Quindar is standing up an Industrial Security Program to support mission partners across the U.S. Government. We are seeking an Industrial Security Specialist I/II/III who thrives in a hands-on environment and is excited to help build, scale, and mature a compliant, high-impact security program supporting DoD and Intelligence Community (IC) customers.
In this role, you will work closely with the Facility Security Officer (FSO) and play a critical role in day-to-day security operations, compliance, and process development. You will be a key contributor to developing Quindar’s Industrial Security Program and implementing industrial security standards across new and existing secure spaces, directly enabling classified mission execution.
What You’ll Be DoingSupport the development and delivery of security training, education, and awareness programs
Manage the full personnel clearance lifecycle, including initial submissions, upgrades, and reinvestigations
Support classified onboarding and offboarding briefings for employees
Provide local visitor control and classified meeting support
Review SF-86s for adequacy and completeness
Process incoming and outgoing Visit Access Requests (VARs)
Assist with DCSA self-inspections, assessments, and audits
Support the maintenance and continued build out of security compliance software
Help develop, revise, and maintain security policies, SPPs, and internal processes
Support physical security operations, including badging, visitor access, and secure storage
Assist with security briefings and presentations
Support ad hoc projects as the security program continues to grow and evolve
Creating and implementing new security processes for newly established secure facilities and environments
Direct support to government programs implementing industrial security requirements from SCI Nominations to building and reviewing DD-254s.
Enjoy building structure where minimal processes currently exist
Are comfortable wearing multiple hats in a fast-paced environment
Take pride in precision, compliance, and enabling mission success
Are confident in your industrial security knowledge and when you don’t know something, your response is, “I’ll find out.”
Required:
U.S. Citizen
Active Top Secret clearance
High school diploma or higher
2–4 years of DoD/DCSA security experience supporting an FSO or CSSO
Hands-on experience with DISS, NISS, SWFT, and NBIS
Working knowledge of the NISPOM 32 CFR Part 117 and DoD 5200 series manuals
Experience managing the full clearance lifecycle (initials, upgrades, reinvestigations)
Experience with the life cycle of employee security reporting
Experience with document control and the secure handling and transmittal of classified materials and data, including inventory management, secure shipping, and couriering of classified documents and physical media
Experience in DCSA incident reporting process
Experience working directly and professionally with program managers, customers, government partners, and vendors.
Strong attention to detail with excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Experience building or scaling security processes in a growing organization
Experience completing a DCSA self-inspection
Experience in reviewing DD-254s to establish program security requirements
Complete the CDSE DCSA FSO Possessing Facilities Certification within six months of hire
Preferred:
CDSE DCSA FSO Possessing Facilities Certification
Active Top Secret clearance with CI Poly
Experience supporting DCSA Open Storage accreditations and annual inspections
Prior involvement in day-to-day SCIF operations
Experience working in a startup or small company environment during periods of rapid growth or major contract wins
Experience with SCI nominations and associated reporting requirements
Experience building sub-contractor DD-254s and flowing to customer
Experience implementing or scaling security software systems to support an Industrial Security Program
Experience transitioning security requirements to a new facility.
Successfully transition Industrial Security processes and day-to-day security operations to Quindar’s new facility.
Support the stand-up and operational readiness of new classified spaces
Take ownership of assigned Industrial Security functions while maintaining the ability to provide cross-functional support across the team.
Help build, document, and improve scalable security processes as Quindar’s classified programs and workforce grow.
Become a trusted security resource for employees, program teams, and internal stakeholders.
Proactively identify gaps, track actions through completion, and help keep security requirements from becoming program or operational blockers.
Develop strong working relationships with DCSA, government customers, and other external security stakeholders as applicable.
Successfully operate in a growing environment, balancing new program/facility development with day-to-day Industrial Security operations
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship
- Active Top Secret security clearance
- High school diploma or higher
- 2–4 years of DoD/DCSA security experience supporting an FSO or CSSO
- Hands-on experience with DISS, NISS, SWFT, and NBIS
- Working knowledge of NISPOM 32 CFR Part 117 and DoD 5200 series manuals
- Experience managing the full personnel clearance lifecycle, including initial submissions, upgrades, and reinvestigations
- Experience managing employee security reporting
- Experience handling, inventorying, securely shipping, and couriering classified materials and data
- Experience with the DCSA incident reporting process
- Experience working with program managers, customers, government partners, and vendors
- Strong attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Experience building or scaling security processes in a growing organization
- Experience completing a DCSA self-inspection
- Experience reviewing DD-254s to establish program security requirements
- Complete the CDSE DCSA FSO Possessing Facilities Certification within six months of hire
- CDSE DCSA FSO Possessing Facilities Certification
- Active Top Secret clearance with CI Poly
- Experience supporting DCSA Open Storage accreditations and annual inspections
- Prior involvement in day-to-day SCIF operations
- Experience in a startup or small-company environment during rapid growth or major contract wins
- Experience with SCI nominations and associated reporting requirements
- Experience building subcontractor DD-254s and flowing them to customers
- Experience implementing or scaling security software systems for an Industrial Security Program
- Experience transitioning security requirements to a new facility
What We Do
Quindar provides a unified, automation-first platform for scalable satellite mission operations, managing infrastructure and software for spacecraft analysis, test, and operations.
