Security Specialist – International Lead

AMERICAN SYSTEMS

Security Specialist coordinating security requirements for international visits and partner engagements in federal projects. Integrating mission needs with security procedures in classified environments.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeArlington • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $110,500 - $184,600 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in coordinating security requirements for international engagements, ensuring compliance with access, releasability, and secure-environment protocols while effectively collaborating with government and contractor stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Master's Degree In Relevant Discipline10 Years Directly Relevant ExperienceActive Top Secret Clearance With SCI EligibilityExperience In Special Access Program EnvironmentsAbility To Prepare Briefings And Reports

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Hard Skills

Security Requirement CoordinationAccess Control ImplementationInformation Protection ProceduresSensitive Compartmented Information ManagementForeign Disclosure IntegrationExport Compliance KnowledgeVisitor Control ProceduresTechnical Exchange CoordinationRecord MaintenanceSecurity Planning

Soft Skills

Effective Coordination Across StakeholdersTeam Leadership In Classified EnvironmentsProblem ResolutionCommunication Skills

Tools & Technologies

Tracking ToolsCoordination PackagesStandard Operating Procedures

Certifications & Qualifications

Top Secret ClearanceSCI Eligibility

Industry Keywords

Multinational EnvironmentsClassified ActivitiesGovernment Contractor CollaborationOperational StakeholdersNeed-To-Know Principles

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Coordinate security requirements associated with foreign participation, international visits, partner engagement, and classified activities in multinational environments.
Apply access, facility, information-protection, and compartmented-environment controls while enabling authorized collaboration with external partners.
Work across Government, contractor, disclosure, export, visitor-control, and operational stakeholders to plan engagements, document requirements, resolve issues, and protect sensitive information throughout international interactions.
By integrating international mission needs with disciplined security procedures, the Security Specialist International supports effective partner activity without weakening need-to-know, releasability, access, or secure-facility protections.
Maintain records and guidance needed for consistent execution across recurring and high-visibility international events.
Coordinate security planning for foreign participation, international visits, meetings, technical exchanges, and partner-facing activities.
Apply access, need-to-know, releasability, escort, and secure-environment requirements to international engagements.
Integrate actions with foreign-disclosure, export-compliance, visitor-control, physical-security, and operational stakeholders.
Develop and maintain international-security procedures, visit documentation, access records, coordination packages, and tracking tools.
Assess security implications of proposed partner activities and recommend controls that enable authorized collaboration.
Brief Government and contractor stakeholders on protection requirements, responsibilities, restrictions, and approved procedures.
Monitor international-security actions and resolve coordination issues that could affect mission schedules or sensitive information.
Support reviews and assessments of multinational activities to confirm consistent application of approved protections.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant discipline and 10 years of directly relevant experience; or a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline plus 14 years of directly related work experience.
Experience must include support to Special Access Program and Sensitive Compartmented Information environments
Demonstrated ability to coordinate effectively across Government, contractor, and external stakeholders; prepare briefings, reports, standard operating procedures, and official correspondence; and lead a team in fast paced classified environments.
Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; must be able to meet any applicable Special Access Program eligibility requirements identified by the Government.

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive benefits package
healthcare benefits
paid leave
retirement plans
insurance programs
education and training assistance