Job Description

Come make your mark with Watermark!

️ FOUNDED BY USAF VETERANS in 2007, we are proud to be a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS specializing in security and risk management. We’re intimately familiar with DOD security programs and mission requirements.
⭐ OUR CORE VALUES drive every action we take as a company. We strive to exhibit PERSPECTIVE, PASSION, COMMUNICATION, INTEGRITY AND ETHICS, and BALANCE in all we do.
COMPETITIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE to address our employees’ physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. This includes 100% employer- paid medical insurance, ample paid leave, a free employee assistance program, and a competitive 401k savings plan.  At Watermark, our people come first!

Security Manager – Personnel Security/Childcare Background Check Program

The Security Manager provides personnel security program support to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery N45 Mission Assurance Office, with a primary focus on Childcare Background Check programs. This position supports the development, implementation, and oversight of suitability adjudication processes, criminal history checks, compliance tracking, reporting, and policy development in accordance with Department of Defense and Office of Personnel Management requirements.

In this role you will….

• Develop and maintain Childcare Background Check standard operating procedures and concepts of operations
• Support development and maintenance of a Childcare Background Check tracking database
• Track annual certifications and five-year reinvestigation requirements
• Prepare monthly investigation status and performance summaries
• Support compliance reviews and policy updates
• Additional duties as assigned

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum five (5) years of experience supporting Department of Defense or federal personnel security programs
• Demonstrated experience with:
  • Suitability adjudication processes
  • Criminal history background investigations
  • Personnel security compliance and reporting
• Completion of Office of Personnel Management Fundamentals of Suitability for Suitability and Fitness Adjudicators course
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in security studies, Criminal Justice, Public Policy, Information Security, or a related field
• OR ten (10) years of relevant personnel security experience in lieu of a degree

Desired Requirements:

• Prior experience supporting:
  • Navy Medicine or Defense Health Agency personnel security programs
  • Department of Defense childcare services
• Familiarity with:
  • Navy Medicine policy coordination and staffing processes
  • Action officer responsibilities within a headquarters environment
• Department of Defense personnel security training
• Experience supporting childcare background check programs
• Familiarity with adjudication policy implementation within Navy or Defense Health Agency environments

Security Clearance Requirements:

• Active Secret clearance

Other Requirements:

• May be required to move equipment/files weighing up to 50 pounds
• May require sedentary work at least 50% of the time
• Reports to a physical location which occasionally requires the ability to traverse between buildings
• Ability to manage stress with a high degree of maturity/professionalism
• Demonstrated critical thinking and leadership skills and the ability to work well with others
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

*This position is contingent on contract award*

Watermark provides salary ranges with job postings in states where it is legally required; any other salary ranges associated with our postings are third party estimates and may not be an accurate reflection of Watermark’s total compensation package.  Multiple considerations are taken into account when determining the final salary/hourly rate, including but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, education and certifications, relevant work experience, related skills and competencies, as well as Federal Government Contract Labor Categories.  Central to Watermark’s employment philosophy is the wellbeing of our employees which is why we offer a robust benefits package and wellness program alongside of annual base compensation.
  Watermark is an equal opportunity employer.  All terms and conditions of employment are established without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

 

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Hourly pay, Full time, Contract work, Work experience placement, Work at office, Local area

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