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Industrial Security

Annapolis Junction, MD · On-site

Job Title: Industrial Security Job Category: Security Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance ... You will be a key contributor to the security team and will assist in administering and ...

CACI

Industrial Security

Annapolis Junction, MD

Job Title: Industrial Security Job Category: Security Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance ... You will be a key contributor to the security team and will assist in administering and ...

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National Industrial Security Program Security Specialist

Columbia, MD • On-site

Astrion
5 - 10K employees
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$78K - $100K/yr

Full-time

Posted 23 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Implement and support compliance with NISPOM, DCSA guidance, and contract security requirements.

  • Support personnel security processes, including clearance processing, access verification, and maintaining security records.

  • Assist with classified information protection, security training, incident reporting, and physical security measures.

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 National Industrial Security Program Security Specialist

LOCATION: Columbia, MD

JOB STATUS: Full-time

TRAVEL: Less than 5%

SALARY RANGE: $78K - $100K

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Security Specialist to be assist the FSO and CSSO in administering the location’s National Industrial Security Programs and ensuring compliance with the 32 CFR, Part 119, NISPOM.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

  • Bachelor’s degree with 2-4 years of experience.
  • Must understand and implement 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM) and applicable DCSA requirements.
  • Experience in supporting U.S. Government clients.
  • Must have experience in maintaining the Government System of Record (GSOR) database
  • Experience with Security Business Integrated Management Systems (i.e., Sign-In-Compliance, Sign-In Enterprise, SIMS, etc.)
  • U.S. citizenship with active TS/SCI eligibility and the ability to maintain such eligibility.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS 

  • Proficiency with DISS, NBIS, NISS, and related personnel/industrial security systems.
  • Knowledge of classified information handling, safeguarding, storage, transmission, destruction, and incident reporting requirements.
  • Vulnerability assessment and remediation.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to train employees and advise program leadership.
  • Excellent organization, attention to detail, discretion, and records-management skills.
  • Prior experience as a security specialist, or industrial security professional in the defense/aerospace/government-contracting environment.
  • Professional certifications such as ISP (Industrial Security Professional) or relevant CDSE training/certifications are a plus.

RESPONSIBILITES:

  • NISPOM compliance: Help implement the requirements of 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM), applicable DCSA guidance, contract security requirements, and company security procedures.
  • Personnel security: Support clearance processing, onboarding and offboarding, access eligibility verification, visit/access requirements, and maintenance of required personnel security records.
  • DISS/NBIS support: Assist with personnel security actions in government systems, including eligibility/access reviews, and other authorized security transactions.
  • Classified information protection: Help ensure classified material is properly received, stored, handled, transmitted, reproduced, and destroyed according to applicable requirements.
  • Security education and training: Conduct or coordinate initial security briefings, annual refresher training, debriefings, insider-threat awareness, reporting requirements, and other required training.
  • Incident reporting: Receive and appropriately escalate reports involving potential security violations, adverse information, suspicious contacts, loss or compromise, foreign contacts/travel, and other reportable events.
  • Visit and access control: Process incoming and outgoing classified visits and verify that personnel have the appropriate eligibility, access, need-to-know, and visit authorization.
  • Physical security: Assist with classified areas, approved storage containers, access controls, end-of-day security checks, combinations, keys, alarms, and related protective measures.
  • Self-inspections and DCSA reviews: Support internal security reviews, identify deficiencies, maintain corrective-action documentation, and prepare for DCSA security reviews and engagements.
  • Security records: Maintain accurate security files, training records, briefings, acknowledgments, access documentation, and other required records.
  • FSO support/coverage: Perform delegated FSO duties and provide continuity when the FSO is unavailable, within the AFSO's training, authorization, and assigned responsibilities.