INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST (T5)

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a

INFORMATION SECURITY

SPECIALIST (T5), Position Description Number T5003000 and is part of the

AL 187TH

Fighter Wing, National Guard. ORGANIZATION: 187TH FIGHTER WING, MONTGOMERY,

AL SELECTING

OFFICIAL: COL J. CALDWELL1. Serves as the Wing Information Protection Program Manager executing/enforcing all operational, functional, and mission assurance aspects of the program. Formulates wing program goals, plans, policy implementation guidelines, procedures, and work plans dealing with the development and operation of wing-wide information security programs and activities and provides technical and administrative direction to subordinate wing information security personnel. Interprets National Guard Bureau (NGB), Air National Guard (ANG), Air Force (AF), Department of Defense (DoD), and other federal regulations for information security processes as they apply and are implemented within the Wing. Demonstrates expert knowledge of the information security field that is necessary to provide effective guidance, training, and direction to subordinate squadron level organizations/activities/units. Establishes and maintains liaisons with senior personnel at wing, NGB, ANG, and MAJCOM. Prepares information security review reports and provides recommendations and advice. Analyzes and evaluates the classification downgrading, declassification, and destruction programs. Advises installation project engineers, project managers, command mission leads, action officers, and effected operational officers of their responsibility to provide proper classified management guidance and specificationrequirements during performance of respective duties. Oversees, directs, monitors, and conducts regulatory and non-regulatory security surveys and Information Security Program Reviews (ISPRs) to monitor and enforce implementation and oversight of DoD Information, Personnel, and Industrial Security Programs. Evaluates compliance of activities with complex securityrequirements, identifies deficiencies, and ensures corrective action is identified for each deficiency found. Prepares ISPR reports and briefs commanders onrequirements and recommendations. (30%) 2. Makes information protection risk assessments and risk management/mitigation strategies/recommendations based on intelligence-derived threat issues that may require deviations from or synthesis of policies. Uses initiative and resourcefulness in researching and implementing new and improved security methods and procedures. Complexity of duties is amplified as useful precedents often do not exist, technological advancements constantly change parameters for problem solutions, and unknown events significantly change circumstances. Collects, assembles, analyzes, and assesses background, data and other intelligence information. Develops processes, methods and recommendations to defeat intelligence gathering or risk exposure of informat