Special Assistant- Secret Clearance

Staffing Pros, a division of VETS Inc., has a full-time opportunity for a Special Assistant with an Active Secret Clearance.

This position is located in Arlington, VA and will be onsite 5 days a week. No hybrid/telework allowed.

Responsibilities:

• Attend and support business consulting needs to the office leadership by providing recommendations, meeting conduct, risk and action management, and problem resolution.
• Prepare, review and edit technical correspondence and presentations for internal/external meetings.
• Assist in the production and publication of Reports Manuals, Technical procedure and other supporting Cyber Security related documentation.
• Assist and support administrative managers and directors in their daily tasks.
• Provide and enable reporting needs for office leadership to stakeholders outside of the organization including presentations and event management.
• Provide a bridge for complex cyber issues at all levels of the Department using superlative verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Coordinate and prepare products (taskers, cables, official memoranda, etc. from internal and external organizations).
• Gather data and information from Offices, review data for accuracy and relevancy, compile information, ensure product quality (substance, format and grammar), and shepherd the product through approval processes.
• Research, coordinate, and develop materials for special projects (unique, unforeseen, ad hoc, and urgent).
• Engage at the executive level with Department leaders to achieve project objectives
• Communicate Front Office task direction to the Office level programs and coordinate final Directorate level deliverables.
• Serve as the central coordination point for the Security Operations Center (SOC), aligning incident response, intelligence, and operational priorities with executive leadership while ensuring timely decision-making and accountability.
• •Draft, review, and standardize clear, concise responses to internal and external inquiries (e.g., leadership requests, client communications, regulatory questions), ensuring accuracy, appropriate tone, and alignment with organizational policies and security posture.
• Drive operational efficiency by managing workflows, tracking key SOC metrics (SLAs, incident response times, escalation trends), and preparing executive-ready briefings, reports, and after-action summaries.

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree and minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Must possess or be able to obtain the following certification before start date:
• Security+
• Continued certification required as a condition of employment.
• Demonstrated experience in developing requirements, work-flow, and systems analysis.
• Experience and familiarity with preparing complex operating instructions.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and editing technical correspondence and presentations for internal/external meetings.
• Experience engaging with executive level leadership.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Secret security with the ability to obtain a final Top Secret/SCI security clearance.