document Custodian, Information System Security Officer, and Communications Security Custodian. These roles encompass administrative support to manage physical and cyber security and compliance with procedures to protect classified matter, secure video, telecommunications, computing, and meeting space. In this role, you will act with minimal supervision in a leadership role to protect the assets, support the users of the secure facility and assist them to comply with security procedures. You will demonstrate aptitude, motivation, and administrative skills as well as the right temperament to work in a highly consequential regulated environment with high-level users of the secure assets.

Position Description

The Laboratory Protection Division is seeking to hire a Security Specialist to provide support in the Information Security Program under the Security Operations Group. This individual will be responsible for compliance with requirements for the operation of secure workspace, Document Custodian duties, and related systems in the Vault Type Room (VTR) to support BNL’s classified programs. This includes the Classified Document Room, secure communication system, secure computing, and secure meeting space.  Serves as Information System Security Officer and manages access, security systems, plans and procedures for communications, computing, training, operational oversight and meetings.  Addresses requirements for control systems and accountability for storing, reproducing, destroying and transmitting classified documents. Serves as derivative classifier. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide oversight of a secure facility.

• Manage the classified holdings stored in the secure area.
• Support and provide operational oversight of the users of secure assets and assist them with their programmatic needs.
• As Document Custodian, ensure all matters have proper security markings, are stored properly, and are issued only to persons with appropriate access authorization, receives and stores classified matter sent to the Laboratory and sends classified matter to destinations outside the Laboratory, and properly destroys classified matter when no longer needed.
• As Information System Security Officer work with the Classified System Administer to maintain secure computers and peripherals, compose secure plans for new or renewed information systems, and facilitate access by the users.
• As Communications Security Custodian, manage the secure video and telecommunication devices and facilitate access by the users.
• Participate in security audits and oversight by responding to requests for data that demonstrate compliance with facility procedures, activities by the users, chain of custody for receipt, storage, and use of classified matter. In the event of an incident of security concern provide data and participate in the investigation and implement prescribed corrective actions.
• Assist with security planning to include maintenance and updating of the Site Security Plan.
• Present training to Laboratory personnel to facilitate their performance of required functions.
• Prepare for and support inventories and audits.
• Develop and maintain security protection plans and procedures.

• Control access to the facility.
• Establish and review security related training materials annually for personnel with Access Authorization.
• Maintain visitor logs for both the PPA & VTR.

Position Requirements

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A Master’s degree is preferred.
• Knowledge of DOE O 471.6 Information Security.
• Training in the implementation of classified programs, policies, and procedures.
• Completion of the following training courses COMSEC, CMPC, TSCM, TEMPEST, Derivative Classifier and TACLANE.
• Experience with analytical problem solving and presenting.
• Experience working in a national security program, and associated policies, and procedure

Other information:

• This position is subject to 24 hour on-call in the event of any emergency and may require irregular work hours.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Relocation and housing cost will not be offered for this position.

At Brookhaven National Laboratory we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive.  Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans;
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (vacation, holidays, sick leave, paid parental leave);
• Lab-funded Retirement Plan;
• 401(k) Plan;
• Flexible Work Arrangements;
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Employee Fitness/Wellness & Recreation:  Gym/Basketball Courts, Weight Room, Fitness Classes, Indoor Pool, Tennis Courts, Sports Clubs/Activities (Basketball, Ping Pong, Softball, Tennis)