Supervisor – Security Officer – Acso

Supervisor – Security Officer – Acso

Requirements

• A minimum of 3 to 5 years of progressively responsible experience in administrative and coordination roles within a corporate or government environment.
• Strong familiarity with Federal and/or Provincial government contracting procedures and security protocols.
• Eligibility for Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Outlook, with intermediate to advanced capabilities.
• Strong communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work onsite at the Accenture office 3 to 5 days per week, as determined by the Workplace Lead.

Responsibilities

• Act as backup to Company Security Officer (CSO) role.
• Define strategic direction with CSO and other leadership and implement.
• Understand business priorities.
• Stay current on all government policies and regulations. Ensure Accenture compliance.
• Onboard new client projects.
• Work closely with stakeholders including project leads, PMO, contract management, etc.
• Explain policies to key stakeholders.
• Attend weekly pipeline calls to anticipate upcoming clearance team needs, as well as client project team calls as needed.
• Prioritize request queue and assign clearance tasks / projects to team member(s).
• Review clearance documents submitted by team, address issues as they arise, and escalate as needed.
• Coach team as needed.
• Provide regular status updates to CSO and other Leadership.
• Identify process improvements.
• Create reports as required.
• Complete other supervisory tasks identified.
• Determine resource eligibility.
• Provide process guidance.
• Add applicant to tracking sheet.
• Initiate application in federal portal.
• Review completed application and either submit for approval or contact the applicant regarding revisions.
• If the applicant was born outside of Canada, provide proof of status upon CSP’s request.
• Upon approval, distribute clearance certificate & security orders to the relevant resource, update tracking sheet, and notify the relevant project team.
• Federal Out-of-Country Verification (OCV) clearance applications.
• Federal security clearance renewals and terminations.
• Execute and support clearance process for agencies that have a modified clearance process.
• VCRs, requests for resources’ permission to enter federal client sites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a corporate environment, within a large company will be an asset.
• Bilingual in French will be an asset.