Security Specialist

Gray Analytics was founded in 2018 with a vision to bring innovative and creative solutions in the cybersecurity, IT, engineering, and scientific spheres. Our customers span across the commercial and federal domains with our goal being to bring excellent customer service to our clients and employees.

Without the bureaucracy that often exists in larger corporations, Gray Analytics offers increased work flexibility, visibility in company progress, and greater opportunities for advancement. It's with our employees' support that we can help our clients achieve mission and operational success.

At Gray Analytics, our goal is simple: to help our country, its businesses, and its organizations improve security in the Cyber realm. Period.

Position : Security Specialist
Location: Huntsville, AL
Schedule: Full-Time / Exempt

Position Description

Gray Analytics is seeking a Security Specialist to support the Integrated Fires Mission Command (IFMC) Project Office within the Program Executive Office for Missiles & Space. Provides administrative and clerical assistance in one or more of the following security program areas: Personnel, Information, Industrial, Foreign Visit support, and Access Control. At this level the Security Specialist is relied upon to display initiative and resourcefulness in recommending methods for improving procedures and processes relevant to security management program within the IFMC Project Office's Headquarters.

Basic Qualifications:

• Performs administrative functions impacting the security staff such as maintaining the calendar of events and recurring requirements, suspense dates, reference publications, and stocks of forms and supplies.
• Develop and compile statistical information for reports, charts, and records; data required to support security related studies, analysis, projects, and other administrative support requirements.
• Prepares itineraries and agendas, programs of instruction, and aids relating to various security programs, inspections, and conferences.
• Performs office automation work, which includes word processing, electronic mail, and/or personal computers.
• Processes incoming and outgoing military and civilian personnel who are assigned or attached to the IFMC Project Office; furnishing, checking, and completing a variety of security-related forms.
• Complete a variety of forms, documents, and tasks to obtain checks of records, Security Classification Guides, and regulations used for applying proper security standards.
• Responsible for handling security activities with the highest degree of discretion and sound judgement.
• Administers Visit Authorization Requests (VAR) and access to IFMC, a secure facility.
• Screen incoming VARs and enters data into the command database validating visitor access for the access control team.
• Accesses the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) or Defense Information System for Security (DISS) to transmit outgoing and verify incoming visitor clearance message/requests.
• Coordinates with industrial security managers and Facility Security Officers for contractor visitors.
• Use standard processes, forms, and methods, provide support to the personnel, information, and industrial security missions, to include reviewing documents, material, information, and forms.
• Perform briefings, conducts initial security indoctrination for employees after initial or interim clearance is granted.
• Provides general responses to queries on basic security requirements, clearances, need-to-know, safeguarding classified information, and the responsibility to report suspected security violations.
• Assists in the development and improvement of security briefings, educational, and awareness products.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Security Requirements:

• Candidate must have a Secret security clearance.

About Gray Analytics

Gray Analytics values our employees as our most important resource. To showcase these values, we offer not only traditional medical, disability, life, etc. coverages that begin on day one of employment, but also unique benefits to improve our employees' quality of life. Some of these unique benefits include:

• A PTO policy based on total years of experience, not years of service to the company. PTO is available for use immediately at hire, subject to company needs.

• Eligibility for 401K contributions and company matching, Pet Insurance through Spot, Flexible Spending Account, and Tuition and Professional Development Funds begin on day one of employment.

• Charitable donations program on a yearly and quarterly basis where employees can nominate a non-profit of choice to receive donations.

Gray Analytics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. Gray Analytics, Inc. welcomes minority and veteran applicants.