Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As an Industrial Security Analyst – Level 2 located in Chandler, AZ, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
The selected candidate will be supporting program security operations across multiple security disciplines, while building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external customers. This position will interpret government agency regulations and ensure site compliance. The selected candidate will assist with preparing manuals, working instructions, and processes and procedures for the management of classified, visitor access, managing government reporting requirements, etc. This position requires an understanding and application of industrial security principles, concepts, practices and standards
In this job, you will:
- Assistant with developing, administering, and monitoring security programs, processes, and procedures for classified and proprietary materials.
- Support a fast-paced, high-visibility program, providing proactive security guidance and solutions.
- Create, maintain, and leverage strong working relationships with program management, engineering, contracts, and other internal stakeholders, as well as external customers and government counterparts
- Manage program security compliance and daily operations across multiple security functions, including but not limited to: Physical Security (PHYSEC), Personnel Security (PERSEC), Operations Security (OPSEC), Contract Security, SETA, Investigations, Visitor Control, and Document Control Management
- Ensure all operations adhere to applicable federal regulations, DD254 contractual requirements, and program Security Classification Guides (SCG)
- Study, interpret, and implement company and federal security policies, regulations, and procedures relevant to program operations
- Support internal security audits and self-inspections; track and close corrective actions
- Provide regular security status updates, risk assessments, and recommendations to management
- Assist investigations into security incidents and potential compromises.
- Maintain and operate document control registers/databases; manage the receipt, transmission, reproduction, storage, tracking, and destruction of classified material
- Process and manage incoming and outgoing visit authorizations; oversee visitor control procedures; coordinate with site security
- Maintain accountability of all classified material, including document registers, electronic media transfers, and secure destruction programs
- Perform other security-related duties as assigned to support overall program and corporate security objectives
- Other duties as assigned
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
- Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Top-Security security clearance
- Knowledge and familiarity with the CFR 32 part 117 (NISPOM); Intelligence Community Directives (ICD); DoD Manuals, and other related security requirements
- Experience working in classified environments
- Excellent communication skills, speaking, writing skills and organizational skills enabling effective communications and customer service
- Must be proficient in MS Office suite (Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, TEAMs)
- Self-starter with minimal supervision
- Ability to work in a team environment, take guidance, and follow projects through to completion with minimal oversight
- Ability to maintain flexibility to deal with changing priorities and deadlines
Preferred Qualifications:
- CDSE FSO Certification
- Experience with security systems such as DISS, NISS, SIMS, Lenel, etc.
- Experience working with DD254s and Security Classification Guides (SCGs)
- Experience with JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint
- Meticulous record-keeping and responsible for accurate data input into multiple databases/spreadsheets
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Primary Level Salary Range: $65,500.00 - $98,300.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree with 2 years of professional experience, or master's degree with 0 years of professional experience; an additional 4 or more years of experience may substitute for the degree.
- Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at application; clearance must be current and within scope.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance.
- Knowledge of 32 CFR Part 117, NISPOM, Intelligence Community Directives, DoD manuals, and related security requirements.
- Experience working in classified environments.
- Excellent communication, writing, organizational, and customer service skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams.
- Ability to work independently, follow guidance, work in teams, and manage changing priorities and deadlines.
- CDSE FSO Certification.
- Experience with DISS, NISS, SIMS, Lenel, or similar security systems.
- Experience working with DD254s and Security Classification Guides.
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint.
- Meticulous record-keeping and accurate data entry into databases and spreadsheets.
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