Security Administrator

About the Role

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and client-oriented SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR to join our team in STAFFORD, VA. In this position, you will play a key role in maintaining daily physical, personnel, and document security operations to ensure full compliance with IC government regulations and customer Standard Operating Procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead security initiatives independently as a senior individual contributor by leveraging deep subject matter expertise to solve complex problems, optimize operational practices, and provide security-related guidance to clients, cross-functional teams, and colleagues.
• Maintain facility compliance with government physical security requirements, oversee entry and exit inspections, operate access control systems, and issue facility badges.
• Manage personnel security files, track clearance actions, and process access requests and reportable personal security information in accordance with IC regulations (e.g., ICD 704).
• Research, process, and file inbound and outbound visit notices, maintain visitor logs, and provide facility escort duties.
• Support security awareness and education programs, including developing and maintaining comprehensive security standard operating procedures outlining security policies/guidance for conducting classified activities within sensitive compartmented information facilities.
• Provide ad hoc security support for large conferences, program exercises, and designated site activities, including after-hours support when necessary to maintain site integrity.
• Deliver responsive customer support and coordinate administrative security requirements with government task managers, contractor program managers, and site leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of experience in physical security or a related discipline, demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of standard security concepts, practices, and procedures, or at least 9 years’ experience without a degree.
• Demonstrated experience identifying, applying, and adhering to DoD, Service-level, and Intelligence Community standards and directives (e.g., ICD 704 and DoDM 5205.07 series), alongside operational proficiency with security information systems such as DISS.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with a proven ability to document standards, convey expectations, and collaborate and interface effectively with senior government personnel across officer, enlisted, and civilian ranks.
• Experience protecting personnel, physical assets, and corporate facilities from harm by developing and implementing government-compliant security policies, providing security oversight, and managing security responses as needed.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and within collaborative team environments, supported by proficiency in Microsoft Office, Visio, SharePoint, and Project.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity and experience with supporting SAP/CAP security requirements and facilities.
• Current CI Polygraph.

Requirements

• Must have a current and active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Physically capable of supporting field exercises, including lifting up to 50 lbs., traversing rugged terrain, and traveling via military tactical vehicles, ships, and aircraft.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary/desk position 50% of the time and communicate with co-workers, management, and customers via email, phone, and/or virtual communication, which may involve clearly delivering briefings/presentations.