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Security Manager
| Company | Varda Space |
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| Location | El Segundo, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $120000 – $160000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance.
- 5+ years of experience as an FSO managing DoD and/or Intelligence Community security programs.
- Strong understanding of NISPOM, ICD 705, and DoD security protocols.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to brief executives, employees, and government stakeholders on security requirements.
Responsibilities
- Serve as Facility Security Officer (FSO) overseeing our facility clearance, personnel clearances, including training, administrative and compliance requirements and ensuring we have the right tools to do the job.
- Lead physical security operations across office, R&D, manufacturing and recovery spaces, ensuring adherence to national security standards.
- Manage our COMSEC program to protect classified communications.
- Serve as the ITPSO (Insider Threat Program Security Officer), developing a robust program to deter, detect and mitigate insider threats to critical information.
- Serve as the primary security expert with government agencies and partners, establishing classification levels, and defining storage and transmission protocols for classified information or hardware.
- Expand and accredit SCIFs and classified production facilities, working closely with internal teams and government stakeholders to support evolving mission needs.
- Collaborate with IT and Information Assurance teams to support current CUI requirements and plan for and maintain classified network capabilities and secure infrastructure.
- Create protocols to ensure compliance with NISPOM and contractual security requirements to meet all DD254, security classification guide, and other contract requirements.
- Define plans for Security team growth to ensure Varda is set up for success and has the right skills at the right time.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with Special Access Programs / Special Access Required (SAP/SAR)
- Experience building a security program from the ground up in a commercial or government-contractor environment.
- Previous roles as CPSO (Contractor Program Security Officer) or CSSO (Contractor Special Security Officer).
- Hands-on experience with SCIF/SAPF planning, accreditation, and management.
