Security Specialist - Security Ops Analyst
AMERICAN SYSTEMS · Arlington, VA, US ·
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Salary
- USD 132,500 – 221,300 / year
Analyzes security workflows and performance data to model processes, identify risks, and recommend improvements for classified government environments.
Overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.
Responsibilities
As The Security Specialist Security Operations Analyst, you will:
- Apply structured analysis, business modeling, and process evaluation to improve security operations and leadership decision-making.
- Examine workflows, workloads, performance data, trends, dependencies, and recurring issues across multiple security areas.
- Develop analytical products that strengthen situational awareness, identify opportunities for improvement, and support planning, prioritization, and resource decisions.
- By combining security-domain knowledge with quantitative and qualitative analysis, the Security Specialist Security Operations Analyst helps leaders understand operational conditions and evaluate potential courses of action.
- Maintain defensible methods, communicates findings clearly, and tracks whether recommended changes produce the intended operational results.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Analyze security workflows, workload data, performance indicators, trends, and recurring operational issues.
- Develop business models, simulations, scenarios, and other structured analyses to support security planning and decisions.
- Evaluate process effectiveness and identify bottlenecks, control gaps, resource constraints, and improvement opportunities.
- Prepare analytical reports, visual summaries, briefings, decision papers, and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
- Maintain data sets, assumptions, methodologies, and supporting documentation used in recurring security analysis.
- Coordinate with security specialists and operational teams to validate data, interpret findings, and assess practical effects.
- Monitor implementation outcomes and measure whether approved process changes improve performance or reduce risk.
- Provide timely analytical support for emerging requirements, leadership data calls, and operational planning activities
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Qualifications
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant discipline and 10 years of directly relevant experience; or a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline plus 14 years of directly related work experience.
- Specialized experience with business modeling and simulation
- Specialized experience with flag-officer level briefings and senior-level interface
- Three years’ general security experience
- Experience must include support to Special Access Program and Sensitive Compartmented Information environments
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate effectively across Government, contractor, and external stakeholders; prepare briefings, reports, standard operating procedures, and official correspondence; and lead a team in fast paced classified environments.
- CLEARANCE: Active Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; must be able to meet any applicable Special Access Program eligibility requirements identified by the Government.