Information security

Classified information security specialist CV: example and template

This example is for classified information security specialists and officers at public offices, military units, state companies and defence firms, and for heads of classified registries.

The employer wants to know which classified information protection tasks you run, which clearance and training you hold and how you run the registry, training and inspections. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: classified information security specialist

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Jacek Majewski

Classified information security specialist

Bydgoszcz +48 123 456 789 jacek.majewski@example.com

Professional profile

Classified information security specialist with 12 years of experience, the last 5 as the classified information protection officer at a company making equipment for the army. I am responsible for the protection plan, the classified registry, ordinary vetting procedures, training and inspections. I hold a security clearance and a certificate of training run by the Internal Security Agency. The last state security service inspection ended with no recommendations.

Work experience

Classified information protection officer

03.2021 - present

Company making equipment for the army, Bydgoszcz

  • The classified information protection plan and instructions for the registry and departments.
  • Overseeing the classified registry and the flow of documents.
  • Ordinary vetting procedures and work with the Internal Security Agency on extended procedures.
  • Training for about 300 people with access to classified information.
  • Internal inspections and the latest external inspection with no recommendations.

Head of classified registry

04.2013 - 02.2021

Provincial office, Bydgoszcz

  • Registering and managing the flow of classified documents.
  • Records and archiving.
  • Taking part in inspections.

Education

Master's degree, national security

2008 - 2013

Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz

Skills

  • Protecting classified information
  • Protection plan and instructions
  • Classified registry
  • Vetting procedures
  • Classified information training
  • Inspections and records

Qualifications

  • Security clearance
  • Certificate of training in classified information protection run by the Internal Security Agency
  • ICT system security training, 2022

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Polish citizenship
  • Driving licence category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a classified information security specialist CV

Professional summary

Write which institution you work for, which tasks you run and which clearance and training you hold. Add a result, for example an inspection with no recommendations. The employer is looking for an accurate, discreet person who knows the rules on protecting classified information.

Head of a classified registry with 7 years of experience at a provincial office. I register and manage the flow of classified documents, keep records and archives and take part in inspections. I am looking for work as a classified information security specialist.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the protection plan, the registry, procedures, training and inspections. Show numbers: people trained, inspection results. Do not include classification levels or details of protected information.

Weaker: Protecting information.

Better: The classified information protection plan and instructions for the registry and departments.

Weaker: Procedures.

Better: Ordinary vetting procedures and work with the Internal Security Agency on extended procedures.

Weaker: Training.

Better: Training for about 300 people with access to classified information.

Skills worth listing

List information protection, the protection plan, the registry, procedures, training and inspections. In your soft skills show discretion, accuracy and firmness.

Professional skills

  • Classified information
  • Protection plan
  • Classified registry
  • Vetting procedures
  • Training
  • Inspections

Personal skills

  • Discretion
  • Accuracy
  • Firmness
  • Responsibility
  • Methodical approach

Qualifications

Say that you hold a security clearance and a certificate of training run by the Internal Security Agency or the Military Counterintelligence Service. Polish law sets the requirements for a protection officer, including Polish citizenship and higher education.

How to start in classified information protection

Most people start in a classified registry or the security unit of a public office. On your CV show security studies and placements in public administration.

A security clearance is granted in a vetting procedure. Employers usually run it after hiring.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A defence company looks for industrial security and vetting procedures, a public office for the registry and document flow, and an IT company for protecting ICT systems. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a classified information security specialist CV

Questions and answers

What should a classified information security specialist put on a CV?

The institution, tasks, protection plan, registry, procedures, training, inspections, clearance and training certificate.

What are the requirements for a protection officer?

Polish law requires, among other things, Polish citizenship, higher education, a security clearance and training by the Internal Security Agency or the Military Counterintelligence Service.

Should I give the clearance level?

It is enough to say you hold a clearance. You can give details at the interview if the employer asks.

Are security studies needed?

Not always, but they help, because they cover the rules and organisation of protection.

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