Industrial Security Specialist

ABOUT THE ROLE

Quindar is standing up an Industrial Security Program to support mission partners across the U.S. Government. We are seeking an Industrial Security Specialist I/II/III who thrives in a hands-on environment and is excited to help build, scale, and mature a compliant, high-impact security program supporting DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) customers.

In this role, you will work closely with the Facility Security Officer (FSO) and play a critical role in day-to-day security operations, compliance, and process development. You will be a key contributor to developing Quindar’s Industrial Security Program and implementing industrial security standards across new and existing secure spaces, directly enabling classified mission execution.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

- Support the development and delivery of security training, education, and awareness programs

- Manage the full personnel clearance lifecycle, including initial submissions, upgrades, and reinvestigations

- Support classified onboarding and offboarding briefings for employees

- Provide local visitor control and classified meeting support

- Review SF-86s for adequacy and completeness

- Process incoming and outgoing Visit Access Requests (VARs)

- Assist with DCSA self-inspections, assessments, and audits

- Support the maintenance and continued build out of security compliance software

- Help develop, revise, and maintain security policies, SPPs, and internal processes

- Support physical security operations, including badging, visitor access, and secure storage

- Assist with security briefings and presentations

- Support ad hoc projects as the security program continues to grow and evolve

- Creating and implementing new security processes for newly established secure facilities and environments

- Direct support to government programs implementing industrial security requirements from SCI Nominations to building and reviewing DD-254s.

THIS ROLE IS A GREAT FIT IF YOU

- Enjoy building structure where minimal processes currently exist

- Are comfortable wearing multiple hats in a fast-paced environment

- Take pride in precision, compliance, and enabling mission success

- Are confident in your industrial security knowledge and when you don’t know something, your response is, “I’ll find out.”

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

- U.S. Citizen

- Active Top Secret clearance

- High school diploma or higher

- 2–4 years of DoD/DCSA security experience supporting an FSO or CSSO

- Hands-on experience with DISS, NISS, SWFT, and NBIS

- Working knowledge of the NISPOM 32 CFR Part 117 and DoD 5200 series manuals

- Experience managing the full clearance lifecycle (initials, upgrades, reinvestigations)

- Experience with the life cycle of employee security reporting

- Experience with document control and the secure handling and transmittal of classified materials and data, including inventory management, secure shipping, and couriering of classified documents and physical media

- Experience in DCSA incident reporting process

- Experience working directly and professionally with program managers, customers, government partners, and vendors.

- Strong attention to detail with excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to work independently and collaboratively

- Experience building or scaling security processes in a growing organization

- Experience completing a DCSA self-inspection

- Experience in reviewing DD-254s to establish program security requirements

- Complete the CDSE DCSA FSO Possessing Facilities Certification within six months of hire

Preferred:

- CDSE DCSA FSO Possessing Facilities Certification

- Active Top Secret clearance with CI Poly

- Experience supporting DCSA Open Storage accreditations and annual inspections

- Prior involvement in day-to-day SCIF operations

- Experience working in a startup or small company environment during periods of rapid growth or major contract wins

- Experience with SCI nominations and associated reporting requirements

- Experience building sub-contractor DD-254s and flowing to customer

- Experience implementing or scaling security software systems to support an Industrial Security Program

- Experience transitioning security requirements to a new facility.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

- Successfully transition Industrial Security processes and day-to-day security operations to Quindar’s new facility.

- Support the stand-up and operational readiness of new classified spaces

- Take ownership of assigned Industrial Security functions while maintaining the ability to provide cross-functional support across the team.

- Help build, document, and improve scalable security processes as Quindar’s classified programs and workforce grow.

- Become a trusted security resource for employees, program teams, and internal stakeholders.

- Proactively identify gaps, track actions through completion, and help keep security requirements from becoming program or operational blockers.

- Develop strong working relationships with DCSA, government customers, and other external security stakeholders as applicable.

- Successfully operate in a growing environment, balancing new program/facility development with day-to-day Industrial Security operations