Senior Counterintelligence Security Specialist

Barbaricum is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) based in Washington, DC with offices in Tampa, FL, and in Dayton, OH. Barbaricum is already approaching 250 employees and growing rapidly. The company currently executes 45 government contracts (more than half as prime) across three current lines of business – Cyber/Intel, Mission Support, and Integrated Communications. Barbaricum provides mission-focused and innovative approaches to enable tailored support in solving complex problems by delivering human-led, technology-driven solutions. 
Barbaricum is currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Counterintelligence Security Specialist  for the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency (NGA ARCHES) Program. Senior Counterintelligence Security Specialist is a critical role within the NGA ARCHES Program, responsible for Secure the Program of Record (PoR) environment that is developing, testing, deploying and sustaining algorithmic warfare initiatives and operations, and provide expert and innovative CI/Security services to a team focused on rapid fielding of PoR products and mission success.

Responsibilities

• Create and sustain initiatives that support PM timelines and objectives, while maintaining compliance with applicable national security requirements.
• Demonstrate energy, experience, subject matter expertise, sound judgement, foresight and problem-solving skills, excellent organizational and communication skills, excellent research and data-gathering skills, interpretation/analysis of complex information skills.
• In collaboration with NGA AI/ML leadership, support implementation of Program Protection Planning, facilitate the comprehensive development and execution of a Program Protection Strategy, along with the desired protection success criteria, CI Support Plans (CISP), company threat assessments, OPSEC plans, classification/marking review and other planning documents as directed.
• Communicate effectively across all DoD and USIC elements, as well as with academic and industrial organizations.
• Identify and maintain relationships outside of the program that help in the development of NGA AI/ML Program Protection objectives, including Commercial Vendor Outreach, Security and CI familiarization, and Intelligence and Security Community Coordination/De-confliction.
• Expertly engage in CI/Security activities, as permitted by law and policy, in support of NGA AI/ML objectives. Examples include: conducting CI analysis in support of NGA AI/ML requirements, providing CI travel alerts/threat advisories to NGA AI/ML staff, providing CI training to NGA AI/ML staff and vendors, developing CI requirements, engaging with DoD and USIC partners to obtain needed CI/IC support (including cyber and investigations) and conduct CI open-source collection.
• Assist in the preparation and presenting tailored CI/Security briefings for/to NGA AI/ML leadership, senior level staff and vendors.
• Provide continuous support, advice and counsel to the NGA AI/ML Program Protection (P2) government lead regarding CI, general security, insider threat matters and management of a myriad of P2-related issues.
• Further collaboration and interaction between NGA AI/ML and the NGA Academic Engagement Working Group relating to academic partnerships and future processes effecting AI/ML’s AI/ML efforts.

Qualifications

• Active DoD TS/SCI active clearance required.
• Minimum of 15 years of operational and/or investigative CI-related experience in a DoD or USIC capacity along with relevant CI training and certifications.

Desired Qualifications

• 15+ years of operational and/or investigative CI-related experience in a DoD or USIC capacity along with relevant CI training and certifications.

For more information about Barbaricum, please visit our website at www.barbaricum.com.  We will contact candidates directly to schedule interviews.  No phone calls please.