Industrial Security Specialist

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD – fully onsite, five days per week.

About the role

The Industrial Security Specialist (ISS) supports the Customer Security and Trust (CST) organization, specifically the National Security Team (NST) within CST-Operations. This role ensures compliance with federal and internal security standards across Secure Work Areas (SWAs) and select Data Centers. The ISS maintains inspection-ready environments, manages personnel and visitor access, and coordinates incident response activities—all critical to safeguarding national security commitments.

Responsibilities

• Secure Work Areas & Datacenter Operational Compliance: maintain inspection-ready posture (SOP conformance, SF701/702, visitor/access logs, alarm/incident logs).
• Self-Inspections & Perimeter/Ceiling Checks: execute per NST cadence; log findings and track corrective actions (CAPs).
• Personnel Eligibility & Visit Control: verify attributes/eligibilities and visitor prerequisites; prepare escort packages and maintain logs per badge color/clearance protocols.
• Accountability: perform receipt, inventory, transfer, issuance, destruction, and reconciliation of COMSEC material in accordance with NSA and organizational procedures.
• Incident Intake & Investigations Support: assist in investigating and reporting incidents, security violations, and discrepancies.
• Training & Briefings: conduct security education, annual refresher training, and awareness briefings for cleared personnel.
• Governance Artifacts: support DD254-related artifacts and SOW/SLA/MOU/MOA document control to inspection-ready standards.
• Coordinate with internal program teams, government customers, and external agencies on security-related matters.
• Develop, maintain, and update COMSEC procedures and SOPs.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly clearance (minimum requirement; non-negotiable). Full Scope Poly preferred.
• Experience managing COMSEC accounts, safeguarding classified material, supporting security compliance activities, and maintaining accurate accountability records in a fast-paced classified environment.

Skills

• Security
• Information security
• Security operations
• Risk assessment
• Vulnerability management
• COMSEC

Pay

The pay range for this position is $45.00 – $50.00 per hour. Individual compensation within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, and internal equity.

Benefits

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan (pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available)
• Life insurance (voluntary life and AD&D for employee and dependents)
• Short- and long-term disability
• Health spending account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off (PTO, vacation, or sick leave)