Industrial Security Specialist

About the Role

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 Doing

Support 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.

This Role Is a Great Fit If You

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.”

Qualifications

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.

What Success Looks Like

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