Industrial Security Specialist
quindar · 5 hours ago
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
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Support the development and delivery of security training, education, and awareness programs
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Manage the full personnel clearance lifecycle, including initial submissions, upgrades, and reinvestigations
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Support classified onboarding and offboarding briefings for employees
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Provide local visitor control and classified meeting support
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Review SF-86s for adequacy and completeness
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Process incoming and outgoing Visit Access Requests (VARs)
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Assist with DCSA self-inspections, assessments, and audits
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Support the maintenance and continued build out of security compliance software
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Help develop, revise, and maintain security policies, SPPs, and internal processes
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Support physical security operations, including badging, visitor access, and secure storage
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Assist with security briefings and presentations
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Support ad hoc projects as the security program continues to grow and evolve
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Creating and implementing new security processes for newly established secure facilities and environments
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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
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Enjoy building structure where minimal processes currently exist
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Are comfortable wearing multiple hats in a fast-paced environment
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Take pride in precision, compliance, and enabling mission success
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Are confident in your industrial security knowledge and when you don’t know something, your response is, “I’ll find out.”
Qualifications
Required:
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U.S. Citizen
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Active Top Secret clearance
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High school diploma or higher
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2–4 years of DoD/DCSA security experience supporting an FSO or CSSO
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Hands-on experience with DISS, NISS, SWFT, and NBIS
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Working knowledge of the NISPOM 32 CFR Part 117 and DoD 5200 series manuals
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Experience managing the full clearance lifecycle (initials, upgrades, reinvestigations)
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Experience with the life cycle of employee security reporting
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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
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Experience in DCSA incident reporting process
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Experience working directly and professionally with program managers, customers, government partners, and vendors.
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Strong attention to detail with excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Ability to work independently and collaboratively
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Experience building or scaling security processes in a growing organization
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Experience completing a DCSA self-inspection
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Experience in reviewing DD-254s to establish program security requirements
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Complete the CDSE DCSA FSO Possessing Facilities Certification within six months of hire
Preferred:
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CDSE DCSA FSO Possessing Facilities Certification
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Active Top Secret clearance with CI Poly
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Experience supporting DCSA Open Storage accreditations and annual inspections
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Prior involvement in day-to-day SCIF operations
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Experience working in a startup or small company environment during periods of rapid growth or major contract wins
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Experience with SCI nominations and associated reporting requirements
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Experience building sub-contractor DD-254s and flowing to customer
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Experience implementing or scaling security software systems to support an Industrial Security Program
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Experience transitioning security requirements to a new facility.
What Success Looks Like
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Successfully transition Industrial Security processes and day-to-day security operations to Quindar’s new facility.
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Support the stand-up and operational readiness of new classified spaces
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Take ownership of assigned Industrial Security functions while maintaining the ability to provide cross-functional support across the team.
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Help build, document, and improve scalable security processes as Quindar’s classified programs and workforce grow.
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Become a trusted security resource for employees, program teams, and internal stakeholders.
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Proactively identify gaps, track actions through completion, and help keep security requirements from becoming program or operational blockers.
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Develop strong working relationships with DCSA, government customers, and other external security stakeholders as applicable.
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Successfully operate in a growing environment, balancing new program/facility development with day-to-day Industrial Security operations