Senior Judicial Security Advisor

Position Overview

RMGS, Inc. is currently recruiting a Senior Judicial-Security Advisor in Quito, Ecuador, with in-country travel. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the development, socialization, and adoption of standardized operating procedures (SOPs) and institutional security policies protecting judges, prosecutors, courthouses, and judicial proceedings
• Assess current practices and develop SOPs aligned with Ecuadorian law and international standards
• Guide the design of risk-management methodologies and threat-assessment processes for justice-sector personnel and infrastructure
• Develop institutional coordination mechanisms that support implementation and enforcement of SOPs across the Judicial Council and National Police
• Advise counterpart leadership on judicial-security policies, procedures, and best practices
• Mentor Ecuadorian personnel and strengthen institutional capacity toward long-term self-sufficiency
• Support efforts to establish sustainable judicial-security and institutional-protection practices

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT / Tier 2) determination
• Advanced degree in criminal justice, security studies, law, or a related field
• Minimum ten years of experience in judicial/court security or protective operations
• Demonstrated experience developing security SOPs and protective standards for at-risk officials or institutions
• Professional working proficiency in Spanish
• Strong knowledge of security risk management, threat assessment, protective operations, and institutional security
• Ability to travel within Ecuador as required to support program implementation and contractual requirements

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• Experience protecting justice-sector personnel in high-threat environments
• Experience working in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Relevant professional certification, such as ASIS Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
• Experience working with government institutions and international development or rule-of-law programs
• Experience developing sustainable security systems and building local institutional capacity

Company Overview

RMGS, Inc. is a growing small business headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We provide security-related training and advisory services to the U.S. Government, allied nations, and private industry. We are an equal opportunity employer. RMGS, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, parental status, age, veteran status, medical condition or disability, genetic information, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.

Company Benefits

RMGS, Inc. offers the following benefits as applicable:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance and/or TRICARE supplemental insurance
• Short and long term disability insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Group and supplemental life insurance
• Supplemental insurance (critical care and accident)
• 401(k)
• Workers’ compensation
• Direct deposit