Security Specialist - SkillBridge Intern

SkillBridge Opportunity!

Odyssey is currently seeking a Security Specialist in Dayton, Ohio through the DoD SkillBridge Program. This position supports the maintenance and operation of the industrial security and personnel clearance programs while ensuring company and customer security requirements are met across Odyssey’s core business units. The role interfaces with the Contract Program Security Officer, Director of Security, and personnel at all levels to ensure contract security compliance with DoD SAP/SCI and Intelligence Community directives, NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117), applicable ICDs, and related security guidance, while providing transitioning service members with hands-on civilian security experience.

To be eligible for DoD SkillBridge opportunities, candidates must be active members of the U.S. military with 180 days or fewer remaining prior to their separation date and have completed at least 180 continuous days of active service.

Duties include, but not limited to: 

• Physical Security: Oversees facility access control, any construction and renovation, drafting and implementation of construction security plans.
• File, update, and report employee information in national security databases (DISS, NBIS)
• Process incoming and outgoing visit authorizations and corporate badg
• Assist with travel security briefings, trip report completion, and status reports.
• Initiate clearance investigations/reinvestigations/upgrades and provide status updates of Personnel Security dates and investigative actions.
• Assist the CPSO/FSO with Security Education/Training and briefings/debriefings.
• Maintain, sort, and compile security data for management reports, proposal support, and corporate data collection.
• Track and update security practices and policies for corporate-level, and contract-specific needs
• Assist CPSO/FSO with Self-Inspections and Security Assessments
• Responsible for the development, expansion, and maintenance of customer and teammate relationships.
• Ability to work and be self-motivated, with only minimal supervision. Work effectively with a broad range of people with a wide variety of technical skills and experience. React quickly in a rapidly changing environment, motivate, and manage team and employee staff.

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Secret

Education: Associates Degree in relevant discipline

Years of Experience: At least two (2) years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

Clearance: TS/SCI

Education: Bachelors Degree in relevant discipline

Years of experience: At least five (5) years of experience

Certifications: SFPC

Technical Skills

• Regulatory compliance experience: the ability to read, understand, and apply government regulation, policies, and procedures (DoD SAP/SCI Community and Intelligence Community directives and manuals, NISPOM 32 CFR Part 117, applicable ICDs, etc.).
• Ability to learn new security concepts and programs.
• Proficiency in Office 365

Interpersonal Skills

• Must possess strong customer service and communication skills.
• Experience managing several projects simultaneously to completion.

Location: Dayton, Ohio

Travel: None

Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid: Onsite

Additional Information:

To be eligible, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Has served at least 180 days on active duty
• Is within 12 months of separation or retirement
• Will receive an honorable discharge
• Has taken any TAPS/TGPS
• Has attended or participated in an ethics brief within the last 12 months
• Unit Commander (first O-4/Field Grade commander in chain of command) written authorization and approval to participate in DOD SkillBridge Program prior to start is required.

Odyssey Systems is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities