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AMERICAN SYSTEMS

IT and engineering services for government

Security Specialist - Security Ops Analyst

Business OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeArlington County, Arlington, VA, USA$132.5k - $221.3k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A 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 and 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 of general security experience.
  • Experience supporting Special Access Program and Sensitive Compartmented Information environments.
  • 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.
  • Active Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, and ability to meet applicable Special Access Program eligibility requirements identified by the Government.

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Combine security-domain knowledge with quantitative and qualitative analysis to help leaders understand operational conditions and evaluate potential courses of action.
  • Maintain defensible methods, communicate findings clearly, and track whether recommended changes produce intended operational results.
  • 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.

About the Company

AMERICAN SYSTEMS

IT and engineering services for government

AMERICAN SYSTEMS delivers information technology and engineering services to U.S. government clients as an employee-owned government contractor. It focuses on IT and enterprise services, software development, and systems engineering, with offerings such as legacy systems migration, mobile app development, and user experience design. The company operates primarily for federal agencies, including the Intelligence Community, by winning government contracts to support national security initiatives and mission-critical programs. Its employee-owned structure aligns workforce interests with company success, differentiating it from typical contractor firms by giving employees a stake in outcomes and accountability in delivering technical and engineering solutions to national security and IT needs.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Chantilly, VA
Founded
1975

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