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• Relocation assistance: No relocation assistance available.
• Clearance required at start: Yes
• Clearance type: Secret
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history – from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work, and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.

• Supports a fast‑paced environment; creates, maintains and leverages working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Develops and administers security programs and procedures for classified or proprietary materials, documents, and equipment.
• Studies and implements federal security regulations that apply to company operations.
• Obtains rulings, interpretations, and acceptable deviations for compliance with regulations from government agencies.
• Prepares manuals outlining regulations, and establishes procedures for handling, storing, and keeping records, and for granting personnel and visitors access to restricted records and materials.
• Conducts AFSO duties, security education classes, and security audits.
• Investigates security violations and prepares reports specifying preventive actions to be taken.
• Implements the NISP.
• Maintains working knowledge of 32CFR Part117 (NISPOM).
• Builds and maintains a strong security program compliant with the 32CFR Part117 (NISPOM) and all other applicable security requirements.
• Proactively supports security requirements for proposal activities, including development of Basis of Estimate (BOE) for security labor support for classified programs.
• Develops, implements, and maintains a comprehensive security education, training, and awareness program.
• Plans and performs security inspections, including self‑inspections, CSA inspections, and internal inspections as required.
• Investigates security incidents and prepares reports to submit to CSA personnel.
• Leads and performs security tasks associated with construction or modification and approval of classified areas.
• Develops, implements, and maintains security documentation, including OPSEC plans, CONOPS, SOPs, desktop instructions, and more.
• Leads contract security classification actions, including reviewing and interpreting Form DD‑254 and creating Form DD‑254 for subcontractors.

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 5+ years of industrial security or relevant experience, or MS degree and 3+ years of industrial security or relevant experience. Four additional years of applicable work experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
• Current active Secret clearance with ability to obtain/maintain Top Secret.
• US citizenship required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office suite (Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams).

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 8+ years of industrial security or relevant experience, or MS degree and 6+ years of industrial security or relevant experience. Four additional years of applicable work experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
• Current active Secret clearance with ability to obtain/maintain Top Secret.
• US citizenship required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office suite (Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams).

• Top Secret clearance.
• CDSE Industrial Security Training – FSO for possessing facilities, security specialist, etc.
• Experience with COG, government, and/or customer requirements. OPSEC, CUI, and counterintelligence experience.
• Experience administering and implementing the NISP.
• Experience completing compliance self‑inspections and supporting formal customer compliance inspections.
• Self‑starter with minimal supervision.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and follow projects through to completion.
• Ability to maintain flexibility to deal with changing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to maintain and independently interact with various levels of leadership.
• Strong working knowledge of basic office automation tools such as MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• COMSEC experience.

• Primary level: $81,400.00 – $122,000.00
• Secondary level: $101,400.00 – $152,000.00

Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions; employees in VP or Director positions may be eligible for long‑term incentives. Northrop Grumman provides health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period is estimated to be 20 days from the posting date, though this may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.