SAP Security Specialist

Description

The SAP Security Specialist serves as the principal subject-matter expert and security advisor to senior organizational leadership. The role provides expert guidance on Department of Defense (DoD) Special Access Program (SAP) policy and management across all security disciplines-personnel, operations, automated information systems (AIS), industrial, information, physical, and communications security. The specialist develops, implements, and manages comprehensive SAP/SAR security programs, ensuring full regulatory compliance and delivering risk-mitigation strategies that protect mission-critical operations at the collateral, SCI, and SAP levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the SAP security subject-matter expert and advisor to senior leadership on policy, management, and implementation of SAP/SAR programs.
• Develop, plan, and oversee SAP/SAR security requirements spanning personnel, operations, AIS, industrial, information, physical, and communications disciplines.
• Analyze, interpret, and apply DoD and other federal security concepts, principles, and practices to resolve complex security challenges and create effective management programs.
• Create and execute comprehensive security program plans, covering all functional areas (physical, information, personnel, IT).
• Research, identify, and formalize risk-avoidance and mitigation measures; recommend specifications and responses to emerging threats.
• Establish management controls, milestones, incident-tracking mechanisms, and review processes to ensure early detection and resolution of security issues.
• Enforce operational, functional, and mission-assurance aspects of SAP programs, including validation of access requirements, personnel security investigations, and maintenance of adverse-information files.
• Advise on program goals, policy implementation, procedures, and work plans for organization-wide personnel security programs.
• Ensure physical-security standards for construction, modification, and protection of facilities at collateral, SCI, and SAP levels-domestically and internationally.
• Review Fixed Facility Checklists, conduct self-inspections, and prepare requests for SAPFs/SCIFs and Temporary Secure Working Areas (TSWAs).
• Oversee security for SAPFs and SCIFs during construction, renovation, and modification; review project plans for compliance with security standards.
• Prepare co-utilization agreements for shared facilities and draft facility Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure compliance with multi-level security guidelines.

Qualifications

• Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI. Experience: 6+ years minimum experience, 4+ years in Security management. Demonstrated experience in SAP/SAR security management at collateral, SCI, and SAP levels.
• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Knowledge: Extensive familiarity with DoD SAP policies and all relevant security disciplines (personnel, operations, AIS, industrial, information, physical, communications).
• Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk-assessment capabilities; ability to interpret complex regulations and design effective security programs.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; experience drafting SOPs, agreements, and security documentation.
• Leadership: Proven record of advising senior leadership and managing cross-functional security programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Security Management, Information Assurance, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, SAPPC, or equivalent.
• Experience with facility security management, including SAPF/SCIF construction and compliance.
• Prior experience supporting military or other national-security organizations.
• Experience conducting security inspections, audits, and risk assessments in multi-level classified environments.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.