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Acquisition Security Specialist

1/2/2026

The Acquisition Security Specialist will provide support in various security domains during the acquisition and sustainment phases of defense equipment and weapon systems. Responsibilities include conducting security site surveys, advising program leaders, and maintaining secure facilities.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

51-200 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Certified as a Great Place to Work (Aug 2024-2025) We design, create, maintain, and support solutions that span cybersecurity, system development, strategic planning, cloud adoption, business process automation, data analytics, and modernization. Diaconia knows its customers will never love the company unless the employees love it first, so... - We pursue the brightest minds. - We use emerging technology to advance Customer missions. - We fully support employee quests beyond the workplace. - We contribute our time and resources to improving the world for others. **Attention Applicants: The Diaconia Recruiting Team only emails from Diaconia.com email addresses. Please exercise caution when an outreach comes from a similar – but not same – domain name. That is a common recruitment impersonation scam.** Diaconia Headquarters is located at 702 Russell Ave., Suite 305, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
About the Role

Description

  • Provide administrative, Acquisition Security, Personnel Security, Information Protection (IP), Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP), and Operations Security (OPSEC), COMSEC, Foreign Military Sales Security, support during the capabilities planning/pre-acquisition, acquisition, development, production and sustainment phases of various equipment and weapon systems within the framework of the defense acquisition management system.
  • Tasks may include, but are not limited to, participation on IPTs and related activities, analyzing problems, defining alternative solutions, providing recommendations, writing reports, and accomplishing specifically assigned work as defined in individual tasks orders.
  • May conduct security site surveys for Enhanced End Use Monitoring (EEUM), which will require foreign travel and interaction with foreign customers.
  • Provide administrative, acquisition security, IP, anti-terrorism/force protection, and OPSEC, COMSEC assistance during the capabilities planning/pre-acquisition, acquisition, development, production and sustainment phases of various equipment and weapon systems within the framework of the defense acquisition management system
  • Assist in maintaining secure facilities and respond to alarms of the government facilities in accordance with Air Force requirements and directorate OIs.
  • Act as an advisor to senior program leaders and their management staff on information protection, program protection, personnel and industrial security matters
  • Assist with receiving classified materials and securing as appropriate
  • Assist with executing the annual special security self-inspection program; developing and updating required internal security processes and standard operating instructions relative to security and to ensure they are executed throughout the Directorate programs
  • Assist in the processing of each military, civilian, and Contractor individual assigned directorates into their organization through JPAS
  • Performs a wide range of program security management activities, such as information, physical, operational, and personnel security

Requirements

Required Experience

One of the following combinations of education/experience:

  • MA/MS degree, and twelve (12) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) years of which must be in the DoD -OR-
  • BA/BS degree, and ten (10)-fifteen (15) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) of which must be in the DoD -OR-
  • HSD/GED, twenty (20) years of directly related experience, eight (8) of which must be in the DoD.
  • Secret clearance required; some positions may require TS/SCI
Key Skills
Acquisition SecurityPersonnel SecurityInformation ProtectionAnti-TerrorismForce ProtectionOperations SecurityCOMSECForeign Military Sales SecuritySecurity Site SurveysProgram ProtectionPhysical SecurityOperational SecurityPersonnel Security ManagementClassified Materials HandlingSelf-Inspection ProgramJPAS Processing
Categories
Security & SafetyGovernment & Public SectorEngineeringAdministrativeConsulting
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