Technical Security Lead

This position is contingent upon contract award and subsequent task-order requirements. It is intended to support SHELADIAs pursuit of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) 2026 Worldwide A/E Support Services IDIQ. Employment assignments travel and project responsibilities will be based on awarded task orders.

The program may support planning design construction facility rehabilitation system replacement security upgrades communications facilities and building maintenance at Foreign Service posts worldwide and OBO offices in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Services may include professional support services constructability reviews critical-path schedule and risk analyses and project-budget analyses.

The Technical Security Lead will direct assessments planning coordination and upgrades involving electronic security surveillance communications and related technical systems. The successful candidate will integrate technical-security requirements with electrical infrastructure information-management systems physical security and facility operations.

• Lead technical-security assessments requirements development feasibility studies system planning and upgrades.
• Support the planning and coordination of electronic access control intrusion detection surveillance duress monitoring and related security systems. 
• Coordinate access control intrusion detection surveillance duress monitoring secure communications and related systems.
• Integrate technical security with electrical communications information-management physical-security architectural and facility systems.
• Evaluate existing systems for condition coverage reliability interoperability resiliency maintainability and operational effectiveness.
• Develop technical criteria scopes of work implementation plans risk and cost inputs schedules and commissioning requirements.
• Participate in design constructability testing commissioning acceptance and turnover activities.
• Coordinate with Government security representatives engineers contractors and approved technology providers while protecting sensitive information.
• Provide quality-control reviews mentor staff and support proposals interviews and client presentations as permitted.
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering electronics security systems telecommunications information technology or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive technical-security electronic-security telecommunications or secure-systems experience.
• Professional credential appropriate to the discipline such as PE PSP CPP RCDD or PMP.
• Demonstrated experience with integrated electronic-security surveillance access-control detection monitoring or secure communications systems.
• Knowledge of technical-security requirements and U.S. Government standards.
• Proficiency with relevant security-system communications BIM/CADD and document-review platforms.
• Strong leadership technical writing coordination and professional judgment skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government personnel security clearance when required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in a related field.
• Experience with diplomatic federal defense intelligence communications or high-security facilities.
• International experience with secure communications emanation security host-country requirements or challenging operating environments.
• Current or previously held U.S. Government personnel security clearance where legally permissible to consider.

Additional Information :

International and domestic travel is expected and may include short-notice trips to overseas diplomatic facilities and other project locations. Travel requirements may vary based on assigned projects task orders and client requirements.

Salary: $135000$190000 per year commensurate with experience and qualifications. 

Sheladia Associates Inc. has made the best effort to accurately represent the pay range for this position however base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience and any applicable cost of living data relevant to the position/candidate.

Other compensation: opportunities for annual increase and bonus and other types of bonuses.

Sheladia provides employees with the opportunity to work in a diverse multi-cultural environment with exposure to and collaboration with multiple disciplines on a variety of projects. You will work in a hands-on collaborative team environment. 

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Health Savings Account (HSA; with eligible medical plan enrollment)
Life insurance
Long-term disability
Medical insurance
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Vision insurance 

Our office building provides our employees with plenty of free on-site parking free access to a fitness center complete with locker rooms showers and towel service a yoga studio/meditation room lovely outdoor seating and dining area and next to a community park with walking paths and sports fields.

Sheladia Associates Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters/recruitment agencies or utilize any such agency or firm for our recruitment/talent acquisition needs. Please do not solicit candidates or services to any Sheladia employees.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract