Industrial Security Specialist, Staff (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Position Summary

The Industrial Security Specialist Staff manages day-to-day security operations for cleared programs and facilities, ensuring compliance with applicable government requirements. This role supports personnel/physical/technical/AIS security processes and serves as a key security liaison to internal customers. This role will be required to work independently and as part of a larger security team that resides in San Diego.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with management improvements to the security program across personnel, physical, technical, and information systems security for cleared operations.
• Ensure compliance with 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), applicable Intelligence Community Directives (e.g., ICD 705), and cognizant security agency guidance.
• Coordinate government audits/inspections and self-inspections; track findings, implement corrective actions, and sustain an inspection-ready posture.
• Collaborate with San Diego Security POCs for tasks related to personnel security lifecycle activities (eligibility, indoctrination, debriefing, access/badging, visit/access control) and maintain records in government systems (e.g., DISS, NISS, NBIS, e-Apps).
• Collaborate with management classified facility buildouts and operations (e.g., SCIF/closed areas), including coordination with stakeholders and accreditation/validation activities.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of security education and awareness programs (e.g., Insider Threat, OPSEC, annual refresher training) and maintain required training records.
• Investigate and report security incidents, document findings, notifications, and preventive actions for internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to scale secure operations, optimize processes, and support organizational growth.
• Travel to domestic sites to provide security oversight and assist on-site personnel.
• Able to respond to Security issues 24/7.
• Ability to change combinations, and process document control transfers (DTO).
• Manage COMSEC account.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Ability to work full-time, on-site in a cleared facility environment.
• 7+ years of progressive security experience supporting U.S. Government customers.
• Demonstrated experience operating a cleared security program and maintaining compliance with 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM) and related government security requirements.
• Knowledge of ICDs and SCIF/closed-area standards (including ICD 705 concepts).
• Hands-on experience with personnel security processes and government security systems (e.g., DISS, NISS, NBIS, e-Apps or equivalents).
• Hands-on experience with ProWatch – access control system.
• Experience conducting audits/inspections and managing findings, corrective actions, and continuous compliance activities.
• Proven ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, lead complex security initiatives and maintain frequent communication with management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including incident reporting, policy/SOP/SPP/CONOPS writing, and customer/government engagement.
• Working knowledge with access control software programs such as ProWatch.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting all facets of an Industrial Security Program.
• Experience with document and media control/DTO duties.
• Experience with SCIF/secure room buildouts and supporting accreditation/validation activities.
• Demonstrated success scaling security operations in high-paced environment with management located off-site.

Pay

$45.70 – $68.54 hourly. This is the broad minimum-to-maximum pay scale for this job code and location. Salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm, which also includes a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for the annual bonus).