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Security Specialist - Security Ops Analyst

American Systems Corporation

Arlington, VAFull-time$133–221K/yrPosted 3mo agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$133–221K/yr
Location
Arlington, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, required

Job overview

AMERICAN SYSTEMS seeks a Security Specialist – Security Operations Analyst to analyze security operations and support leadership decisions. The role develops models, simulations, reports, briefings, and recommendations; evaluates workflows and process effectiveness; and measures outcomes of approved changes. Candidates need a relevant graduate degree with 10 years of directly relevant experience, or a relevant bachelor’s degree with 14 years of related experience, along with security experience and an active Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Business Modeling, nice to haveSimulation, nice to haveFlag-Officer Briefings, nice to haveSenior-Level Interface, nice to haveStakeholder Coordination, requiredBriefing Preparation, requiredReport Preparation, requiredStandard Operating Procedures, requiredOfficial Correspondence, requiredTeam Leadership, required

Qualifications

Master's or Bachelor's With Experience, required10+ Years Relevant Experience or 14+ Years Related Experience, required3 Years General Security Experience, requiredSpecial Access Program and SCI Experience, requiredActive Secret Clearance With SCI Eligibility, requiredSpecial Access Program Eligibility, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

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.

Pay Transparency Statement AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $132,500.00/Yr. - USD $221,300.00/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance. EEO Statement EEO Race/Sex/Disability Status/Veteran Status

How this job compares

Set against the 593 open Security Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$133–221K/yr
  • Virginia median$95–126K/yr59 salary ranges
  • US median$85–121K/yr333 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $177K, is 61% above the Virginia median midpoint ($110K) — in the top quarter of Security Specialist salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 88 open Security Specialist jobs in Virginia and 593 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Security Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (425 postings).
Education
133 of the 593 open Security Specialist jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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