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Information Security Specialist (SSO)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Office of Safety, Security, and Asset Management

NOTE: This job will close when we have received 50 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Open 11/03/2026 to 11/10/2026

As a(n) Information Security Specialist (SSO), you will:

  • Administer CDC's national security program, to include all Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI), collateral and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) security policies.
  • Serves as CDC's Special Security Officer, responsible for all activities related to protecting national security information held and processed by the CDC, directing classified network administration, communication security (COMSEC), document control, property inventory, Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs), and collateral spaces across U.S. based CDC facilities.
  • Develop, implement, and manage training programs ensuring cleared personnel participate in annual, refresher, and any required specialized training.
  • Formulate and apply classified communication policies, procedures, and systems to ensure the agency can maintain classified voice, data, and video communications during both continuity of operations (COOP) and routine environments.
  • Supervises a small contingent of positions; plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term and long-term priorities for SCIF accreditation and implementation of national security program requirements.
  • Review and analyze test data, makes technical judgments, and prepares decisions and recommendations concerning quality, acceptability, and need for changes and improvements.
  • Establish, develop, and maintain effective working relationships with other Federal agencies engaged in classified and unsecure communications (data/voice/visual), contractors, state and local governments, public and private institutions.
  • This position has 20% supervisory duties, candidates must also have demonstrated or shown the potential to develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities. Applicants should describe any previous experience or responsibilities which could be used in relation to the supervisory requirements of this position.

Please see full job announcement on USAJobs.gov for complete details and how to apply. https://www.usajobs.gov/job/891007300

You must be a US citizen to apply.

This is not a remote position.

For questions regarding the position or application process, please contact the point of contact listed under “Agency Contact Information” in the USAJOBS vacancy announcement.