F-35 JPO Security Specialist - Operations

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Pipeline

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

Join General Dynamics IT and be a part of the team of men and women that solve some of the world's most complex technical challenges. We are seeking a Security Specialist – Operations to join the F-35 program in Arlington, Virginia.

The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) leads life-cycle management of the F-35 Lightning II, the fifth-generation joint strike fighter serving the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Cooperative Program Partners (CPP), and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers across multiple classification levels — including Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Special Access Programs (SAP), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). The F-35 JPO Security Directorate provides full-spectrum, multi-disciplined security support to protect F-35 technology and information across the enterprise and throughout the acquisition and sustainment lifecycle, spanning Continental United States (CONUS) and overseas operations globally.

The role of the Security Specialist – Operations (Senior) is to provide SME-level guidance and senior-level interface across F-35 JPO Security Directorate daily security operations at the Arlington, Virginia headquarters location, supporting multi-discipline security execution, documentation management, database operations, and security event coordination:

• Execute daily security operations across General Security (GENSEC), Personnel Security (PERSEC), Physical Security (PHYSEC), Industrial Security (INDUSEC), and Information Security (INFOSEC) disciplines as directed by the F-35 JPO Security Director
• Maintain and update U.S. Government security-related databases and systems of record, including the Joint Access Database Environment (JADE), Defense Information System for Security (DISS), local databases, SharePoint, and central archives
• Draft, review, and maintain security documentation and publications, including Security Operations Manuals (SOMs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) achieving 100% accuracy before government acceptance
• Provide security awareness training, briefings, and educational materials to F-35 JPO Government and contractor personnel
• Support visitor control, badge administration, and access management operations at JPO Arlington facilities
• Conduct risk assessments across applicable security disciplines and provide recommended mitigations to the Security Director
• Perform task management and develop tracking methods for all government-identified priorities, tasks, reports, and security-related actions; coordinate with program office stakeholders, industry partners, and international personnel as required

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Security Management or a related discipline, OR Bachelor's Degree plus four (4) years of additional work experience in multi-discipline security operations
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience performing security operations functions in support of DoD programs across multiple security disciplines
• Demonstrated experience managing DoD security documentation, databases, and records management systems, including DISS and JADE
• Experience supporting multi-classification security environments, including CUI, collateral, SAP, NATO, and SCI operations
• Top Secret/SAR clearance required

WHAT CAN GDIT OFFER YOU?

Excellent customizable health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)

401K with company match

Educational Assistance and eLearning

Flexible work week

Internal mobility team dedicated to employee advancement

Rewards and Recognition programs

Innovative and collaborative environment encouraging of highly motivated critical thinking

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

10-25%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required